Road Racing

Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) wins stage 16, while Froome gains time on Valverde

Alberto Contador defends his red leader's jersey with panache, winning stage 16 of the Vuelta ahead of Chris Froome

Renshaw takes his first win in an Omega Pharma-Quick Step kit and moves into overall lead in Britain

Gianluca Brambilla and Ivan Rovny's breakaway disagreement leads to an altercation in stage 16

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Impey benefited from a 10-second time bonus for the stage win to dislodge Tom Dumoulin as overall leader, taking the yellow jersey by just one second

Instead of working together in Sunday's finale, Spain's top rivals missed a chance to eliminate Sky's Froome as a GC threat

It is Niemiec's day atop the final climb to Lagos de Covadonga, as the GC favorites see Contador's true form

Lampre-Merida's Niemiec wins as Contador and Valverde battle for GC supremacy

Przemyslaw Niemiec takes stage 15 just ahead of a battle for the overall starring Alberto Contador, Alejandro Valverde and Joaquim Rodriguez

Marcel Kittel beat out Nicola Ruffoni (Bardiani) and Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) in the 104.8km circuit race

Murphy claims his second criterium national title in a race shortened by the threat of thunderstorms

Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Shimano) finished with the main peloton to maintain his eight-second lead over Ruben Zepuntke (Bissell Development Team).

Photos from stage 14 of the Vuelta a España

Peter Sagan, who has struggled through the Vuelta a España, finally called it quits on stage 14

Results from stage 14 of the 2014 Vuelta a España

Ryder Hesjedal sucker-punches Oliver Zaugg to win atop La Camperona as Alberto Contador defends his lead against a surging Chris Froome

It was Absalon's first world title since 2007, which had been the fourth consecutive title for the French rider, who also took Olympic gold in 2004 and 2008

It was the second world title for the Canadian; American Lea Davison finished third, her best-ever performance at the world championships

Sep Vanmarcke wins a three-up sprint in Edmonton, as Tom Dumolin keeps the overall lead for another day

Cofidis' Daniel Navarro seizes the day with a late attack, while the GC favorites probe each other with attacks on the final climb

Daniel Navarro's late attack up the final climb earns him victory on stage 13 in Parque de Cabárceno. The GC remains unchanged

Cofidis' Navarro earns first major win of the season on a punchy final climb, holding off the GC heavies

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The peloton cruises through a day in Rioja country, while Krizek makes a solo move that is ultimately squashed by Degenkolb

The 2013 Tour champion is inconsistent at this Vuelta, one day challenging the mountain goats, the next, ceding time against the clock

American Andrew Talansky is optimistic that he'll reap rewards from the Spanish grand tour at world championships and Lombardia

John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) wins a fast, technical finish in the circuits of Logroño, as the GC remains unchanged.

The sprinters enjoy one final day before the Vuelta returns to the hills, and John Degenkolb makes the most of stage 12's flat, fast finish

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The Tour of Alberta faced a cold and rainy day, but Bissell Development Team's Ruben Zepuntke prevailed in Lethbridge

With the exit of Nairo Quintana, the Vuelta lost the one rider who could truly put a fright into Alberto Contador

GC favorites trade blows on the final climb, but Quintana is not among them, after abandoning with a broken scapula

Aru attacks to win stage 11, while Quintana abandons, and Contador remains in red.

Aru wins as Contador controls GC rivals. Froome grits his teeth through un jour sans, but Quintana has it worst, withdrawing after a crash

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The 24-year-old Colombian crashes for the second time in two days and is taken to the hospital

The Dutch rider finished a full 14 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Serghei Tvetcov (Jelly Belly-Maxxis) over the 4km course

Alberto Contador surged into the overall lead on day when archrivals Chris Froome stalled and Nairo Quintana crashed

A total of 719 blood and urine samples were taken in this year's Tour, compared to 622 a year ago

Tony Martin wins the 36.7 kilometer time trial, while the GC picture crystalizes in Spain, with Contador in the driver's seat

Now, with his GC hopes as tattered as his torn skinsuit, Quintana vows to help teammate Alejandro Valverde at the Vuelta a España

Tony Martin claims stage 10 individual time trial, while Alberto Contador assumes the overall lead

Lennard Zinn talks more about leg-length solutions, and he gets a little help from a friend who dealt with a two-centimeter discrepancy

TT world champion is best in Vuelta test, as race leader Nairo Quintana crashes, ceding overall lead to Alberto Contador

The American has raced at several events in his debut season at the WorldTour level, including the Spanish grand tour

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Tuesday's time trial will reshuffle the GC deck, and perhaps eliminate a few contenders, but it likely will not crown the overall winner

At Monday's press conference, Contador publicly admitted for the first time that he can compete to win the race for a third time

After only one week of racing, the Vuelta a España has tested the peloton with searing heat, fast sprints, and a few steep climbs

On the Vuelta a España's first rest day, Global Cycling Network tours the Lampre-Merida team bus

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Photos from stage 9 of the Vuelta a España

Results from stage 9 of the 2014 Vuelta a España

Winner Anacona takes stage 9 and very nearly steals the overall lead at the Vuelta, but Nairo Quintana saves the red jersey for Movistar

Sylvain Chavanel leads out a seven-man sprint and holds his advantage to the line to win the GP Ouest France-Plouay just inches ahead of the bunch

Photos from stage 8 of the 2014 Vuelta a España

The Rabo-Liv squad sweeps the podium in the final race, but Lizzie Armitstead collects the overall World Cup title

Results from stage 8 of the 2014 Vuelta a España

Nacer Bouhanni edges Michael Matthews to win stage 8 as a battle in the wind leaves Alejandro Valverde in red and the GC largely intact

Days after losing hopes for a strong overall standing, Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) went on the attack Friday after changing his attitude about the Vuelta

Froome dodged a bullet Friday, and confidence is growing within Team Sky that their man could have a real shot at Vuelta victory

The peloton suffers through a hot day of aggressive, crash-filled racing. De Marchi prevails, and Froome battles back from fall to gain time

Alessandro de Marchi rides alone to win the stage, while Chris Froome chips away at GC with a sneaky sprint

De Marchi rides alone to win in Alcaudete, while a cagey Chris Froome gains a little more time on GC rivals

Global Cycling Network takes a look at the bus that transports Martin, Boonen, and other OPQS stars during the Vuelta

Canyon's latest road bike uses magnetic-controlled full suspension and can call home when you crash by connecting to your smartphone

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Two new clinchers and a tubular focus on reduced rolling resistance and the aerodynamics of the tire/wheel interface

The Vuelta heats up in stage 6, as the GC contenders come out to play, and the pretenders are left behind on the steep climb to La Zubia

Marquee names are battling in the opening stages of the Vuelta a España, delivering on the promise of the season's most exciting grand tour

Alejandro Valverde takes back the overall lead on stage 6's steep finish climb

Four of the biggest favorites for Ponferrada are at this Vuelta: Fabian Cancellara, Philippe Gilbert, Tom Boonen, and Peter Sagan

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Movistar's Alejandro Valverde is best on La Zubia, beating GC heavy-hitters on a steep final climb

Art's Cyclery's shows you how to wrap your bike's aero bars with new grip tape

Bell, Giro, ICEdot, and MIPS are all taking big steps to improve your safety on the road and trail

BMC celebrates the opening of its new R&D lab with a concept bike, showcasing its engineering chops and in-house manufacturing abilities.

The American hit the deck midway through the 180km stage to Ronda, but that wasn't going to stop him from celebrating the second team victory of this Vuelta