Road Racing

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

Direct-mount offers better braking and more tire clearance, all in a low-profile, aerodynamic package

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

The latest road and cyclocross shoes for 2015 offer a mix of closure systems at a variety of price-points

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

Tinkoff-Saxo puts Garmin-Sharp in trouble in the crosswinds. Degenkolb wins a fierce sprint, drawing the ire of Bouhanni

Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) lost more than three minutes in Wednesday's stage when the bunch split up under pressure from Tinkoff-Saxo

John Degenkolb wins his second day in a row on a 180km stage from Priego de Córdoba to Ronda

Tinkoff-Saxo shows their confidence, splitting the peloton in crosswinds, and Degenkolb prevails again in the sprint

New power meters for single-ring mountain bikes and riders using the latest Shimano road drivetrains

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Parlee introduces its lightest frameset, a new disc model, and a cheaper aero option

Degenkolb delighted with first major win since March, as stage 4 tackles two categorized climbs in southern Spain

Degenkolb wins a hot, hilly stage from Mairena del Alcor to Córdoba

John Degenkolb out-sprints a Vuelta peloton that is whittled down by two hard climbs and hot weather

In Spain, temperatures are pushing 100F, riders are losing 10 pounds of water weight during each stage, and teams are going through 200 bottles per day

GPS company introduces new $900 power meter and new spin-scan data metrics to geek out over

Pearl Izumi has added a clever tongue-mounted Boa closure system to the new Rd IV and X-Project shoe lines

Lennard Zinn explains how Campagnolo cassettes can be installed incorrectly on some freehubs, and how to avoid this dangerous error

New Tharsis XC stem includes an integrated headset compression system and a new Di2 battery hiding spot

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Results from a 188km stage from Cádiz to Arcos de la Frontera

Orica-GreenEdge's Michael Matthews wins a tricky sprint finish over Garmin-Sharp's Dan Martin

The Australian Orica-GreenEdge rider won the stage and took the overall lead with a 10-second time bonus

The race is full of big names with low expectations, except for the 24-year-old Colombian and reigning Giro d’Italia champion

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We caught up with Jens Voigt’s custom Trek Madone, which he rode at the USA Pro Challenge — the final race of his career

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Tejay van Garderen takes a second consecutive USA Pro Challenge title as Alex Howes wins a squeaker of a sprint in downtown Denver

Photos from stage 2 of the 2014 Vuelta a España

Results from stage 2 of the 2014 Vuelta a España

Nacer Bouhanni powers to the win in stage 2 as Alejandro Valverde collects the red race leader's jersey from teammate Jonathan Castroviejo

Having crashed out of this year's Tour de France, Chris Froome has one eye turned to next year's edition as he tackles the Vuelta

Tejay van Garderen and Tom Danielson duel on a rain-soaked Vail Pass, and the race leader triumphs in record time

Photos from the team time trial that kicked off the 2014 Vuelta a España

Results from stage 1 of the 2014 Vuelta a España

Movistar wins the opening team time trial at the Vuelta a España, putting Jonathan Castroviejo into the first red leader's jersey

Trek Factory Racing's Didier delivers the coup de grace on Boreas Pass, narrowly winning stage 5 in chilly Breckenridge