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The peloton faces the Vuelta's queen stage, and Contador shows everyone why he's comfortably wearing the red leader's jersey

In a rivalry for the ages, Froome and Contador go head-to-head, but so far, the Spaniard has the upper hand

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

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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

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

Cavendish was injured during the first stage of the Tour de France this summer

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

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

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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

Nairo Quintana took command of the Spanish grand tour Sunday, but his rivals — including Alberto Contador — are right on his heels

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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

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

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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

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

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

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The British squad names the eight riders who will ride in support of the 2013 Tour de France champion

2013 Tour champion says: "It will definitely spur me on to be absolutely ready for next year’s edition"

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"I’m riding around with a splint still," says Chris Froome. "For now I just want to get to the race. Try to get fit enough so I can race"

Vincenzo Nibali’s Tour victory comes at the end of three weeks of chaos that left only the strong standing

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The team has a history of doping within its ranks, including its general manager Alexander Vinokourov

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The 2014 Tour de France has been a cruel edition of the race, one that has seen dreams broken, almost daily

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Sky rider Chris Froome confirmed Wednesday that he abandoned stage 5 of the Tour de France with fractures to both his left wrist and right hand

There's a chance Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins may race the Vuelta a España together this August

Porte went from domestique to leader in seconds during a disastrous stage 6. Can he carry the hopes of Sky at the Tour?

Chris Froome will now target the Vuelta a Espana after crashing out of the Tour de France; only two British riders remain at a Tour that started in the UK

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Stage 5 was a wet and wild mini Paris-Roubaix that did what most teams cannot: rattle the Team Sky machine

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Belkin's Lars Boom solos to win, Astana's Vincenzo Nibali gains time on GC rivals, as Froome withdraws from Tour de France

Sky captain Chris Froome crashes twice in stage 5, abandons, and will not defend Tour title

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Stage 5 of the Tour de France is finally here, offering up a hefty serving of cobblestones, putting the GC riders on edge

The Team Sky leader ended up with ripped shorts, grazes on his elbow and leg, and spent the rest of the stage wearing a wrist brace

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Tour de France favorites Vincenzo Nibali, Chris Froome, and Alberto Contador admit the hectic nature of racing in Britain has rattled their nerves

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Froome is aiming to be the first rider to officially win back-to-back grand tours in the biological passport era

The Team Sky leader recently rode from the Eurotunnel Terminal in Folkestone, on England’s south-east coast, to Calais in France

The GC favorites got their first glimpse at what awaits them in a harrowing first week of the Tour de France in Saturday's hilly first stage

Mark Cavendish and Simon Gerrans hit the deck in the finale and Marcel Kittel escapes the pileup to win the first stage of the 2014 Tour

Only four riders took the start from the country of the Grand Depart, though one is the defending champion

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Froome has made the switch to Pinarello's new F8 platform, developed in conjunction with Jaguar, for the 2014 Tour de France

Tour favorite has recovered from Dauphiné crash, remains wary of danger in race's first week

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The 2012 Tour de France champion is left off Sky's Tour lineup for the second straight season

2012 Tour winner Bradley Wiggins is left off Sky's Tour squad that sees the return of Danny Pate for the first time since 2011

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The UCI president says the way in which TUE requests are handled will be changed following the Chris Froome controversy

The Sky rider broke his kneecap in a collision with a vehicle on Friday during a training ride at the Tour de Suisse

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Andrew Talansky’s exciting Critérium du Dauphiné win sets up an epic showdown in France next month, writes Andrew Hood

The UCI has been accused of giving British rider Chris Froome an unfair advantage in April's Tour of Romandie by allowing him to use a corticosteroid