The first Vuelta a España was run in 1935, inspired by the popularity of the Tour de France. Ten years later, again taking a page from the Tour, it began awarding a prize for the best sprinter, calculated from points allocated on the basis of…
The Slovenian superstar launched a powerful attack on the climb to the finish line, won the stage, and secured the overall lead in the process. Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) and Enric Mas (Movistar) finished behind him. Primož Roglič set out to take that fourth Vuelta title…
Cycling aficionados tend, much less than, say, football fans, to follow the exploits of individual cyclists, rather than teams. The reason is obvious: Football teams have community followings that don’t end when a fan moves to another city or country. A fan of the Chelsea…
