Kaden Groves Archives

Alpecin–Deceuninck: King of the One-Day Races

April 17, 2024 at 2:01 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

This has been a spectacular 2024 so far for Alpecin-Deceuninck: 10 race victories since the young Axel Laurance won stage 2 of the Etoile de Bessèges on February 1. Those victories include Milan–San Remo, the Classic Brugge-De Panne (both by Jasper Philipsen), the E3 Saxo…

Opinion: Grand Vuelta Ends with Jumbo Grand Slam and a Popular Winner

September 18, 2023 at 3:50 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

The 2023 Vuelta a España began in rain and darkness and finished in sunlight and with an unprecedented double Grand Slam. The Dutch team Jumbo-Visma not only became the first team to ever win all three Grand Tours in a single calendar year but also…

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Kaden Groves Is the First Australian to Win the Vuelta Škoda Green Jersey

September 18, 2023 at 12:10 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

Considering how few stages there were for sprinters in this year’s Vuelta a España and how few top sprinters had therefore entered the race, the contest for the Škoda Green Jersey turned out to be surprisingly exciting – topped off by a final sprint, in…

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Groves on the Verge of Škoda Green Jersey Triumph in Vuelta

September 14, 2023 at 10:25 am3 min reading

Road cycling

It may be strange to say that in a week that featured not a single bunch sprint in this year’s Vuelta a España, there was still considerable drama around the contest for the Škoda Green Jersey. But there is always drama in a race in…

Jonas Vingegaard on Winning Stage 16: ‘I wanted to win for my best friend today’

September 13, 2023 at 7:57 am3 min reading

Road cycling

On a day marred by tragic news regarding his teammate Nathan Van Hooydonck’s critical condition following a car accident in Belgium, Jonas Vingegaard triumphed in an emotionally charged stage 16 of the Vuelta a España. The Danish cyclist soared to victory with a powerful solo…

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Groves’ March to La Vuelta’s Škoda Green Jersey Hit a Few Speed Bumps

September 8, 2023 at 12:50 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

The inexorable, and probably inevitable, march of Alpecin-Deceuninck’s sprinter Kaden Groves to the Škoda Green Jersey victory in the 2023 Vuelta a España has been hit by some headwinds. The latest blow came on Thursday’s rare flat stage 12, 151 km from Olvega to Zaragoza,…

Molano on Winning Stage 12: ‘This victory is for my team and my family’

September 8, 2023 at 11:02 am3 min reading

Road cycling

In the exhilarating stage 12 of the Vuelta a España, an unforeseen mechanical mishap meant Australian sprinter Kaden Groves could not contest for another victory, paving the way for Juan Sebastián Molano to seize the lead in the final stretch in Zaragoza. This triumph was…

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Kaden Groves Has Big Lead in Race for Vuelta’s Škoda Green Jersey

September 1, 2023 at 3:28 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

Although there are fewer top-ranked sprinters in this year’s Vuelta a España than there are fleas on a bowling ball, the two bunch sprints the race has so far served up (as of August 31) were pretty tasty. And what little form there is in…