Federico Bahamontes, cyclist whose peerless climbing skills made him Spain’s first Tour de France champion – obituary
‘I had only one tactic,’ he said, ‘and that was attack, attack and attack again. From start to finish’
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‘I had only one tactic,’ he said, ‘and that was attack, attack and attack again. From start to finish’
Carthy is in contention for the overall victory and currently sits third, 47s behind Primoz Roglic and eight behind Richard Carapaz
Roglic won his fourth stage of the race and, with five remaining, holds a 47 second lead over third-placed Carthy
The 26-year-old Prestonian won the Vuelta’s queen stage on the fearsome Angliru on Sunday to propel himself up the general classification
Froome was not the only rider to suffer on stage one, but has said that he sees his role as supporting team-mate Richard Carapaz
Roglic also leads points competition and team-mate Sepp Kuss leads in mountains
Froome will leave his current team after 11 years but this will be his first Grand Tour since the 2018 Tour de France
Youthful zest, bike-handling, and fearlessness of the Tour winners give other young riders encouragement they can do the same
The UCI have unveiled a packed provisional calendar, which begins with Strade Bianche on August 1 and finishes at the start of November
Racing starting in Utrecht now deemed impossible by organisers and Dutch stages are cut
Organisers ASO are desperate to ensure their flagship event goes ahead, even perhaps at the expense of other prestigious races