More from 61st Vuelta a España 2006
Stage 5 - August 30: Plasencia - Estación de Esquí La Covatilla (Béjar), 178 km
The first mountainous stage of the Vuelta comes early in the race and there are three nasty climbs...
Di Luca Strikes, Menchov and Pereiro fade
Watch out - the Killer is back. After showing strong form for much of last year and winning the...
Birthday boy Vino does it again
Several studies in the past have shown a link between birthdays and sporting success, illustrating...
Stage 7 - September 1: León - Alto de El Morredero (Ponferrada), 148 km
The major difficulty of the day is the 18-kilometre Morredero climb at the stage finish. The climbs...
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Tour Féminin des Pyrénées: Usoa Ostolaza wins overall as Brodie Chapman solos to stage 3 victory
Nadia Gontova takes second and Valentina Cavallar third in final GC -
‘Made some pretty huge ground on GC’ - Ben O’Connor gains two minutes on rivals after Tour de Suisse stage 1
Australian joined two teammates in large breakaway on rain-soaked stage -
Critérium du Dauphiné 'exactly what I needed for the Tour de France' says Mathieu van der Poel
Dutchman rounds out week with another day in the break, narrowly misses out on points jersey to Tadej Pogačar
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As it happened: French success at chaotic Tour de Suisse 2025 opener
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Tour de Suisse: Romain Grégoire attacks from breakaway to win rain-soaked stage 1
Ben O'Connor sneaks into the break to gain minutes on GC rival -
As it happened: Breakaway holds on for victory ahead of GC contenders on the final stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné
The riders took on a 133km-long stage from Val-d'Arc to the summit finish atop the Plateau du Mont-Cenis on the Franco-Italian border.
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Critérium du Dauphiné: Lenny Martinez savours stage 8 breakaway win as Tadej Pogačar seals overall victory
Vingegaard, Pogačar take second and third on the stage as FLorian Lipowitz rounds out the overall podium -
Paul Magnier wins Elfstedenronde in photo finish ahead of Jasper Philipsen
Elia Viviani rounds out the podium of 196km one-day race in Bruges -
Demi Vollering left 'empty' after final Tour de Suisse Women stage
FDJ-Suez star, second overall in the race behind Marlen Reusser, craves rest after busy half-year race program
