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Vuelta a España 2013: The Contenders

August 22, 2013

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    Vincenzo Nibali  2013 has been an exceptional year for the Sicilian. Having followed up impressive wins at Tirreno-Adriatico and the Giro del Trentino with a dominant display in the Giro, anything Nibali can achieve in the latter part of the year surely comes as a bonus. He has been slowly winding up his […]

Colombian cycling: a rebirth

June 11, 2012

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In 1987 Luis ‘Lucho’ Herrera won the Vuelta a España. To date it’s the only Grand Tour ever claimed by a Colombian, but it is indicative of the Colombian presence on the climbs in the European scene at the time, that between the years 1985 to 1991, Colombians – Herrera being a major contributor – […]