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Philipsen celebrates on the podium after winning the second stage

Philipsen surges to stage win at Vuelta a Espana

Belgian Jasper Philipsen won stage two of the Vuelta a Espana on the 166km stage from Caleruega to Burgos as Primoz Roglic maintained his overall lead.

Cycling • 15 Aug 21

A battered and bruised Primoz Roglic has been forced to shift his focus to the Olympic Games

Roglic pulls out of Tour de France

Primoz Roglic has abandoned the Tour de France ahead of stage nine as one of the pre-race favourites counts the cost of crashes in the opening three days.

Cycling • 04 Jul 21

Primoz Roglic tried his best to get back the lost time but ultimately missed the chance to secure victory in the iconic race

Roglic crash gifts Schachmann Paris-Nice victory

Maximilian Schachmann retained his Paris-Nice title after overnight race leader Primoz Roglic suffered an ordeal in the final stage, a 92km ride from Le-plan-du-Var to Levens.

Cycling • 14 Mar 21

Primoz Roglic celebrates after taking hold of green jersey for best sprinter on the podium at the end of the sixth stage

Roglic top of Paris-Nice's general and points standings

Primoz Roglic claimed his second victory in this year's Paris-Nice race as he won the sixth stage to extend his overall lead on Friday and also move to the top of the points standings above Sam Bennett.

Cycling • 12 Mar 21

Primoz Roglic celebrates in his green jersey

Roglic takes over Paris-Nice yellow and green jerseys

Primoz Roglic took possession of both the yellow and green jerseys after winning stage four of Paris-Nice.

Cycling • 10 Mar 21

Vuelta glory for Roglic, Martin takes overall fourth

Slovenian Primoz Roglic was crowned king of the Vuelta a Espana for the second successive year as the Jumbo Visma rider safely reached Madrid after a largely processional stage 18, while Ireland's Dan Martin finished an impressive fourth on the general classification.

Cycling • 08 Nov 20

Roglic stays on course to retain Vuelta title

Primoz Roglic teetered in the final ascent but was poised to retain his Vuelta title after keeping the overall lead in the penultimate stage, a 178.2-km mountain trek from Sequeros won by France's David Gaudu.

Cycling • 07 Nov 20

Roglic retakes Vuelta lead, time trial costs Martin

Primoz Roglic retook the overall lead on stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana with a dramatic time trial win as Dan Martin remained in fourth but lost over a minute on the lead as he had to change his bike mid-race..

Cycling • 03 Nov 20

Dan Martin came in 19 seconds behind stage winner Primoz Roglic

Dan Martin third in stage eight to stay in Vuelta mix

Dan Martin continued his impressive form at the Vuelta a Espana as a third-placed finish on stage 8 saw the Irishman stay third in the general classification.

Cycling • 28 Oct 20

Dan Martin (left) enjoyed another fine day in Spain

Martin bags another podium placing at Vuelta

Ireland's Dan Martin claimed his second consecutive top-three finish on stage two of the Vuelta a Espana, moving up to second in the general classification.

Cycling • 21 Oct 20

Dan Martin was third in the opening stage of the Vuelta

Dan Martin third on opening stage of Vuelta

Ireland's Dan Martin made a blistering start to the 2020 Vuelta De Espana, finishing third on the opening stage, a mere second behind defending champion Primoz Roglic.

Cycling • 20 Oct 20

Roglic pips Alaphilppe in Liege-Bastogne-Liege Classic

Tour de France runner-up Primoz Roglic won the Liege-Bastogne-Liege Monument classic over 257 kilometres on Sunday, pipping Julian Alaphilippe on the line while the world champion was raising his arms in celebration.

Cycling • 04 Oct 20

Sam Bennett had a nervy finish to the stage but extended his lead in the race for the green jersey

Roglic passes Alpine test, Bennett extends points lead

Colombian Miguel Angel Lopez won the 17th stage of the Tour de France on a day when Sam Bennett tightened his grip on the race for the green jersey.

Cycling • 16 Sep 20

Roglic relief as his yellow charge gets the green light

Jumbo-Visma rider Primoz Roglic has said he and his team have tested negative for Covid-19 after the second round of tests on Sunday and Monday, providing the yellow jersey holder relief ahead of stage 16 of the Tour de France.

Cycling • 14 Sep 20

Tadej Pogacar leads the peloton up the gruelling Col du Grand Colombier

Pogacar wins mountain stage; Bennett remains in green

Tadej Pogacar beat fellow Slovenian and overall leader Primoz Roglic to win the 15th stage of the Tour de France as defending champion Egan Bernal all but abandoned his crown after a brutal failure on Sunday.

Cycling • 13 Sep 20

Sam Bennett lost ground at the top of the green jersey standings

Sagan makes up ground on Bennett in green jersey fight

Sam Bennett lost some ground to Peter Sagan in the fight for the green jersey in recent days on the Tour de France, but he remains on top after the 14th stage, a 194.5-km ride from Clermont-Ferrand.

Cycling • 12 Sep 20

Primoz Roglic of Slovenia after stage nine

Roglic takes yellow jersey after stage nine

Pre-race favourite Primoz Roglic has taken the yellow jersey as his fellow Slovenian Tadej Pogacar won stage nine of the Tour de France in Laruns.

Cycling • 06 Sep 20

Roglic after crashing at the Criterium du Dauphine less than two weeks ago

Tour de France favourite Roglic dismisses injury fears

Tour de France favourite Primoz Roglic says he is ready for the gruelling three-week race, removing any doubts about his participation in cycling's biggest event of the year following a heavy fall in his previous race.

Cycling • 27 Aug 20

Team Jumbo rider US Sepp Kuss sinks a beer to celebrate his stage win

Kuss takes the stage, Roglic maintains lead at Vuelta

Sepp Kuss held off a late charge to claim his first grand tour stage win with victory on stage 15 of the Vuelta a Espana in Santuario del Acebo.

Cycling • 08 Sep 19

Sam Bennett takes the plaudits at the finishing line

Bennett claims second stage win at the Vuelta

Ireland's Sam Bennett took his second victory of this year's Vuelta a Espana as he won a crash-affected stage 14 in Oviedo.

Cycling • 07 Sep 19

Primoz Roglic extended his overall lead by 33 seconds

Primoz Roglic tightens grip on overall Vuelta lead

Slovenian Primoz Roglic struck another blow in his bid to win the Vuelta a Espana by extending his overall lead by 33 seconds after finishing second on Friday's stage 13 on the tail of winner Tadej Pogacar.

Cycling • 06 Sep 19

Philippe Gilbert looks back at his nearest pursuers as he crosses the line in Bilbao

Gilbert repels rivals to seize stage 12 of Vuelta

Belgian Philippe Gilbert powered to victory on stage 12 of the Vuelta a Espana, while race leader Primoz Roglic retained the red jersey.

Cycling • 05 Sep 19

Race leader Richard Carapaz keeps a close eye on rival Vincenzo Nibali heading up the mountains on stage 15

Carapaz stays in pink as Cataldo wins stage

Italian Vincenzo Nibali took full advantage of his knowledge of the terrain to unsettle his main Giro d'Italia rival Primoz Roglic in the 15th stage on Sunday.

Cycling • 26 May 19

Dunbar claims top three finish on Giro stage 12

Ireland's Eddie Dunbar claimed a highly impressive third place finish on Stage 12 of the Giro D'Italia.

Cycling • 23 May 19

Roglic emerges as man to beat in Giro after time trial

Primoz Roglic emerged as the overwhelming favourite for the Giro d'Italia title when the Slovenian won the ninth stage, a 34.8-km individual time trial from Riccione on Sunday.

Cycling • 19 May 19

Primoz Roglic