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Andrew Talansky up to 13th With One Stage Left Before Rest Day in 2016 Vuelta a Espana

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There’s just one more stage before the first day off in the 2016 Vuelta a Espana but it’s surely one that will challenge the riders over the final 117 miles before a rest. Monday’s tenth stage will feature a difficult climb to the finish at Lagos de Covadonga described by  Cyclingnews.com as “widely rated as one of Spain’s most difficult single climbs”.

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Andrew Talansky continues to be the top American rider overall, just 2:46 back in 13th, with Larry Warbasse 8:49 back in 37th and Ben King 24:41 back in 48th also still in the top 50. Two other American riders have remained in the top 100 through nine stages, Joe Dombrowski in 62nd and Ian Boswell in 67th. Continue reading Andrew Talansky up to 13th With One Stage Left Before Rest Day in 2016 Vuelta a Espana →

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Andrew Talansky 16th After Five Stages of Vuelta a Espana

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The fifth stage of the Vuelta a Espana didn’t change the overall standings much as a 106-mile “flat stage” allowed many of the riders to finish with the same time. There were crashes in the last few kilometers of the race that slowed some of the riders but also invoked the 3km that allowed them to escape a time loss due to those crashes. Kiel Reijnen was the first American across the line in 20th with Andrew Talansky in 38th, Larry Warbasse in 78th, and Tejay Van Garderen in 84th as it appears all took the same time as the stage winner. Yesterday’s third place finisher, Ben King, was not as lucky and finished 141st and over four minutes back.

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Ben King Finishes Third in Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday

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Ben King had his best stage finish of 2016 on Tuesday when he placed third in the fourth stage of the Vuelta a Espana. King was part of a limited number of riders within thirty seconds of the stage winner, finishing 15 seconds behind Lilian Calmejane. King was not the only American near the front as Chad Haga was eighth, 37 seconds back, and Larry Warbasse was 11th, 42 seconds back. Andrew Talansky also placed in the top 50, 2:06 back in 32nd. Ian Boswell (68th) and Tejay Van Garderen (84th) also placed in the top 100.

2010 US road champion Ben King

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Tejay Van Garderen Finishes Tour de France in 29th

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Tejay Van Garderen was the top American at the Tour de France this year finishing 29th overall, 1:12:06 behind winner Christopher Froome of Great Britain. With the top 153 finishing in the peloton things pretty much stayed the stay for the Americans in the field. Van Garderen was 87th while Peter Stetina was 78th and Brent Bookwalter was the top American for the second straight day as he finished 57th. Stetina wrapped up the Tour de France in 46th overall, 2:07:22 back.

Also on Sunday no American women finished in the top 35 of La Course by Le Tour de France, a one day 55.3 mile race. Alexis Ryan was the highest finishing American in 39th, but was just 11 seconds behind the race winner. Lauren Hall (58th), Lauren Stephens (80th), Coryn Rivera (92nd), and Tayler Wiles (93rd) also notched top 100 finishes. The other five American women did not finish the race.

The next UCI World Tour event is the one day Clasica de San Sebastian in Spain on July 30th. The next UCI Women’s WorldTour event is on Saturday as well, the RideLondon Classique.

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Brent Bookwalter Top American in 53rd at 20th Stage of Tour de France

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Brent Bookwalter was the top American for the first time at the 2016 Tour de France as he finished 53rd in the 20th stage on Saturday. Bookwalter was 17:25 back of the stage winner. Tejay Van Garderen was 59th, his best finish in the last four stages, while Peter Stetina was 86th, his third top 100 finish in the last four days. Van Garderen dopped to 29th overall, 1:12:06 back, while Stetina fell five places to 46th, 2:07:22 back. The Tour de France wraps up with a 70 mile flat stage on Sunday.

Also on Sunday will be La Course by Le Tour de France, a one day 55.3 mile UCI Women’s WorldTour race. Ten Americans are entered in the race though UCI Women’s WorldTour Leader Megan Guarnier is not among them. The top Americans include Brianna Walle, fifth in the Philadelphia International Cycling Classic, and three Americans who were in the top ten in the Amgen Tour of California, Katie Hall who was seventh, Coryn Rivera who was ninth, and Lauren Stephens who was tenth.

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Peter Stetina 45th in Stage 19 at Tour de France

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Peter Stetina has assumed the mantle of top American at the Tour de France over the last few days as he finished as the top American for the third straight day on Friday. Stetina was the only American to finish in the top 100 and was 45th overall, 11:53 back. Stetina moved up to 41st, 1:45:09 back. Tejay Van Garderen was out of the top 100 overall for the second straight day and dropped 10 more spots and is now 27th overall, 58:46 back. It’s been a quick fall for Van Garderen who was in the top 10 on the second rest day.

Friday the Tour de France continues with a 91-mile mountain stage. The race ends with five straight days of racing culminating on Sunday.

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No Americans in Top 100 of Stage 18 at Tour de France

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Tejay Van Garderen had been in the top 80 of the first 17 stages of the Tour de France but after falling well off the pace in stage 17 and finishing 64th he backed it up with a 132nd place finish in stage 18, a mountain time trial, and lost several more minutes on the race leader. Van Garderen remained in 17th but now trails Christopher Froome of Great Britain by 27:54.

Peter Stetina was the top American for the second straight day as he finished 102nd, 4:06 back. He’s still 43rd 0verall and now 1:33:52 back.

Friday the Tour de France continues with a 91-mile mountain stage. The race ends with five straight days of racing culminating on Sunday.

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Tejay Van Garderen Finishes 64th in Stage 17, Now 23 Minutes Back at Tour de France

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Tejay Van Garderen entered the 17th stage of the Tour de France within five minutes of leader Christopher Froome of Great Britain. He left it more than 23 minutes back and probably out of the running for a top finish.

Van Garderen finished 26:15 off the leaders pace in 64th and now sits 17th overall, 23:03 back. It’s a testament to how difficult this race is that Van Garderen really had his first bad day and was so quickly shuffled out of the top ten. Peter Stetina was the top American on the day after finishing 41st, 17:11 back. It was the first time in this year’s tour that Stetina had been the top American. He moved up to 43rd 0verall, 1:29:46 back.

Brent Bookwalter was 85th, his third top 90 finish in the last five stages, while Alex Howes had his best finish since stage five when he was 92nd. This was the first stage where four Americans finished in the top 100 since stage 10.

Thursday the Tour de France continues with an 11-mile mountain time trial. The race ends with five straight days of racing culminating on Sunday.

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Tejay Van Garderen Finishes Stage 16 in 22nd at Tour de France

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Tejay Van Garderen finished 22nd as part of the peloton in the 16th stage of the Tour de France as he maintained his overall placement, eighth and 4:47 behind leader Christopher Froome of Great Britain. The Tour now heads into a rest day on Tuesday before the final five days of racing to wrap up the event. For the third time in the last six stages Van Garderen was the only American in the top 100. Peter Stetina stayed 49th but lost a few minutes as he’s not 1:20:34 back.

After the rest day on Tuesday the Tour de France resumes with a 115-mile mountain stage on Wednesday. The race ends with five straight days of racing. There is one time trial, 11 miles in the mountains in stage 18, remaining.

In the Tour de Pologne on Monday Larry Warbasse wrapped up a seventh place overall finish as he was 18th in the 15-mile individual time trial. Warbasse finished 1:40 behind the time trial winner but didn’t lose much time overall as he stayed in seventh and finished 5:47 back. A top five finish would have been quite possible with a strong mountain ride in the sixth stage if it had not been cancelled due to bad weather. Alexey Vermeulen had his best finish of the race with a 29th place finish, 1:58 back, and wrapped up the race in 90th, 1:08:18 back. This race was by far Warbasse’s best finish of the year and he became the fourth American to finish a race in the top 10 on this year’s UCI Men’s World Tour.

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Tejay Van Garderen Falls to Eighth at Tour de France

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Tejay Van Garderen finished 30th in the 15th stage of the Tour de France on Sunday and slipped to eighth overall after 4:35 behind the stage winner. Van Garderen has now been outside the top 25 in consecutive stages for the first time since stages three and four and now trails Great Britain’s Christopher Froome by 4:47. Peter Stetina was 45th, the first top 50 finish by an American other than Van Garderen since his own 44th place finish in stage eight. Stetina was 13:49 back overall but moved into the top 50 overall, now 1:17:40 back in 49th. Brent Bookwalter had his best finish of the event in 83rd.

Monday will be a 130-mile hilly stage as the Tour de France wraps up seven straight days of racing. After a day of rest the race ends with five final days of racing. There is one time trial, 11 miles in the mountains in stage 18, remaining.

In the Tour de Pologne on Sunday there was no racing. Weather conditions forced the cancellation of the sixth stage and with those 45 mountain miles gone there is no chance for Larry Warbasse to make a significant move from his seventh overall position. Warbasse is 5:38 behind overall. The race will end with a 15-mile individual time trial on Monday.

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