Ben King wins second Vuelta stage for Dimension Data
Ben King won his second stage of La Vuelta for Team Dimension Data and rode incredibly to cross the line ahead of Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo). Third spot was filled by Dylan Teuns (BMC Racing Team). Today’s stage was a big day in the mountains and the 200km stage included four category climbs, including the special […]
Ben the King of the day for Dimension Data
Benjamin King stormed to victory for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka on stage 4 of La Vuelta a Espana. The American was able to outsprint Nikita Stalnov (Astana Pro Team) and Pierre Rolland (EF Education First) after spending all day in the breakaway. Today’s stage of La Vuelta was 161,4km, running from Vélez-Málaga to the […]
Meintjes to lead Team Dimension Data at Vuelta
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka will head to the final grand tour of the season, La Vuelta a Espana, with a strong team spearheaded by our South African climber, Louis Meintjes. The 2018 La Vuelta a Espana gets underway on Saturday 25 August with an 8km prologue in Malaga, riders will then have to complete […]
Merhawi Kudus shines in Vuelta breakaway to finish 2nd on stage
Alexey Lutsenko (Team Astana) won stage 5 of the Vuelta a Espana while our young Eritrean, Merhawi Kudus put in an incredible ride to place 2nd on the stage. Marc Soler (Movistar) rounded out the podium in 3rd while Chris Froome (Team Sky) retained the overall lead. Stage 5 of the Vuelta a Espana was […]
Dimension Data announce team for Vuelta a España
The final grand tour of the season is upon us and Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka are happy to announce an exciting lineup of climbers for the 72nd edition of the Vuelta a Espana. After a strong showing at the Tour de France this year, Serge Pauwels will lead our African Team come Saturday together […]
Contador announces Vuelta a España 2017 will be his final race
Multiple Grand Tour winner, Alberto Contador, has announced through a video in his social networks that the next Vuelta a España will be his last race as a professional cyclist. In the recording, the leader of Trek-Segafredo Team explains that he has meditated very well this decision and believes that the Tour of Spain is […]
Omar Fraile courageously rides to 4th and Mountains Jersey lead
Nairo Quintana (Movistar) won the 188km stage 10 of the Vuelta a Espana, climbing to the stage win and the overall lead on Lagos de Covadonga. Robert Gesink (LottoNL-Jumbo) was 2nd on the stage and Chris Froome finished in 3rd place. The first big summit finish of this year’s Vuelta a Espana turned out to […]
Jacques Janse van Rensburg climbs to 6th on Vuelta stage 8
Sergey Lagutin (Katusha) won stage 8 of the Vuelta a Espana by being the first from a large breakaway to reach the summit of La Camperona. Axel Domont (AG2R La Mondiale) finished in 2nd and 3rd place went the way of Perrig Quemenuer (Direct Energie). Nairo Quintana (Movistar) climbed his way into the overall lead […]
Team Dimension Data all set for 3rd appearance at Vuelta a Espana
Coming off an incredibly successful Tour de France, Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka will take on its third Grand Tour this year by starting the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday, 20 August in Ourense. Our African team will arrive at the start with clear goals and a defending champion in the Mountains competition. Basque, Omar […]
Songezo Jim: Grand Tour Debut Success
Getting to my first grand tour was something I really worked hard for so to finish it now, it is a pretty amazing achievement. I am really happy to have made it to Madrid. When I first started the Vuelta I thought I’d just be there trying to finish but I was also happy with […]
Louis Meintjes ends 10th overall at Vuelta
The final stage of the Vuelta a Espana ran its course yesterday evening with John Degenkolb (Team-Alpecin) winning the final sprint in Madrid. Kristian Sbaragli, our stage 10 winner was again in the fold and took 8th position on the line. As expected the local circuit in Madrid was a true spectacle as spectators got […]
Jaco Venter goes on the attack on Vuelta stage 20
The 20th stage of the Vuelta a Espana would be won by Ruben Plaza (Lampre-Merida) after a 110km solo breakaway. Jose Goncalves (Caja-Rural) was 2nd and Alessandro De Marchi (BMC Racing) was 3rd. The stage saw a big breakaway of 38 riders go clear on the slopes of the first climb of the day. MTN-Qhubeka […]