AMERICAN CHRIS HORNER became the oldest ever winner of a cycling Grand Tour as the 41-year-old sealed his victory in the Tour of Spain in Madrid on Sunday.
Australian Michael Matthews won the 21st stage of the race around the capital’s city centre in a bunch sprint.
Horner finished amongst the peloton, but maintained his 37-second advantage over Italian Vincenzo Nibali with Spain’s Alejandro Valverde taking third.
Meanwhile, Nicolas Roche came 46th in today’s stage and finished fifth overall — a career-best performance for the cyclist and the best Irish performance at a Grand Tour since Sean Kelly in 1988.
American Chris Horner wins Vuelta, as Nicolas Roche finishes fifth overall
AMERICAN CHRIS HORNER became the oldest ever winner of a cycling Grand Tour as the 41-year-old sealed his victory in the Tour of Spain in Madrid on Sunday.
Australian Michael Matthews won the 21st stage of the race around the capital’s city centre in a bunch sprint.
Horner finished amongst the peloton, but maintained his 37-second advantage over Italian Vincenzo Nibali with Spain’s Alejandro Valverde taking third.
Meanwhile, Nicolas Roche came 46th in today’s stage and finished fifth overall — a career-best performance for the cyclist and the best Irish performance at a Grand Tour since Sean Kelly in 1988.
Additional reporting by Paul Fennessy
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