Joaquim Rodriguez has moved to 1 second behind Fabio Aru in the Vuelta a Espaa and all is set for the decisive time trial and summit finishes in the final week. We have all the reports, results and video from Spain and also Brussels, Britain and Fourmies. Plus contract news, Saitama Criterium, no Worlds for Fabian Cancellara, US Worlds team and that Peter Sagan crash. EuroTrash coffee time.TOP STORY: Vuelta too hard?It wasn’t that long ago that the Vuelta a Espaa made the revolutionary move of shortened its stages making the race the most exciting Grand Tour of the season. The race also introduced many new summit finishes which pulled in both the fans on the roadside and TV viewers. This year most stages are still short and sweet with a battle at the end, but have they gone too far with too many summit finishes. Instead of the long dull stages, similar to the Tour de France, were a group is allowed to go up the road early and after building up a big lead is pulled back for a bunch sprint, we now have a group going early to be pulled back on a summit finish. At least it doesn’t take all day.The problem is that the race has changed from one formula to another, in saying that, it is a formula that is good for TV and the fans at the finish, but not for all riders. To (have any hope to) win the Vuelta you have...
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