The 2012 Movistar Team project was presented to the media today at the Telefónica Auditorium in Madrid’s company headquarters in the Distrito Telefónica. The 28 riders of Spanish cycling’s prime force roster took part in an event attended by Presidence’s Technical General Secretary Luis Abril, who made an overview on the team’s performances last season and showed really satisfied towards the success obtained and the great expectatinos for the new season: “Last year, I only asked you to do...Read Full Story

Researchers from the national project RAUVI [Reconfigurable autonomous underwater vehicle for intervention], which is coordinated by Pedro Sanz, a lecturer of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the UJI, have successfully tested the autonomy of the robot for developing underwater intervention tasks. The robot has achieved to recover an object similar to an aircraft black box without the direction of any operator. All these experiments have formed the basis for making a...Read Full Story

Caisse d'Epargne suffered a big loss today in the Tour de France. Spanish rider Xabier Zandio of Caisse d'Epargne had to drop out of the Tour de France because of a crash in the fourth stage of the race. Zandio crashed barely 70km into the 193km stage. Team manager Jose-Luis Jaimerena said: "He's broken his right collarbone, it's impossible for him to carry on." "But it's a big loss for the team. He's a rider who can work really hard for us no matter what the terrain." Sorry to hear this news...Read Full Story

Valverde rode a smart Stage 8.  He drafted up most of the hills, and then hammered the finish in order to take 3rd in the stage.  His general classification now puts him in 4th overall. But Rasmussen is the rider to beat. He's got a solid lead and, more importantly, is riding well. He looks confident. General Classification after Stage 8 1 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank at 15.37.42 2 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team at +0.43 3 Iban Mayo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir at +2.39 4 Alejandro...Read Full Story

Alejandro Valverde will find out on Sunday whether his recent Tour of Spain triumph costs him the chance to finally be crowned world champion. The Spaniard begins the blue riband event of the world road race championships, a 262.2km race around Mendrisio near the Italian border, among the big favourites for cycling's prestigious rainbow jersey. But despite having two runner-up and one third place finishes in the past five years, he still has a fight on his hands if he is to succeed Italian...Read Full Story