Tag: Rui Costa World Champion

A Picture Speaks 750(!) Words #7 – El Purito y El Bala

They say a picture speaks a thousand words. I say 750(!) is a more accurate figure. When Ramunas Navardauskas took bronze in Richmond he became the first rider from Lithuania to medal at the cycling World Championships. He wore a shocked grin on the podium. It proved that medals of the non-gold variety can sometimes be

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Rui Costa: What’s Next?

At 29 and one of the biggest names at Lampre-Merida, 2013 World Champion Rui Costa will start the forthcoming season in search of more big wins. After a mixed but respectable 2015 Costa could be ready to draw a line under the last four years – a whirlwind of mighty victories, illness and a selection of

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