#LV2015 #lavuelta Team Sky's Nicolas Roche sprints to victory in stage 18 of Vuelta a Espana; Tom Dumoulin maintains overall lead.

The 2014 Giro d'Italia starts this coming Friday with a challenging team time trial in Belfast, Ireland. Team Tinkoff-Saxo today revealed its ambitious roster for this season's first grand tour.

Nicolas Roche (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff) has climbed to victory in Stage 2 of the Vuelta a Espana. The Irishman jumped away from a four-man lead group on the day’s final climb to win the 177.7-km ride from Pontevedra to Alto da Groba in 4:37:09. Daniel Moreno (Katusha) finished second at 0:02, and Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r-La Mondiale) took third. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) took the red jersey from teammate Janez Brajkovic (Astana).

Nicolas Roche climbs to stage 2 victory in Vuelta a Espana 2013; Vincenzo Nibali takes overall Vuelta a Espana lead.