Roberto Heras
Roberto Heras
Roberto Heras Hernándezis a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer who won the Vuelta a Españaa record-tying three times. He broke the record with a fourth win in 2005, but was disqualified for taking EPO. In June 2011, Heras successfully appealed the disqualification in the civil court of Castilla y León, and this decision was upheld in the Spanish supreme court in December 2012. The Spanish cycling federation subsequently reinstated Heras as 2005 Vuelta champion...
laboratory news
They told me the news at the end of October. The only thing I can think of is that it is a laboratory error,
celebrate hard knew week
We knew it would be hard today, more so with the rain, ... There's still another week to go, so we can't celebrate yet.
blow left liberty morale race stages strong
There are many stages left on the race, but he made a strong impact, a morale blow to the rest. So far, Liberty and Heras have demonstrated superiority.
achieve dangerous days final finished less though victory
we haven't finished yet and it will be complicated to achieve the final victory, even though there are less dangerous days ahead.
best life stage tour
Pajares was the stage of my life, the best one I've ever done in any Tour of Spain.
convinced mistake surprised taken
I was very surprised ... I am convinced it is a mistake because I have never taken anything.
adapt solve study
We have to look for an explanation on why this is happening. We'll study it over the winter. Right now we don't know why, ... If we did, I could adapt to solve the problem.
either gap looking open stage time win
I wasn't looking for either the stage win or the lead, more to open up a time gap on the other favorites.
mind race tour win
I would like to win a three-week race other than the Vuelta. The Tour is always in my mind but, I insist, that is up to my race director.
above confidence enter fell final last race reach respect rivals saw until week
I will enter the final week with tranquility, confidence and, above all, humility, ... I have a lot of respect for my rivals and, just like we saw when I fell last week, the race is never over until you reach Madrid.
month optimistic
I am optimistic and the chip' has been changed, because the Vuelta is a different race, ... It has nothing to do with the (Tour) from a month ago.
climbs defended guy hard itself key strong though time trial
The key has been the time trial in Lloret, where the first part favoured me and there were no differences, but in the second, Menchov extracted time. Then, he defended itself very well in the mountains, though these climbs were not excessively hard and a strong guy can't be dropped.
aggressive although both hard holding possible race repeat yesterday
If he doesn't yield, it's possible that we'll have a repeat of yesterday in Cerler, although Sastre said that he misunderstands both Mancebo and me. But if Menchov bends, the race will be much more aggressive and everyone will go hard without holding back.
attacked bit climb continue felt five hardest stuck tunnel wheel
I felt well, especially when I attacked in the tunnel with five kilometres to go, ... But I couldn't continue because this climb wasn't very difficult. The hardest bit was at the beginning, and Menchov stuck to my wheel so that didn't make it easier: there was a headwind.