Biking enthusiasts aside, most Americans haven’t heard of two of Europe’s three big cycling races. Americans Lance Armstrong and Greg LeMond helped popularize the Tour de France in the U.S. with 10 combined wins between them. Only cyclists from France (36), Belgium (18) and Spain (13) have had more Tour de France wins. By contrast, …
Tag Archive: Spanish sports
Sep
04
The week in Spain (Aug. 29 – Sep. 4)
The week in Spain delivers more grim news for Spanish economy
Sep
01
Spain’s no. 2 sport (and growing)
Where does this growing obsession come from? Basketball actually has a long history in Spain and has really started to catch on in the last 30 years or so.

