Carlos Betancur

Movistar rider wasn't on a connector flight, and then missed the special charter that brought Bernal and Quintana back to Europe.

After animating the Hammer Series in Vaals, Netherlands, Carlos Betancur vaults Team Movistar into the lead Friday.

The Colombian and Movistar rider struggled as a member of Ag2r La Mondiale, but this year he's happier and healthier.

After a frustrating stint with French team Ag2r, Carlos Betancur gets a fresh start with Movistar, a final chance to realize his potential.

It was a busy week for pro cycling's agents as numerous notable pros renewed contracts or traded to new teams for 2016.

Colombian Carlos Betancur and French team Ag2r La Mondiale break contract after difficult three-year relationship

Following Pozzovivo's dramatic departure from the Giro, Ag2r hopes Colombian sensation Betancur can rediscover his winning touch

Ag2r draws on Péraud's experience and Bardet's youth to cue up for 2015 season, aims to develop Pozzovivo and Betancur

The trio joins many others who have succumbed to the heat and the climbing in the Spanish grand tour

Despite not racing since April, a defiant but overweight Carlos Betancur still has big ambitions for the Vuelta a España

The Italian crashed during a training ride over the weekend and broke his leg

La Gazzetta dello Sport is reporting that Ivan Basso is headed to Tinkoff-Saxo, Carlos Betancur is headed to OPQS, and Nicolas Roche is headed to Sky

The Colombian was scheduled to race the Tour de Suisse this weekend but missed his flight, and now his European visa has expired

Carlos Betancur’s overall win at Paris-Nice was a significant one for his career — especially ahead of his Tour de France debut

The Ag2r-La Mondiale rider avoids a late-race crash as Arthur Vichor earns the stage win in Nice

Despite packing some extra kilos, nothing is slowing down ag2r rider Carlos Betancur at Paris-Nice

Garmin-Sharp’s Tom-Jelte Slagter won his second stage of Paris-Nice on Saturday, helping ease the sting of a costly mechanical one day earlier.

Carlos Betancur (Ag2r-La Mondiale) thanked God after Friday's wild, frenetic finale that slotted him into the race lead at Paris-Nice.

The Ag2r-La Mondiale rider also won Thursday's stage 5

Carlos Betancur kicks to an impressive victory in a hilly stage at Paris-Nice and wants a shot at the Tour de France in July

Andrew Hood reviews his 10 biggest stories of the year, from Horner to Froome, and everything in between

Colombian will build his 2014 campaign around a debut at the Tour de France after his breakout 2013 campaign

A number of riders expected to contend for the GC have fallen behind in the first three days of racing

Nibali, Basso, and others head to northern Spain for the five-day race ahead of the year's final grand tour

The Italian missed the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France this year

Thirty-five riders are in the Best Young Rider competition entering Saturday's Tour start in Corsica

Colombian rider won the white jersey at the Giro and will make his Vuelta a España debut in August

Betancur takes over the white jersey while Uran moves ahead of Evans into second overall

Astana rider's attack with 2km left in stage 14 allowed him to pad his GC advantage

Snow forced organizers to alter this weekend’s stages at the Giro. The GC will most likely be sorted out in the final week

Fabian Cancellara and a slew of first-time winners came out on top in the classics, but who didn't?

Carlos Betancur nearly flips the Flèche script on Wednesday with a daring, long-range attack on the Mur de Huy

Nairo Quintana's País Vasco win is the most recent, and most resounding, mark of a new generation of Colombian escarabajos