Early season races in Australia and South America afford important opportunities for domestiques to win, and these results have a broader impact as well.

Bennett sprints to first win of the season in circuit race around San Juan.

Atop the fearsome Alto Colorado, Movistar's Colombian climber Winner Anacona wins the day and assumes the overall race lead.

The Spanish squad announces what it calls a "balanced" roster for the French grand tour

The pair will bolster the squad's lineup of climbers

Nairo Quintana took command of the Spanish grand tour Sunday, but his rivals — including Alberto Contador — are right on his heels

Winner Anacona takes stage 9 and very nearly steals the overall lead at the Vuelta, but Nairo Quintana saves the red jersey for Movistar

For the second day in a row, Cadel Evans won a stage at the Tour of Utah, and for the second year in a row, Tom Danielson won the GC title

The 2011 Tour de France champion won the stage, but the list of winners on the day was long, and varied