Fabian Cancellara: "I've had enough of this year's rollercoaster ride"

Returning from a horror crash at the Tour de France and bouts of sickness, the veteran Swiss reflects on what could be his final full season in the pro peloton

Fabian Cancellara on stage two of the 2015 Tour de France (Watson)

(Image credit: Watson)

Fabian Cancellara returned to racing yesterday in the Vuelta a España for the first time since abandoning the Tour de France while wearing the leader's yellow jersey.

The Swiss classics and time trial champion led Trek Factory Racing on the small and sandy paths along the Marbella beach in southern Spain. The nine men placed sixth behind team BMC, but more importantly, Cancellara made his small step back to competition.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.