Vuelta a España 2022

The red jersey changes hands during a decisive Stage 16 in the 2010 Vuelta a Espana cycling race.

A day after a stage win, Carlos Barredo inks a two-year deal with Rabobank

Graham Watson captures the action at stage 16 of the 2010 Vuelta a España.

Tejay Van Garderen loses time, but Garmin's Danielson and Peterson come to life.

1. Joaquin Rodriguez, Team Katusha, at 70:24:39 2. Vincenzo Nibali, Liquigas-Doimo, at 0:33 3. Ezequiel Mosquera, Xacobeo Galicia, at 0:53 4. Frank Schleck, Team Saxo Bank, at 2:16 5. Nicholas Roche, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 3:01

HTC-Columbia's Tejay Van Garderen is in 11th with a shot at moving in to the top ten in his first grand tour.

Carlos Barredo is celebrating a strong win at the Vuelta on Sunday, but Andrew Hood reports the Spaniard has bigger ambitions.

Monday's queen stage could determine the winner of this Vuelta a Espana

Stage 15 1. Carlos Barredo, Quick Step, 4:33:09 2. Nico Sijmens, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 1:07 3. Martin Velits, HTC-Columbia, at 1:43 4. Greg Van Avermaet, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 2:06 5. Pierre Cazaux, Française des Jeux, at 2:10 20

The three-time world champ wants a record-setting fourth rainbow jersey.

The Garmins' two-up time trial in stage 14 was a tuneup for Vuelta ITT, worlds.

Stage 14 results 1. Joaquin Rodriguez, Team Katusha, 4:26:43 2. Vincenzo Nibali, Liquigas-Doimo, at 0:20 3. Ezequiel Mosquera, Xacobeo Galicia, at 0:22 4. David Moncoutie, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 0:33 5. Nicholas Roche, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 0:34 Overall 1. Vincenzo Nibali, Liquigas-Doimo, 60:55:39 2. Joaquin Rodriguez, Team Katusha, at 0:04 3. Ezequiel Mosquera, Xacobeo Galicia, at 0:50 4. Xavier Tondo, Cervélo TestTeam, at 0:50 5. Nicholas Roche, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 2:11

Graham Watson's photos from stage 14 of the 2010 Vuelta a España.

UPDATED: Race leader Igor Antón was the highest-placed rider to hit the deck Saturday, but he wasn't the only one.

Tyler Farrar called accusations by Mark Cavendish that he’s receiving help in the sprints from Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt “ridiculous.”

1. Mark Cavendish, HTC-Columbia, in 4h 50' 18'' 2. Thor Hushovd, Cervélo TestTeam, at s.t. 3. Daniele Bennati, Liquigas-Doimo, at s.t. 4. Yauheni Hutarovich, Française des Jeux, at s.t. 5. Manuel A. Leal Cardoso, Footon - Servetto - Fuji, at s.t.

Cervelo's Xavier Tondo is in just his second grand tour but is well positioned to finish on the podium

Mark Cavendish, hot off his stage victory in Thursday’s run into Lleida, promises to ride all the way to Madrid when the Vuelta a España ends September 19 and fight for the points jersey.

Nicholas Roche is ninth, but concedes he struggled in the mountains. The Irish pro is looking to improve on his 2008 13th place at the Vuelta.

1. Mark Cavendish, HTC-Columbia, in 4h 00' 30' 2. Tyler Farrar, Garmin-Transitions, at s.t. 3. Matthew Harley Goss, HTC-Columbia, at s.t. 4. Denis Galimzyanov, Team Katusha, at s.t. 5. Thor Hushovd, Cervélo TestTeam, at s.t.

Mark Cavendish bounces off a perfect lead-out to coast across the line, while Farrar fights for second.

1. Igor Anton, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 5h 25' 44 2. Ezequiel Mosquera, Xacobeo Galicia, at 3 3. Xavier Tondo, Cervélo TestTeam, at 10 4. Marzio Bruseghin, Caisse D'Epargne, at 15 5. Rigoberto Uran, Caisse D'Epargne, at 15

A late-night beer Monday evening cost Andy Schleck and Stuart O’Grady dearly. The pair was sent home by an angry Saxo Bank team boss Bjarne Riis, who spotted them walking back into the team hotel.

Garmin-Transitions' Tom Danielson is shooting for the Vuelta podium in Madrid and hopes to bring someone special with him.

1. Imanol Erviti, Caisse d'Epargne , in 4h 13' 31' 2. Romain Zingle, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at37:: 3. Greg Van Avermaet, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at37:: 4. Mauro Finetto, Liquigas-Doimo, at37:: 5. Javier Moreno, Andalucia Cajasur, at37::

UPDATED: Caisse d'Epargne's Imanol Erviti wins stage 10 while Joaquim Rodriguez takes over the red jersey from Igor Anton

The Saxo Bank team has prevented Andy Schleck and Stuart O'Grady from starting the 10th stage of the Vuelta a España on Tuesday, citing an unspecified "rules violation," according to Danish news reports.

Euskaltel-Euskadi's climber is enjoying his moment in the lead, but picks Nibali as the Vuelta favorite

Rabobank's pre-race favorite admits he's not on great form at the Vuelta, but says he's hoping stage 11 will bring him back into the race

Vuelta officials release a few details about their plans for 2011.

But Van Garderen, Danielson and Frank Schleck are still in the hunt.

1. David López, Caisse D'Epargne, 187.7km in 5:20:51 2. Roman Kreuziger, Liquigas-Doimo, at 0:06 3. Giampaolo Caruso, Team Katusha, at 0:13 4. David Moncoutie, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 0:21 5. Biel Kadri, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 0:27

1. David Moncoutie, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne , at 2. Serafín MartÍnez, Xacobeo Galicia, at 54 3. Johann Tschopp, BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 54 4. José Luis Arrieta, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 54 5. Joaquin Rodriguez, Team Katusha, at 1:29

Team Sky pulled out Saturday of the 2010 Vuelta a España following a death of a staff member who died of a bacterial infection.

1. Alessandro PETACCHI, (ITA) Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 4:36:12 2. Mark CAVENDISH, (GBR) HTC-Columbia, at 0 3. Juan José HAEDO, (ARG) Team Saxo Bank, at 0 4. Andreas STAUFF, (GER) Quick Step, at 0 5. Tyler FARRAR, (USA) Garmin-Transitions, at 0

Alessandro Petacchi took full advantage of a perfect lead out from his Lampre team to win the seventh stage of the Vuelta a España on Friday

1. Thor Hushovd, Cervélo TestTeam, in 3h 36' 20'' 2. Daniele Bennati, Liquigas-Doimo, at 0 3. Grega Bole, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 0 4. Allan Davis, Astana, at 0 5. Filippo Pozzato, Team Katusha, at 0

UPDATED: Thor Hushovd won the sixth stage of the Vuelta a España, easily taking a sprint into Murcia on Thursday.

1. Tyler Farrar, Garmin-Transitions, in 5h 03' 36'' 2. Larrea Koldo FernÁndez De, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 00:00 3. Mark Cavendish, HTC-Columbia, at 00:00 4. Matteo Tosatto, Quick Step, at 00:00 5. Alessandro Petacchi, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 00:00

1. Igor ANTON HERNANDEZ, (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi, in 5:00:29 2. Vincenzo NIBALI, (ITA) Liquigas-Doimo, at 0 3. Peter VELITS, (SVK) HTC-Columbia, at 1 4. Joaquin RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, (ESP) Team Katusha, at 1 5. Philippe GILBERT, (BEL) Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 5

Team Sky loses two riders to illness on stage 3, and other riders and staff are struggling with similar symptoms.

Christian Vande Velde has a minor crash on the Vuelta's third stage, outside an olive oil factory. The American vet is looking to finish off his 2010 season with a strong Vuelta.

1. Philippe Gilbert, Omega Pharma-Lotto, 157.3km in 4:06:12 2. Joaquin Rodriguez, Team Katusha, at 0:13 3. Igor Anton, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 0:13 4. Vincenzo Nibali, Liquigas-Doimo, at 0:15 5. Grega Bole, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 0:15

HTC-Columbia says there's no pressure on the rising young star, who is in Spain to learn.

1. Yauheni Hutarovich, Française des Jeux, 4:35:41 2. Mark Cavendish, HTC-Columbia, s.t. 3. Tyler Farrar, Garmin-Transitions, s.t. 4. Alessandro Petacchi, Lampre-Farnese Vini, s.t. 5. Antonio Lea Cardoso Manuel, Footon-Servetto-Fuji, s.t.

Yauheni Hutarovich — the lanterne rouge of the 2009 Tour de France — claims his first grand-tour victory ahead of race leader Mark Cavendish and Tyler Farrar.

1. Mark Cavendish, HTC-Columbia, 13km in 14:06 2. Peter Velits, HTC-Columbia, at 0:01 3. Martin Velits, HTC-Columbia, at 0:01 4. Lars Ytting Bak, HTC-Columbia, at 0:01 5. Hayden Roulston, HTC-Columbia, at 0:01

Graham Watson captures the unusual nighttime team time trial that kicked off the 2010 Vuelta a España

Vuelta a España organizers must have known what was in store when they decided to schedule a night-time team time trial to kick start the 65th edition of the Spanish grand tour.

HTC-Columbia breaks its own rules to let the 22-year-old American start a grand tour. 'I'm not going to be a tourist,' the first-year pro promises.

The Saxo rider says he's fully recovered from his Tour de France crash and ready to challenge for the win, with the help of brother Andy

The third and final grand tour of the season gets underway in Spain on Saturday, with several leading riders eyeing their chances amid the absence of the world's top road racer Alberto Contador.

Javier Guillén says the race features a 'colossus' climb and a stellar field, including the Schlecks, Menchov, Sastre, Cavendish, Freire and others

Two-time Vuelta winner Denis Menchov goes into this year's race as a five-star favorite.

Vincenzo Nibali and Roman Kreuziger will lead the team in Spain

The Spanish veteran, who has finished on the podium three times, will be starting his third grand tour of the year.

With Alejandro Valverde on suspension, Caisse d'Epargne packs the one-two punch of Giro d’Italia runner-up David Arroyo and Luis León Sánchez.

David Moncoutié will be looking to match history as he makes a run for a third consecutive climber’s jersey at the Vuelta a España.

Thomas Löfkvist and Simon Gerrans lead a strong Sky squad into the Vuelta a España.

Nicholas Roche, hot off a solid 15th in the Tour de France, is aiming for a top-10 overall at the Vuelta

The 2006 Tour champ has tried ultra-sound but may have to undergo surgery.

The Cervélo TestTeam will bring star riders Carlos Sastre and Thor Hushovd to the Vuelta a España later this month.

Sastre, Kashechkin, Schlecks – sí; Riccò, Rasmussen, Shack – no

Team Sky will bring a solid team to the Vuelta a España, with Thomas Löfkvist and Simon Gerrans leading the way for the British-backed squad.

Cervélo's Xavier Tondo hopes to start the Vuelta a España despite breaking his collarbone in the fourth stage at the Tour of Poland.

The Vuelta a España will return to the Basque Country for the first time in more than 30 years for its 2011 edition.

One rider quietly lining up at the start of last weekend’s Clásica San Sebastián was Andrey Kashechkin.