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Vuelta a España 2023

DATES: August 26 to September 17
STAGES: 21
REST DAYS: 2
START: Barcelona
FINISH: Madrid

Vuelta a España key features

Vuelta a España teams

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Vuelta a España recent winners

2022: Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl)

2021: Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma)

2020: Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma)

2019: Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma)

2018: Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott)

2017: Chris Froome (Team Sky)

2016: Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team)

2015: Fabio Aru (Astana)

2014: Alberto Contador (Tinkoff–Saxo)

2013: Chris Horner (RadioShack–Nissan)

2012: Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank)

Latest Vuelta a Espana News

11 years ago

‘Purito’ king of punch, but can he go the distance?

Froome, Contador still favored to win Vuelta


11 years ago

Vuelta a España 2012 stage 6 results

1. Joaquin RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Katusha, in 4:35:22 2. Christopher FROOME, Sky, at :5 3. Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE, Movistar, at :10 4. Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at :19 5. Eros CAPECCHI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at :19


11 years ago

Nicolas Roche is going for broke at the 2012 Vuelta a Espana

Free of the pressure to follow wheels, the Irish rider is having a go before joining Contador in 2013


11 years ago

Vuelta a España 2012 stage 5 results

1. John DEGENKOLB, Argos-Shimano, in 4:10:37 2. Daniele BENNATI, RadioShack-Nissan, at 0 3. Gianni MEERSMAN, Lotto-Belisol, at 0 4. Elia VIVIANI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0 5. Raymond KREDER, Garmin-Sharp, at 0


11 years ago

To wait, or not to wait? Sky attacks, Valverde falls and tongues wag

Valverde blames Sky for causing the crash, but director Nicolas Portal won't take the rap


11 years ago

Vuelta a España 2012 stage 4 results

1. Simon CLARKE, Orica-GreenEdge, in 4:30:26 2. Tony MARTIN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :2 3. Assan BAZAYEV, Astana, at :22 4. Marcos GARCIA, Caja Rural, at :55 5. Nicolas ROCHE, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :55


11 years ago

From China to the Vuelta: Ji Cheng is riding into history

The Argos-Shimano rider is the first Chinese rider to start a grand tour


11 years ago

Winless Philippe Gilbert gives it another go in stage 3 at the 2012 Vuelta a Espana

The Belgian champ said he was going to attack — and that’s just what he did.


11 years ago

Six seconds could be an eternity when final times are tallied at the 2012 Vuelta a Espana

Six seconds might well decide who will end up on the final podium at the Vuelta a España


11 years ago

Vuelta a España 2012 stage 3 results

1. Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE, Movistar, in 3:49:37 2. Joaquin RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Katusha, at 0 3. Christopher FROOME, Sky, at 0 4. Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 0 5. Daniel MORENO FERNANDEZ, Katusha, at :6


11 years ago

Graham Watson gallery: 2012 Vuelta a España, stage 2

Graham Watson shoots stage 2 of the 2012 Vuelta a España


11 years ago

Alberto Contador remains popular with the fans — and ready to burn up the climbs

“He is motivated. He knows he is ready,” says boss Bjarne Riis. “I think he just wants to race and hit some climbs.”


11 years ago

John Degenkolb takes stage 2 of the 2012 Vuelta a España

Movistar's Jonathan Castroviejo still holds the lead — but the mountains loom on Monday


11 years ago

Vuelta a España 2012 stage 2 results

1. John DEGENKOLB, Argos-Shimano, in 4:38:40 2. Allan DAVIS, Orica-GreenEdge, at 0 3. Ben SWIFT, Sky, at 0 4. Elia VIVIANI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0 5. Klaas LODEWYCK, BMC Racing, at 0


11 years ago

He’s back: Johan Bruyneel returns to racing as RadioShack-Nissan tackles the Vuelta

Bruyneel will stay for the first four stages and return toward the end to renew contracts with certain riders and staff


11 years ago

Graham Watson gallery: 2012 Vuelta a España, team time trial

Graham Watson snaps the fast, frantic start to the 2012 Vuelta a España


11 years ago

Garmin-Sharp’s luck finally runs out in Vuelta team time trial

It was a frustrating and unexpected start for Garmin, which typically shines in the team time trial


11 years ago

Vuelta a España 2012 stage 1 results

1. Movistar, in 18:51 2. Rabobank, at :10 3. Omega Pharma-Quickstep, at :10 4. Bmc, at :10 5. Sky Procycling, at :12


11 years ago

Few North Americans contesting the 2012 Vuelta a España

Olympics, more domestic events keep some North Americans at home


11 years ago

Alberto Contador relaxed, focused and hopes to gain strength in final week of the 2012 Vuelta a España

The Spaniard names Team Sky's Chris Froome as his main rival and said he hopes to gain strength as the race progresses


11 years ago

Chris Froome says he’s rested and ready to race Alberto Contador on his home turf

Racing as undisputed leader of Team Sky "is an opportunity of a lifetime,” says Froome


11 years ago

2012 Vuelta a Espana startlist

The startlist for the 2012 Vuelta a España


11 years ago

Vaughters taps Talansky for Vuelta leadership

After winning in France last week, the young American will lead Garmin into Spain this weekend


11 years ago

Defending champ Cobo leads Movistar into Vuelta a España with Valverde

Defending champ to take up Movistar's charge into the Vuelta with Valverde hunting stages


11 years ago

Froome will lead Sky to the Vuelta a España; Argos brings attackers

Urán, Porte, Swift also head to Spain for Tour de France-winning British squad


11 years ago

Argos-Shimano, Cofidis receive Vuelta nod

Dutch and French squads among four wildcards for Tour of Spain


12 years ago

Olano defends grueling Vuelta route

'Ten uphill finales not too hard'


12 years ago

Climber’s delight for Vuelta

'Purito' tipped as early favorite


12 years ago

Mountainous 2012 Vuelta in extremis

Ten summits in the cards for Spanish tour


12 years ago

Vuelta route unveiled next week

Spanish tour set to return to Barcelona


12 years ago

Brutal queen stage rumored for 2012 Vuelta a España

The climb will be up the Cuitu Negro, with a section of new road at 2.8km with ramps as steep as 25 percent. The finale will come as part of a "queen stage" in stage 16 that will also include the brutally steep climbs over the San Lorenzo and Cobertoria summits, AS reported.


12 years ago

Vuelta route will be revealed in January; Bola del Mundo, Pyrénées likely back

LEON, Spain (VN) — The route for the 2012 Vuelta a España will likely return to Spain's Basque Country as well as the Pyrénées.


12 years ago

Vuelta a Espana peloton given clean bill of health

PARIS (AFP) — The UCI announced Wednesday that no doping positives have emerged from the Tour of Spain after samples from the entire peloton underwent scrutiny.


12 years ago

Chris Froome: Out of Africa and onto the Vuelta podium

Even with the unexpected overall Vuelta victory of Juan José Cobo, Chris Froome’s second overall caught most – if not all – observers completely off-guard. Among the most surprised was Fromme himself.


12 years ago

Cobo defends Vuelta victory against insinuations

Juanjo Cobo (Geox-TMC) says he hopes that his victory in the Vuelta a España will erase doubts associated with his reputation dating back to the scandal-plagued 2008 Tour de France.


12 years ago

Vuelta wrap: Mollema takes green from Purito; Moncoutie takes 4th KoM

Bauke Mollema won the points jersey ahead of a sick Joaquim "Purito" Rodríguez in a final-day showdown in Madrid.


12 years ago

No regrets as Sky finishes historic 2-3 at Vuelta

Team Sky officials said they had no regrets as the team rode to an historic second and third at the Vuelta a España with Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins sharing the podium with surprise winner Juanjo Cobo.


12 years ago

2011 Vuelta a España results, stage 21

1. Peter Sagan, Liquigas-Cannondale in 2:20:59 2. Daniele Bennati, Leopard Trek at 0 3. Alessandro Petacchi, Lampre-ISD at 0 4. John Degenkolb, HTC-Highroad at 0 5. Nikolas Maes, Quickstep Cycling Team, at 0


12 years ago

Peter Sagan closes out grand-tour debut with solid win in finale to 2011 Vuelta a España

Peter Sagan burst down the middle of the road in the final 150 meters to blow past a fading Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) and Daniele Bennati (Leopard-Trek) to round out a superb Vuelta that also included two wins in the first half of the race.


12 years ago

Juan Jose Cobo won’t declare the 2011 Vuelta a España over until the finish line in Madrid

Juanjo Cobo says he cannot breathe easy yet despite only having a short, sprinter-friendly stage standing between him and a surprising Vuelta a España victory.


12 years ago

2011 Vuelta a España, stage 20: a Graham Watson gallery

Graham Watson captures the penultimate stage of the 2011 Vuelta a España.


12 years ago

Stage-20 victory at 2011 Vuelta a España confirms Daniele Bennati as leader of Italian worlds squad

Daniele Bennati (Leopard-Trek) dashed to victory Saturday just in time to confirm his candidacy for leadership of the hyper-competitive Italian squad ahead of the world road cycling championships.


12 years ago

2011 Vuelta a España results, stage 20

Stage 20 1. Daniele Bennati, Leopard-Trek, 4:39:20 2. Enrico Gasparotto, Astana, same time 3. Damiano Caruso, Liquigas-Cannondale, s.t. 4. Sep Vanmarcke, Garmin-Cervélo, s.t. 5. Koen De Kort, Skil-Shimano, s.t. GC 1. Juan José Cobo, Geox-TMC, at 82:38:32 2. Christopher Froome, Team Sky, at 0:13 3. Bradley Wiggins, Team Sky, at 1:39 4. Bauke Mollema, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 2:03 5. Denis Menchov, Geox-TMC, at 3:48


12 years ago

Dream win for Antón as Vuelta returns to Basque Country

BILBAO, Spain (VN) - Igor Antón delivered a dream-come-true victory in Friday's emotional return to the Basque Country after a three-decade absence with an impressive solo victory.


12 years ago

2011 Vuelta a España results, stage 19

Stage 1. Igor ANTON HERNANDEZ, (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi, in 3:53:34 2. Marzio BRUSEGHIN, (ITA) Movistar, at 41 3. Dominik NERZ, (GER) Liquigas-Cannondale, at 1:30 4. Haimar ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, (ESP) Team RadioShack, at 1:30 5. Chris SÖRENSEN, (DEN) Saxobank-Sungard, at 1:31 GC 1. Juan Jose COBO ACEBO, (Spain) Geox-Tmc, in 77:59:12 2. Christopher FROOME, (Great Britain) Team Sky, at 13 3. Bradley Wiggins, (Great Britain) Team Sky, at 1:41 4. Bauke MOLLEMA, (Netherlands) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 2:03 5. Denis MENCHOV, (Russia) Geox-Tmc, at 3:48


12 years ago

UPDATED: Cobo fends off Froome in Basque battle

BILBAO, Spain (AFP) — Basque rider Igor Anton (Euskaltel) on Friday won the 19th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 158.5km ride from Noja to Bilbao in his native Basque country.


12 years ago

UPDATED: Gavazzi wins Vuelta stage as Cobo holds lead with three stages to go

NOJA, Spain (AFP) - Italy's Francesco Gavazzi of the Lampre team Thursday won the 18th stage of the Tour of Spain, but Spain's Juan Jose Cobo kept the leader's jersey with just three stages left.


12 years ago

Basque fans get thrill of the Vuelta after 33 years

BILBAO, Spain (AFP) — When the Vuelta a España reaches Bilbao on Friday, the cycling-mad Basques will finally get to see the Vuelta in their own land after 33 years' absence.


12 years ago

Froome vows to go down swinging

"It's not over yet," said Sky sport director Servais Knaven. "We still have three stages to try to take it to Cobo. It won't be easy, but we're motivated to keep fighting. It's a grand tour. We are going to fight right to the end."


12 years ago

Movistar loses three at the Vuelta; ‘Purito’ loses points jersey

PENA CABARGA, Spain (VN) — Movistar lost three riders Wednesday as a stomach flu wiped out the team; meanwhile injury derailed Purito Rodrîguez in the final week of the Vuelta a España.


12 years ago

Cobo saves day on home road he didn’t know

PENA CABARGA, Spain (VN) — There was a very tense moment about 500 meters from the finish line in Wednesday's 17th stage when it appeared Juanjo Cobo's dream Vuelta a España was turning into a nightmare.


12 years ago

2011 Vuelta a España results, stage 17

Stage 1. Christopher FROOME, (GBR) Team Sky, in 4:52:38 2. Juan Jose COBO ACEBO, (ESP) Geox-Tmc, at 1 3. Bauke MOLLEMA, (NED) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 21 4. Daniel MARTIN, (IRL) Garmin-Cervelo, at 24 GC 1. Juan Jose COBO ACEBO, (Spain) Geox-Tmc, in 69:31:41 2. Christopher FROOME, (Great Britain) Team Sky, at 13 3. Bradley WIGGINS, (Great Britain) Team Sky, at 1:41 4. Bauke MOLLEMA, (Netherlands) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 2:05 5. Denis MENCHOV, (Russia) Geox-Tmc, at 3:48


12 years ago

2011 Vuelta a España results, stage 16

Stage 16 1. Juan José HAEDO, (ARG) Saxobank-Sungard, in 4:41:56 2. Alessandro PETACCHI, (ITA) Lampre-Isd, at 0 3. Daniele BENNATI, (ITA) Leopard-Trek, at 0 4. Vicente REYNES MIMO, (ESP) Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 0 5. Leigh HOWARD, (AUS) HTC-Highroad, at 2 GC 1. Juan Jose COBO ACEBO, (ESP) Geox-Tmc, in 64:39:14 2. Christopher FROOME, (GBR) Team Sky, at 22 3. Bradley WIGGINS, (GBR) Team Sky, at 51 4. Bauke MOLLEMA, (NED) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 1:41 5. Maxime MONFORT, (BEL) Leopard-Trek, at 2:40


12 years ago

UPDATED: JJ Haedo makes history with Vuelta stage win, Cobo retains lead

HARO, Spain (AFP) - Argentina's Juan Jose Haedo of the Saxo Bank team won the 16th stage of the Tour of Spain Tuesday while Spain's Juan Jose Cobo of Geox retained the leader's red jersey.


12 years ago

Wiggins gives Cobo benefit of doubt

LEON, Spain (VN) — Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins says Vuelta a España race leader Juanjo Cobo deserves a benefit of the doubt against insinuations that the Geox-TMC rider's Angliru performance might appear too good to believe.


12 years ago

Vuelta tech: Gear ratios critical up the Angliru

A look at the low, low gears riders used on the Vuelta's 15th stage


12 years ago

Martin optimistic about future after getting up ‘stupid’ Angliru

LEON, Spain (VN) — You'd think that one of the best young, emerging climbers in the peloton might love the 20-percent-plus grades of the Angliru, but Garmin-Cervélo climber Daniel Martin rode away unimpressed with Spain's hardest mountain.


12 years ago

Tom Boonen crashes out of 2011 Vuelta a España with broken hand

Tom Boonen's rough ride in the Vuelta a España got even rougher during Sunday's 15th stage to the notorious Angliru.


12 years ago

2011 Vuelta a España, stage 15: a Graham Watson gallery

Graham Watson captures the action on the Angliru.


12 years ago

The Sky is falling: Angliru kicks the legs out from under Bradley Wiggins and Christopher Froome

Dreams of overall victory at the Vuelta a España came crashing down for Team Sky under a lethal onslaught from Juanjo Cobo (Geox-TMC), who tore away from the tandem of Wiggins and Froome with 5km to go on the Angliru and turned a 55-second deficit into a 20-second lead.


12 years ago

2011 Vuelta a España results, stage 15

Stage 15 1. Juan José Cobo, Geox-TMC, at 4:01:56 2. Wouter Poels, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 0:48 3. Denis Menchov, Geox-TMC, same time 4. Christopher Froome, Team Sky, s.t. 5. Bradley Wiggins, Team Sky, at 1:21 GC 1. Juan José Cobo, Geox-TMC, at 59:57:16 2. Christopher Froome, Team Sky, at 20 3. Bradley Wiggins, Team Sky, at 46 4. Bauke Mollema, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 1:36 5. Maxime Monfort, Leopard-Trek, at 2:37


12 years ago

Bradley Wiggins or Chris Froome? The Angliru, and Team Sky, will decide

On paper, Angliru favors Christopher Froome over Bradley Wiggins. It will be interesting to see how Sky plays it out once the race is under way. Will Team Sky put the brakes on Froome if he's flying again and Wiggins is just barely hanging on?


12 years ago

American grand-tour rookies Andrew Talansky, Matthew Busche fight to make it to Madrid in 2011 Vuelta a España

For Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Cervélo) and Matthew Busche (RadioShack), making it to the finish line in Spain's capital on September 11 would mean more than a personal milestone; it would prove that both have the grit to not only finish their grand-tour debuts, but do so against a brutal course in harsh conditions.


Vuelta a Espana Writers

Andrew Hood

Andrew Hood, aka “EuroHoody,” is the European editor for Velo. Since joining the title in 2002, he’s been chasing bike races all over the world. He’s covered dozens editions of the spring classics and the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, and Vuelta a España, as well as numerous world championships in road, track, and mountain biking. He’s also covered five Olympic Games and traveled across six continents for bike races. Beyond the Outside cycling network, his work has appeared in The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Outside, SKITraveler Magazine, Washington Post, Dallas Morning News, and Denver Post. He’s a voting member of the Velo d’Or prize committee, and he’s appeared on CNN, NBC, NPR, and BBC. Chances are if there’s a bike race, EuroHoody’s been to it, or will be going soon.

Jim Cotton

I’m a UK-based editor and reporter focusing on road racing, training, and nutrition. I’ve developed a bank of experience working on the ground at all three grand tours, Paris-Roubaix, Tour of Flanders, Strade Bianche, road worlds, and many more. I have my own ‘Behind the Ride‘ series of features that digs into how riders in the pro peloton have become the best in the world. It’s a wide-ranging column that’s covered diet, training, recovery, altitude camps, and a lot more. And when I’m not working? After a few decades of mostly dismal results, I’ve hung up the wheels on my bike racing career. Instead, now, I’m training for trail running races … but don’t hold that against me.

Sadhbh O'Shea

Based in the cycling haven of the Isle of Man, Sadhbh O’Shea has been writing about cycling for almost 10 years. She has covered too many bike races to count, including all three grand tours and a whole host of monuments.

Shane Stokes

Shane Stokes has written about pro cycling for over 25 years, covering grand tours, world championships, Classics and other major events in the sport during that time. He’s been the Irish Times cycling correspondent for two decades, appeared regularly on that country’s national broadcaster RTE in analyzing the sport, and contributed to Velo and many of the sport’s international outlets. When not writing about cycling he’s happiest in nature on a sunny day, particularly with a dog or two in tow.

Betsy Welch

Betsy writes about off-road racing, culture, and personalities for Velo and PinkBike. She loves huge adventures on the bike, whether that means all-day alpine mountain biking or credit card touring through Alpine villages in Europe. Some of her most memorable reporting/riding trips (the lines get blurred) include the Migration Gravel Race in Kenya, bikepacking the Colorado Trail, and witnessing the first-ever Tour de France Femmes.  

Will Tracy

Photojournalist & Associate Editor – Outdoor & Endurance at Outside.

Troy Templin

Senior Tech Editor Road & Gravel, Cycling Group

Alvin Holbrook

Hi, my name is Alvin Holbrook. I am the road and gravel tech editor for VELO, but I also cover e-bikes and whatever else piques my interest. Obviously, I love all things bikes, but I also care deeply about urban development and the infrastructure around it that makes going by bike easier. Meet Alvin

How to watch the Vuelta a España

Grand tour season comes to a spectacular close in the next month with the 2023 Vuelta a España. Primož Roglič is back to hunt a fourth red jersey after having to withdraw after stage 16 last year. But a deep field will be standing in his way. Simon Yates, Richard Carapaz, João Almeida, Jai Hindley, Nairo Quintana and Enric Mas are just a selection of the riders racing with an eye on the maillot rojo.

How to watch the 202e Vuelta a España in the United States and Canada

U.S. cycling fans, NBC has got your back. Live coverage and highlights will be available through the broadcaster, with the NBC-owned Peacock streaming service providing online coverage. FloSports will provide a live streaming service in Canada.

How to watch the 2023 Vuelta a España in Europe

European fans can tune in to the Vuelta online via GCN+ or on the partner Eurosport streaming service. Eurosport will also cover the race on its Freeview channel. You can see schedules and details of territory restrictions here.

RTVE (Spain), TV2 (Denmark and Norway), Sporza (Belgium) and NOS (Netherlands) will cover the race in their respective countries.

How to watch the 2023 Vuelta a España in Australia

Fans Down Under can set their alarms early for a live broadcast via SBS On Demand.