Vuelta a España 2025

Mountain stage comes down to a big bunch sprint, with Groves and Van Aert flat out in drag race to the line.

Jeremy Whittle assesses how Decathlon-Ag2r La Mondiale needs to weigh the risk and reward of O’Connor racing for a career-first grand tour podium.

‘I was planning to have a rest day’: Van Aert adds polka dots to red and green Vuelta jersey collection, Kuss struggles in savage mountaintop showdown.

Australian continues as race leader but Roglič landed big blows Friday. ‘It is nice when you go good.’

American rider McNulty slides under guardrail and down slope, dodges serious injury in fall.

Primož Roglič launches huge attack, dropping overall leader O’Connor and inching ever-closer to the red jersey.

Australian race leader O’Connor in admirably serene state of mind despite time loss Wednesday.

'It happens a lot in cycling': Road blockage debate heats up after O'Connor deletes his Twitter account in wake of social media firestorm.

Equipo Kern Pharma rider lands team's first-ever Vuelta stage victory day after its ex-president’s death.

'Yellow cards' fly after controversial blocking incident provokes spill at Vuelta a España.

‘I can’t believe it’: Perfectly-timed final kilometer surge ends run of bad luck for Dunbar and earns first WorldTour victory.

Race leader Ben O’Connor loses time following stinging attack by Primož Roglič and Enric Mas.

Reports that Mexican phenom Isaac del Toro is infected with COVID is latest in what's been a brutal, over-the-top Vuelta a España.

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Van Aert attacked from the start of mid-mountain stage and didn't stop until he outsprinted last man standing Pacher, GC racers hit pause.

From crit racing to the WorldTour, Sheehan hopes to cap his meteoric rise with a breakaway victory at the Vuelta: 'Good chances to go for a stage.'

The Vuelta is turning into a chaotic race where riders are trading-off having amazing days. Here's how Roglič, O'Connor, Carapaz and more have performed.

Breaking down the hardest stage of the race up to this point and taking stock of where things stand on the Vuelta's first rest day.

Plus, Shoddy asks WorldTour mechanics everything you want to know about working the final grand tour of the season.

Close to 20,000m climbing in the leg-snapper grades of the northern mountains could blow the GC apart another half-dozen times.

After a rough start, Colorado climber eyes Vuelta comeback with the hardest climbs on horizon: 'The form is there.'

Adam Yates and Richard Carapaz on the up, but it’s a much tougher day for three key riders.

The crash-defying descent steals the show Sunday and caps a solid first week for the Movistar captain: 'The key is that the sensations are good.'

Briton races back into contention on grueling Vuelta mountain stage, as does Richard Carapaz while O'Connor keeps rivals in check.

Riders’ association president Adam Hansen in contact with riders, Vuelta organizer and the UCI over oppressive heat: 'Some riders are struggling worse than others.'

The high-profile departure will push Isaac del Toro into a leadership role as the team's hopes of a 'grand tour sweep' look finished.

Bizarre incident occurred close to finish of Vuelta’s eighth stage.

Australian race leader remains upbeat looking towards upcoming stage: ‘It should be more suited to me’.

The Portuguese rider slipped out of a virtual podium spot while defending champion Kuss ceded another minute: 'I got held up by the crash.'

Arensman suffers from heat and Woods says it's time to introduce 'extreme weather protocol' in Vuelta's oven-like conditions: 'I saw 120F on the road.'

Race leader O’Connor cracks on Vuelta's third summit finish, Almeida plummets down GC while Roglič, Mas make gains.

Stephen Barrett clear on Australian race leader’s qualities: ‘He’s come fourth in the Giro, he’s come fourth in the Tour.’

'I'm OK, just road rash': Climbing specialist is already looking toward the second half of the race to chase a stage victory after spill derails GC ambitions.

Kuss helps lead Van Aert to Belgian's second victory of La Vuelta, O'Connor defends red through series of late GC skirmishes.

UAE boss waves off historical milestones as Pogačar zeroes in on 'Triple Crown' marker: 'We don't race for that. We race to win.'

Crashes send three more riders home, including Colombia's Urán racing his 25th and final grand tour of his legendary career.

Rivals admit major setback at Vuelta a España after O’Connor seizes race lead: 'Five teams pulling, and he took time on all of us.'

Stage 6 breakaway talisman delivered Kuss to overall victory in 2023, will it be enough for O'Connor? '5 minutes is a lot.'

Australian rider completes grand tour treble, adding to previous wins in Giro and Tour.

Weird and wacky new solutions combine with old-school strategies as the peloton faces a first-week furnace at the Vuelta a España.

Fighting Irishman stays resilient after run of crashes: ‘You just have to roll with it.’

First of nine summit finishes leaves Vuelta GC scrambled and far from certain: 'There's still a lot of Vuelta left. Nothing is lost.'

DSM Firmenich-PostNL's rising sprinter scoops career-topping win in photo finish as Roglič rides home safe resplendent in red.

Red Bull shakes off summer of setbacks with morale-boosting stage win and a return to red: 'There’s never a reason to doubt Primož Roglič.'

Roglič steals stage win and snags leader's jersey in Vuelta photo finish: 'You learn that as a junior that you have to sprint across the line.'

'It’s pretty cool to be up there with those guys:' Riccitello climbs to career-best grand tour 6th while defending champion Kuss limits the losses on brutally hot climb.

Roglič sprints into eight-second GC lead atop the gruesome Pico Villuercas summit as race explodes on first climbing test of La Vuelta.

'It’s been a long way coming back, here we are again': Most unfortunate rider of 2024 missed Roubaix and the Tour de France, and is out of the Vuelta a España just three race-days later.

Kuss and the other GC stars ready to test the climbing legs in first summit finale in Vuelta: 'We are not stressed about tomorrow, but we will take it very seriously.'

Kaden Groves outmaneuvered by Van Aert in final gallop, with latter extending his Vuelta overall lead.

Key Kuss helper Van Baarle crashes out, McNulty cedes leader's jersey as Vuelta's first road stage ends in a reduced bunch sprint in a broiling stage.

With McNulty's red jersey Saturday, the team has now claimed 40 grand tour leader's jerseys out of 43 days of racing so far in 2024.

Kuss cedes early time to top GC contenders: 'We don’t have the same strategy like in the Tour.'

American champ becomes first leader of 2024 race, and fifth US rider in history to top the GC leaderboard.

Bobby Julich weighs in on the Olympic action, the Tour de France Femmes and the Vuelta a España, with a special memory from his pro career.

Kuss returns to the Vuelta a España under very different circumstances than his historical win of 2023: 'The race is always decided in the mountains.'

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe star will be hoping back pain eases across the Vuelta and he can have the legs to save his grand tour racing season: 'We have to be realistic.'

'Landismosaurus Rex' leads Quick-Step into Vuelta with momentum from Tour de France top-5 and good vibes from new jersey: 'It's a really cool design.'

Kuss insists there's no bad blood with Roglič now racing on rival Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe: 'It's a good relationship.'

Analysis: The absence of the Tour de France dominators creates a power vacuum at the top of a wide-open classification pack that should bring wild, dynamic racing.

Young American climbing talent stretching grand tour wings with big ambitions as protected rider at Israel-Premier Tech: 'Physically I'm better.'

Analysis: UAE's never won a grand tour without Pogačar. Now the team is poised to complete the 'grand tour sweep' if one of its stars comes up aces.

'I'm ready to lead the team': 'GC Kuss' headlines a deep Visma-Lease a Bike, with Uijtdebroeks as co-captain, and Van Aert on stage-hunting rampage.

Can Sepp Kuss strike twice? A wildly unpredictable GC field and a mass of mountaintop finishes will determine his title defense.

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe confirms return to racing of three-time Vuelta winner Roglič, and unveils strong GC squad.

Riccitello will start as a protected GC rider, and grand tour rookie Sheehan will have freedom to attack: 'I have my eye on a few stages.'

No Pogačar or Ayuso for season dominators, but heavyweight team including a fleet of top climbers and Mexican prodigy Del Toro will line out as favorites.

Uncertainty remains over whether Roglič will face off against former teammate Sepp Kuss at La Vuelta after Slovenian star cracked his back at the Tour.

Kuss and Van Aert confirmed as leaders for Vuelta a España in crucial 'last chance saloon' on 2024 for both riders and the Visma-Lease a Bike team.

French supermarket giant Carrefour celebrates Vuelta sponsorship anniversary in 2024 with wacky PR stunt.

Could Giro d’Italia-Tour de France champion yet have a change of heart about Vuelta a España?

Officials confirm opening stage of 2026 Vuelta to play out entirely within the super-wealthy micro state, details of following stages to be confirmed.

The Spanish grand tour features two time trials, nine mountaintop finales, and plenty of action in between Lisbon and Madrid. Ideal for a Sepp Kuss title defense?

Take a closer look at the Stage 10 TT in Valladolid and Sepp Kuss' Time Trial Analysis.

After winning the Vuelta a España, everyone is asking if the Colorado climber will chase the yellow jersey: 'I can play the joker role.'

Analysis: The Angliru summit finale was the turning point in the Coloradan's eventual victory, and the Basque climber played a pivotal if unintentional role.

The newly crowned Vuelta champ also got the most crowns on Strava this year.

UAE star was the 'best of the rest' as Spanish drought dates back to Alberto Contador's win in 2014.

A custom Cervelo made for Kuss as Jumbo-Visma wins all three Grand Tours for the first time in cycling history.

There will be a lot of bruised egos after Jumbo-Visma won all three grand tours in 2023 and now the other teams must figure out how to beat them.