Vuelta a España 2023

So far, 14 riders have abandoned the Vuelta a España after catching COVID.

'I’m just taking it one day at a time and if I can make it to Madrid that would feel like an awesome achievement,' says grand tour debutant.

Here's how to watch the race for the red jersey from a desktop computer, handheld or mobile device, TV, or smart streaming app.

Riders inside the top-10 will be aiming to limit their losses and then hope the Belgian cracks later in the race.

UAE Team Emirates pairing of João Almeida and Juan Ayuso say Remco Evenepoel is 'almost unbeatable' at the moment but there's a lot more to come at the Vuelta.

"I ask for turns. I asked for turns from Enric but I have advice from within the team to just stay calm if they don’t want to work,' says Vuelta leader.

Floris De Tier will kick off the second week of racing at 13:52 CEST while Remco Evenepoel sets off last at 16:55 CEST as he looks to put more time into his rivals.

Movistar climber vows to go down swinging: 'We don't know if Remco will blow up or not.'

Young Spaniard holds firm as Tao Geoghegan Hart loses time in a crash.

Movistar climber defends second but it proves costly: 'I went too deep trying to follow Remco.'

Evenepoel tightens grip on red jersey: 'I had the legs to go full throttle.'

DS Niermann on Roglič: 'He is not 100 percent but he is close and still in the fight.'

South African takes first grand tour stage win, race leader tightens grip on red.

Young Spanish national champion is impressing so far in his Vuelta debut.

Kuss piloted Roglič through the Slovenian's three rides to red jersey and helped tow Jonas Vingegaard to top of the Tour de France.

Giro d'Italia champ loses another minute on GC on stage 8, Bora-Hansgrohe co-captains Higuita and Kelderman drop further out of range of red.

Quick-Step workhorse Serry's departure leaves Vuelta leader Remco Evenepoel short of key climber.

Australian takes second stage win in three days and dominates King of the Mountains standings.

Can Remco Evenepoel defend red once again? A second severe stage in the Asturias will test weary Quick-Step legs to the limit.

Spanish grand tour rookie Carlos Rodríguez is leading the powerful Ineos Grenadiers lineup after a week of racing.

Evenepoel: 'We showed today what a real GC team is all about.'

Evenepoel leads home Primož Roglič and Enric Mas at close of stage 8 to further separate the Vuelta's 'big three' from chasing pack.

Evenepoel's stock is rising among his direct rivals as Ineos Grenadiers loses two of its GC options Saturday.

Australian dominates the day's climbs to take over king of the mountains competition.

For every winner, there are plenty of regrets and frustration across the peloton.

Seven positives in four days will worry organizers.

Irishman extends lead in green jersey competition on a day he expected to lose out.

New climb the Colláu Fancuaya brings explosive Asturian stage to punishing conclusion with 19 percent grades and stepped profile.

Matteo Tosatto says 'the legs will decide' who will be the GC leader at British squad.

Trek-Segafredo put in a lot of work over the day's only climb on stage 7, but it wasn't enough to bring back the break.

Evenepoel says he hopes to carry red into next week's individual time trial.

Less than a minute in it as the breakaway takes the win, despite a determined chase from the peloton.

American climber plays down losses to Remco Evenepoel in decisive GC salvo.

Bennett finished stage 6 in the grupetto, which finished almost over 36 minutes behind the day's winner Jay Vine.

AG2R-Citroën loses two riders after Jaakko Hanninen and Andrea Vendrame test positive for COVID-19.

Froome impressed with Valverde's consistency: 'He can sustain a high level all season long.'

The 2022 Vuelta a España has been fruitful for the breakaway so far and stage 7 is another very good opportunity for the win.

Vine on first pro win: 'It was a dream come true, even more so because I've been so close so often.'

Evenepoel compares the red jersey to his victory at Liège-Bastogne-Liège: 'My first leader's jersey is an amazing feeling.'

Richard Carapaz loses 2:44 to Remco Evenepoel on the Vuelta's first summit finish as Mikel Landa slips out of contention after finishing over six minutes down.

The 19-year-old Ayuso dropped the favorites Thursday in stage 6 to climb into the top-5 overall.

The three-time Vuelta winner couldn't match Evenepoel, Mas or Ayuso on the late attacks on Pico Jano.

Evenepoel accelerates away from direct GC rivals on Pico Jano: 'I’ve been focusing on this the past two or three months.'

The Australian fends off a chase from Remco Evenepoel and Enric Mas, who make time on all the other GC contenders.

Norwegian climber continued in the race in what's his first grand tour since a devastating spill in 2021 that nearly ended his career.

Two positive cases in two days will raise caution levels at race.

Australian relishing chance to test form on final climb.

The riders will tackle the first major mountain stage of this year's race with two more to come at the weekend.

Bahrain Victorious rider believed solo winner Marc Soler would be caught.

Three categorized climbs including a difficult finish should reshuffle the GC.

Stewart rides aggressively in first grand tour, sets teammate up for red jersey.

Craddock on racing through a sea of Basque fans: 'I will remember that for a long time.'

The victory is Spain's first stage in any grand tour since Ion Izagirre in the 2020 Vuelta.

Jumbo-Visma DS: 'We are in the right place right now.'

The Spanish rider soloes to the stage win as Rudy Molard takes the race lead.

Basque-backed team racing with pride and ambition on 'home roads' in quest in return to glory.

Craddock talks Yates, time bonuses, and the team's chase for UCI points in this exclusive interview.

Hoole tested positive after developing a sore throat overnight.

Belgian star says it was 'mission accomplished' in first major GC tussle at the Spanish grand tour.

‘We only wanted the intermediate today, limit the losses.’

Long lumpy stage set to take the pain from Tuesday and add a few more percent in parcours suited to Roglič, GC contenders, and pure puncheurs.

Danish rider finishes second on stage 4 to pick up points, beats Bennett in intermediate sprint.

O'Connor takes long view on Vuelta GC battle: 'You don't want to burn your matches early.'

Movistar's Alejandro Valverde is backing Mas: 'To finish third here today is a sign that he’s feeling strong.'

Roglič cautions despite early warning flare: 'It's just the beginning of the Vuelta.'

Jumbo-Visma rider powers away from the pack on the final rise to the line to become the fourth from the team to wear the red jersey.

Froome on ambitions: 'I hope to target one or two stages in the back end of the Vuelta.'

A winner in 2010, Nibali hoping to go out with a Vuelta bang: 'The road will tell me quickly where I am at.'

Ecuadorian vows he's committed to Ineos Grenadiers in final grand tour with team, braces against notion of solo leadership.

The versatile Bahrain-Victorious rider on pinpointing who he is as a racer, Tour de France attacks, chasing his first pro win and relaxing with a Rubik's cube.

Week 1 preview: After three nervous days in the Netherlands, the peloton faces a challenging week littered with climbs and possibly heavy rain.

Budapest, Denmark, the Netherlands: Racing action and spectacle, cash-cows and chaos, or necessary evil?

Hilltop sprint and bike-mad Basque crowds will see peloton shaken to life after Dutch start.

Spanish riders relieved to leave behind narrow Dutch roads packed with traffic furniture as Vuelta returns to Spain.

The modern era of the 'super teams' is dominating grand tour racing — will this Vuelta reshuffle the deck?

The Colorado climber on ambitions, the opening three days in the Netherlands, and why the Vuelta is a race he loves.

Dane says he was boxed in during stage 3 sprint.

'I don't need the red jersey until Madrid,' Slovenian jokes; sports director Niermann says Roglič still feels back pain.

Ecuadorean laughing about "little tumble" after the finish as Ineos Grenadiers count themselves satisfied with good Vuelta start.

Mads Pedersen finishes second for the second day in a row as Edoardo Affini takes red jersey for Jumbo-Visma.