Vuelta a España 2025

Though the Tour and the Rio Olympics are his main targets for 2016, Contador isn't ruling out a Vuelta start just yet

Climber-friendly Vuelta will get underway with two tough weeks in mountainous northern Spain

The course will be unveiled this weekend, and it's expected to be even more difficult than the challenging 2015 route.

Broadcaster will be the U.S. home of Vuelta coverage through 2023 after it posted its best year ever, in terms of viewership, in 2015.

Vuelta a España considers an explosive finale for the 2017 grand tour on the precipitous volcanoes of the Canary Islands.

The Spanish grand tour will set off August 20 in northwest Spain before tracing along a route that ends in Madrid on September 11.

After three weeks of hard racing, the Vuelta peloton enters Madrid for the finale.

The Cannondale-Garmin team has a rough Vuelta — crashes, illness — but its young riders soldier on and leave Spain with experience, fitness.

Rafal Majka stayed with the top contenders in Spain and was able to ride into third place on the race's final weekend.

Degenkolb caps off a great Vuelta for the Giant-Alpecin outfit and Aru confirms his first-career grand tour victory.

The Vuelta is often a launchpad for young riders' careers. Here are five riders who had breakthrough performances this year.

Fabio Aru won a Spanish grand tour that was filled with crashes, abandonments, and an ejection.

Aru rips the red jersey off of Dumoulin's shoulders on the final day of climbing as Plaza rides a long, lonely road to victory.

Fabio Aru proves to be a fighter in Vuelta's final mountain stage, executing a brilliant tactical play to out-climb and beat Tom Dumoulin.

It was one day too long for Tom Dumoulin who tumbled from the overall lead all the way down to sixth-place after imploding in the Sierra.

Ruben Plaza wins final day in the mountains with bold, long-range attack, and the GC podium gets reshuffled.

Despite a crash and illness, American Alex Howes is confident that the Vuelta will set him up well for a run at Richmond worlds.

Alexis Gougeard notches his first-ever grand tour stage win as Tom Dumoulin tightens his grasp on red jersey.

Team Astana is again the subject of controversy as Fabio Aru takes a late-race push from a teammate while Tom Dumoulin was attacking.

Gougeard wins the day, and red jersey Tom Dumoulin asserts himself on final cobbled climb, attacking to gain more time on GC.

Though American Joey Rosskopf is struggling through the final days of the Vuelta, he hopes the experience will pay off in future seasons.

Tom Dumoulin brings a small lead into the final three days of racing in the Spanish grand tour.

The Astana rider remains 3 seconds out of first place at the Spanish grand tour entering Friday's stage 19.

Joaquim Rodríguez has a hard fight to keep his podium spot in the Vuelta a España, as another grand tour win slips through his grasp.

In a Vuelta that saw Sky lose GC leader Froome to a crash, Nicolas Roche shined in stage 18 with a much-needed stage win.

Nicholas Roche celebrates his first win of the season while the GC riders launch attacks on final climb, failing to dislodge Dumoulin.

Nicholas Roche wins a two-up sprint to claim his first win of 2015, while Tom Dumoulin defends his overall lead by a thin margin.

Lawson Craddock says Tom Dumoulin "was an unknown" in terms of GC riders entering the Spanish grand tour.

Giuseppe Martinelli is hoping race leader Tom Dumoulin falters so Fabio Aru can claim the red jersey.

Tom Dumoulin finds himself with a chance to win his first-ever grand tour after a brilliant time trial and steady riding in mountains.

Tom Dumoulin rides an exceptional time trial to take over the Vuelta lead, but will it be enough for him to hold red to Madrid?

Danger lurks in the Vuelta's closing days as Dumoulin clings to a three-second lead and climbers Aru and Rodriguez vow to attack.

Tom Dumoulin dominates Vuelta's big time trial, winning the day and claiming red, but not by much.

BrakeThrough Media captures the action during the second week of the Vuelta a Espana, which included several steep climbs.

After failing to distance Dumoulin in the mountains, Joaquim Rodriguez needs the time trial of his life to keep the Vuelta lead.

UCI officials test for hidden bike motors at the Vuelta, checking the bikes of Quintana, Aru, Schleck, and others.

Tom Dumoulin's standout performance in the Vuelta is changing the course of his career as he now may aim for more GC success.

Fränk Schleck was the first rider across the line at the Vuelta's final summit finish

Schleck wins the Vuelta's 16th stage, while Rodríguez takes the overall race lead ahead of Aru by the slimmest of margins

Rodriguez slipped into the Vuelta's leader's jersey in stage 16, but Dumoulin's GC hopes are still alive as Wednesday's time trial looms

The 24-year-old American is "getting experience" in the first grand tour of his career.

Joaquim Rodriguez made his move on Sunday, and it brought him a stage win and nearly netted the red leader's jersey

"This season has been full of comebacks," says the Orica rider, who has broken a collarbone, elbow, and wrist this year

Katusha's Mr. Consistent says he's in an ideal position to win the Vuelta, but he's not betting the ranch on it yet

Purito Rodriguez takes a big step forward as both Movistar and Astana come up empty on stage 15

Alessandro De Marchi wins the Vuelta's 14th stage as Fabio Aru holds on to the leader's red jersey

Aru still leading the Vuelta after a challenging stage 14

Samuel Sánchez joins Tejay van Garderen on the list of Vuelta abandons, but Alessandro De Marchi delivers for BMC with a stage victory

Four upcoming stages at the Vuelta a Espana will most likely decide who wins the overall title. Andrew Hood previews the action.

The two-time Tour de France runner-up is now more than 3 minutes out of first in the Spanish grand tour.

Photos from stage 13 at the Vuelta a Espana, which saw Portugal's Nelson Oliveira snag the first grand tour win of his career.

With Contador, Valverde, and Rodríguez near the end of their careers, Mikel Landa could be the next Spanish rider to carry the torch.

The breakaway nearly makes it, but the sprinters have their day and young Danny van Poppel shines in the bunch finish.

Young Danny van Poppel wins his first-ever grand tour stage as Aru remains comfortably in red leader's jersey.

Larry Warbasse is looking for breakaways at the Vuelta to show off his form, with the hope of securing a contract for 2016.

The two-time Tour de France champion went down early in Wednesday's stage 11, and scans later showed a broken bone.

With Sky leader Froome struggling, Boswell is free to fly in the Vuelta's queen stage and earns a podium finish after riding in the break.

Ride along with the peloton as it faces one of the toughest grand tour stages in recent history, stage 11 of the Vuelta.

The brutal stage across Andorra that saw many riders and teams lose all hope of winning the Vuelta overall.

Concerned about the state of Chris Froome's foot, Sky takes the Tour champ to hospital for x-rays after Vuelta stage 11.

In the Vuelta's stage 11, Astana stamps its authority on the race, winning the day, taking red, and eliminating many GC rivals,.

The Vuelta's queen stage serves up a heaping plate of hard climbs, blowing apart the GC standings with a hard summit finish.

Fabio Aru attacks into overall lead, finishing right behind his teammate, climbing ace Mikel Landa.

Tinkoff-Saxo's Vuelta woes continue as a second rider abandons the race due to a crash caused by a race motorcycle.

An early crash took the wind out of the sails of Chris Froome, and the Sky captain lost all hope of winning the 2015 Vuelta a España

Tinkoff-Saxo team pens an open letter to the UCI and CPA to address concerns about the crash that took Sagan out of the Vuelta.

The veteran Australian rider talks to VeloNews about Wednesday's brutal stage 11, racing in the Vuelta on a Spanish team, and more.

The first 10 days of the Vuelta a España offer up thrilling finishes, hot weather, and several surprise winners.

No one expected Dumoulin to hold red going into the hardest stage of the race in Andorra, but the Dutchman is ready to fight.

Wednesday's stage 11 in the Spanish grand tour has six major climbs and could play a crucial role in who wins the overall crown.

Scenes from the Vuelta's 10th stage, won by Kristian Sbaragli in a sprint

Kristian Sbaragli takes the Vuelta's 10th stage ahead of John Degenkolb and José Joaquín Rojas, as Tom Dumoulin maintains his overall lead

Stages 8 and 9 at the Vuelta saw a reshuffling of the GC standings, with crashes and a steep finale leaving their mark.

Tim De Waele is on hand as Tom Dumoulin attacks into the leader's red jersey at the Vuelta a España

Tom Dumoulin surges into the overall lead at the Vuelta after winning a two-up sprint against Chris Froome

The Tinkoff-Saxo star, the latest high-profile withdrawal from the Vuelta due to injury, says moto drivers don't take rider safety seriously

Jasper Stuyven was the strongest rider in the sprint that closed out a messy stage 8

Jasper Stuyven earns his first professional victory in the Vuelta's eighth stage, while Esteban Chaves retains his race lead

Kris Boeckmans in medically-induced coma after suffering broken bones, concussion in stage 8 pileup

Peter Sagan didn't have a chance at victory after a neutral support motorcycle took him out late in Saturday's stage