Vuelta a España 2025

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.

Carlos Sastre says there’s a “very high possibility” that he will start his third grand tour of the 2010 season

This year's Vuelta could well be decided on the slopes of a new climb that’s already being compared to the fearsome Angliru and Monte Zoncolan.

Alberto Contador has confirmed that he will not be racing the Vuelta a España next month.

Alberto Contador probably won't show, but the third-best man in the Tour, Denis Menchov, is signed up.

The Saxo Bank star is tired from a demanding, successful season, but says racing beats training.

Christian Vande Velde and Tyler Farrar will return to major competition next month at the Vuelta a España.

While the cycling world’s attention is on the Tour de France, American Tejay Van Garderen is preparing for an unexpected start at the Vuelta a España in September.

The team was not included in the list of 22 squads invited to the 2010 Vuelta, set to start Aug. 28 in Sevilla. Sixteen teams were already selected, but RadioShack was not among the final six wild-card selections revealed Monday.

This holiday season, VeloNews is bringing you three galleries of some of photographer Graham Watson's best shots from the 2009 Grand Tours. Today you can unwrap a gallery from the Vuelta a Espana. Watch for galleries from the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in coming days. Happy Holidays.

Riders and teams reacted with enthusiasm to the route chosen for the 2010 Vuelta a España.

Officials announce 2010 Vuelta route and unveil new red leader's jersey.

Details of the season’s third grand tour will be revealed Wednesday during a ceremony in Sevilla, Spain.

If news reports are right, the 2010 Vuelta will open with a team time trial in Sevilla on August 29th.

Details of the 2010 version of the Vuelta a España are slowly leaking out through the Spanish media.

1. Alejandro Valverde (ESP), Caisse d'Epargne, 87:22:37 2. Samuel Sánchez (ESP), Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 55 3. Cadel Evans (AUS), Silence-Lotto, at 01:32 4. Ivan Basso (ITA), Liquigas, at 02:12 5. Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP), Xacobeo Galicia, at 04:27

No one can ever accuse Spanish veteran José Vicente "Chente" García Acosta of being a slacker. The Caisse d’Epargne rider completed his 25th grand tour Sunday with the conclusion of the 64th Vuelta a España. And that number is just from racing the Vuelta a España and the Tour de France. Somewhat surprisingly, García Acosta has never raced a Giro d’Italia since turning pro in 1995.

Start Times – Stage 20 Time Trial1. Damien Gaudin Bbox Bouygues Telecom - starts at 2:29 p.m.2. Jens Mouris Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team - starts at 2:30 p.m.3. Martijn Maaskant Garmin-Slipstream - starts at 2:31 p.m.4. J. Vicente García Acosta Caisse d’Epargne - starts at 2:32 p.m.5. Frantisek Rabon Team Columbia-HTC - starts at 2:33 p.m.6. Timothy Gudsell Française Des Jeux - starts at 2:34 p.m.7. Massimiliano Mori Lampre-NGC - starts at 2:35 p.m.8.

Garmin-Slipstream lost three riders in Thursday’s 18th stage at the Vuelta a España, leaving the squad with just four going into the final weekend of the race. Ryder Hesjedal and Christian Meier did not start and Tom Danielson abandoned early in the stage from Talavera de la Reina to Ávila. Hesjedal’s exit was planned to allow him a few days’ recovery ahead of the world championships next weekend while Meier suffered a death in his family.

The leader of next year's Vuelta a España will wear a red jersey instead of the current gold to mark the 75th anniversary of the event, organizers announced Tuesday. The colour of the leader's jersey has changed several times since the event began, with red being used only once, in 1945, Spanish media said. It was orange for the inaugural event in 1935, a color that was also used in 1936, 1942 and 1977. It was white just once, in 1941, and white with a horizontal red line between 1946 and 1950.

Cadel Evans vows to keep fighting in this Vuelta a España, but he will probably lose sleep when he thinks about his ill-timed puncture in Saturday’s decisive climbing stage to Sierra Nevada. The Aussie’s chances of overall victory were shattered when he punctured near the Cat. 1 Monachil summit. A botched wheel change froze the Silence-Lotto rider neat the top of the climb just as his rivals were barreling down the other side.

Damiano Cunego’s second stage victory at this year’s Vuelta a España shows he’ll be one of the riders to beat at the world championships later this month at Mendrisio. His dramatic win up the steep La Pandera climb ahead of Jakob Fuglsang (Saxo Bank) only fuels his ambitions ahead of the worlds. “The worlds is the top goal for me and the Vuelta is ideal preparation,” Cunego said. “These victories at the Vuelta confirm that I am enjoying good form right now and I will carry that into the worlds.”

Cadel Evans just can’t seem to catch a break this season. The Australian’s chances of overall victory were torpedoed Saturday with an ill-timed puncture near the top of the decisive Alto de Monachil climb late in the five-climb 13th stage. Confusion over a wheel change cost Evans critical seconds and he lost contact with the top GC rivals just as the leaders were nearing the final charge up to the summit finish at Sierra Nevada.