Vuelta a España 2024

Two-time champ says Vuelta is Evenepoel's to lose going into decisive weekend.

UAE Team Emirates reports that Ayuso's viral level is low enough that it presents a 'low risk of infectivity.'

Who are Evenepoel's remaining teammates, and does squad strength even matter when Remco is running riot?

GC riders need to remain vigilant after two high-profile crashes in recent stages.

Primož Roglič on staying close: 'Hopefully I can improve a bit.'

Racing with a bloodied knee and a torn jersey, the Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider brushed off a potentially dangerous spill to defend red.

Race leader vents at race commissaire after sliding out on corner.

Ineos Grenadiers rider attacks from the breakaway to take the stage win with Wilco Kelderman claiming second.

Retiring star vows to help Enric Mas push for the final podium.

It appeared the Vuelta race leader was not seriously injured and he chased back to the main GC group.

Boy van Poppel and Santiago Buitrago the latest to leave due to the virus.

Rate of positives close to double that of the Tour de France.

Peñas Blancas could be another opportunity for the breakaway but there are some gains to be made by the GC riders, too.

Frenchman to undergo further scans on Thursday but initial assessment offers hope.

Evenepoel hit a pre-Vuelta training camp in Calpe to get used to Spain's summer heat and humidity.

World champion's exit leaves Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl down to six riders to defend red.

The peloton sizzles in the heat of southern Spain.

Evenepoel is in pole position to become Belgium's first grand tour winner since Johan De Muynck won the Giro d'Italia in 1978.

Race leader Remco Evenepoel loses a key helper after world champion transported away in an ambulance.

McNulty on bad luck: 'It's been a really good season. it's hard now, but I hope to get back to winning soon.'

As was the case in the Tour de France, Dutchman again gets unexpected opportunity.

Bora-Hansgrohe rider says he has 'no way of knowing' how he got infected but describes being able to smell the breath of fans as the peloton rides by.

The BikeExchange-Jayco rider is the 16th to leave with COVID-19 since the race began.

Yates climbs into fifth overall while Craddock hits his second top-10 of the 2022 Vuelta.

Ineos Grenadiers gets three into top 10 in stage 10 time trial after strong showing in Alicante.

With his first career grand tour stage win in the bag, Evenepoel and Quick-Step turn their attention to finishing off the 2022 Vuelta.

Three-time defending champion moves up, but cedes 48 seconds and drops to 2:41 back.

The Belgian expands his lead at the top of the overall classification.

The Irishman pulled out of the Spanish grand tour ahead of his time trial start.

Colombian climber struggling to meet expectations: 'I feel like I let the team down.'

Vuelta a Hoody: Putting Evenepoel’s stunning performance into context.

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.