Ruta del Sol

Follow all the action in the five-stage Vuelta a Andalucía across southern Spain.

Ineos Grenadiers captain abandons plan to race this week due to ongoing difficulties with injury sustained in Argentina last month.

The last time the pair raced against each other was in the 2021 Tirreno-Adriatico. A lot's changed since then for both riders.

Slovenian superstar spicing up season debut with starts at the gravel-loaded Jaén Paraíso and Ruta del Sol in bypass of UAE Tour.

The Cuban champion is flourishing at Movistar and it looks like there will be plenty more to come.

Brabantse Pijl victory bodes well for a new generation of budding American classics riders pushing into the frame.

19-year-old American Magnus Sheffield winning a stage for Ineos Grenadiers tops Andrew Hood's list of who's hot coming out of five days of racing in Southern Spain.

Ag2r-Citroën star still chasing the big win and enters 2022 classics campaign recharged after going 'full, full, full' in recent seasons.

Tour de Hoody: Sneaky tech, altitude camps, and classics riders desperately seeking form all featured in the Ruta del Sol.

Bora-Hansgrohe is quickly turning the page on the Peter Sagan era with aggressive racing and fresh victories.

Kämna kicks out of strong escape group for mountaintop victory, Poels withstands pressure on final climb to defend GC.

Dutch climber snatches race lead after early season altitude camp with 'the whole peloton' on Spain's Teide volcano.

Dutchman outsprints Alexey Lutsenko after pair attack the all-star breakaway, handing Poels GC honors ahead of final stage Sunday.

When two of its four starting riders screened for the coronavirus, team management said 'it was the right thing to do' to pull out of Spanish stage race.

Belgian superstar hopes to rediscover his winning legs just in time for a renewed assault on spring classics.

Hot off his breakout podium at the Vuelta a España, Jack Haig is putting the Tour de France at center of his ambitions for 2022.

Spiking omicron cases is putting the peloton on edge ahead of the spring classics and major stage races.

Magnus Sheffield hits first pro win in chaotic, attack-riddled third stage at Ruta del Sol with late-race pounce.

Young American kicks clear at one kilometer to go to score debut pro win after just eight race-days with Ineos Grenadiers.

After a rough and tumble 2021, Mikel Landa debuts his season with the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in his roadmap for 2022.

Danish sport director knows he can expect a call from the top if the team rolls a few weeks without a victory.

Colombian rider crashed late in stage 2 but bounced back to finish second and keep his GC hopes alive at the Ruta del Sol.

UAE Team Emirates rider wrestles overall race lead with well-timed, late attack.

WorldTour rookie is fine-tuning his form at this week's Ruta del Sol ahead of his debut in the spring classics at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne.

The Canadian rider out with the bug that almost stopped him from racing in the first place, while Guy Niv escapes broken bones in crash.

BikeExchange-Jayco owner Gerry Ryan helped secure a ticket to Super Bowl LVI for NFL fan Matt White.

Rune Herregodts reveals months-long planning behind opening-stage raid at Ruta del Sol victory.

Human Powered Health hits podium with second in opening stage at Ruta del Sol.

Norwegian stays upright as Bora rider is relegated by officials.

Matteo Trentin and Benoît Cosnefroy finished more than half a minute behind the small lead group.

GC field wide open against a very challenging route at the Vuelta a Andalucía.

UAE Emirates delivers tactical masterpiece to open three straight days of racing in Spain.

A full racing calendar through February will keep men's and women's peloton busy across the Iberian peninsula.

Riders postpone start of stage 4 at Ruta del Sol to express their dismay with safety issues.

Here's the news making headlines for Monday, May 17.

New calendar dates awarded to UCI WorldTour events seeking to be on the current year's calendar.

Worsening pandemic conditions across Europe see more postponements of early season races.

Teams planning to carry 'bubble' concept into pre-season training camps and early-season races through Europe.

Dylan Teuns won the final individual time trial as Jakob Fuglsang defended his lead in the GC to win the overall.

Australian Jack Haig tops Jakob Fuglsang and Mikel Landa in Granada to win the fourth stage. Fuglsang maintains his lead in the overall.

The defending Dane took advantage of a wrong turn by Landa and Teuns, and rocketed into the stage win.

Gonzalo Serrano takes stage 2 win with attack in final, steep kilometer

The overall winner of the 2019 Vuelta a Andalucía climbed to victory in stage 1 of the 2020 edition.

Races in Portugal and Spain provide important early season climbing and time trial tests for many marquee names.

Landa leads a strong Bahrain-McLaren team at the mountainous race.

Matteo Trentin wraps up a successful week for his Mitchelton-Scott team. Danish GC rider Jakob Fuglsang takes home the overall.

Fuglsang takes the overall from defending champion Wellens in Ruta's big climbing test.

Race leader Tim Wellens defies GC challengers with a victory in stage 3 time trial, setting up a battle on Saturday's mountain stage.

Matteo Trentin wins a tough sprint after a long day in the saddle, chasing down a surprise acceleration by Ivan Garcia.

After Astana bosses the final kilometers, Wellens waits until the last cobbled ramp to the finish to launch his winning attack.

These one-week stage races help us through the winter months. They can also provide key indicators of who will be winning big come summer.

Chris Froome was discreet both on and off the bike in his high-profile return to racing at the Ruta del Sol in Spain.

David de la Cruz won the final stage ITT at the Ruta del Sol on Sunday, as Tim Wellens secured the overall title.

Tim Wellens won the fourth stage of the Ruta del Sol on Saturday over Mikel Landa and took the lead in the GC.

Some top riders, like Tim Wellens and Tony Martin disagree with Froome's contention that the peloton welcomes his return.

Wout Poels attacks on Alto de las Allandas to take the overall lead after a win in stage 2 of Ruta del Sol in Spain.

Chris Froome’s return to the pro peloton didn’t ruffle any feathers Wednesday at Ruta del Sol, according to the Tour champ.

Thomas Boudat swoops in to win stage 1 of Ruta del Sol while Sacha Modolo celebrates too soon Wednesday.

The Sky rider faced an onslaught of questions before making his season debut Wednesday at the Ruta del Sol.

Team Sky focuses on bike racing at Ruta del Sol, despite the controversy surrounding Froome's pending Salbutamol case.

The Sky rider will kick off his season Wednesday at the Ruta del Sol.

Ordinarily a sleepy early season race, Ruta del Sol will draw much more attention this year as Chris Froome returns to racing.

The five-day race in Spain kicks of Feb. 14 and will provide a challenging route for the peloton.

The Ag2r-La Mondiale rider will be out for at least two weeks with an arm injury suffered at home.

Chris Froome will be part of Team Sky's line-up for the five-day stage race in Andalusia, southern Spain, which runs from February 14-18.

Tim Wellens won the final stage of Ruta del Sol as Alejandro Valverde held on to his narrow lead over Alberto Contador to win the overall.

Direct Energie’s Bryan Coquard won the fourth stage of Ruta del Sol, outsprinting Daniel Hoelgaard and Hugo Hofstetter on the road to Sevilla.

A busy week of racing heads into its final weekend as the professional peloton is scattered between the Tour of Oman, the Ruta del Sol in Spain to the Volta ao Algarve in Portugal.

Belgian Victor Campenaerts wins Ruta del Sol stage 3 time trial in Córdoba. Four-time race winner Alejandro Valverde regains overall lead.

Thibaut Pinot pulls back Alberto Contador on the mountaintop finish to win stage 2, as Contador takes the overall Ruta del Sol lead.

Alejandro Valverde attacks the final climb with Alberto Contador, then out-sprints a select group of six to win stage 1 in Andalucia.

Spain's Ruta del Sol race features top GC riders like Alberto Contador and four-time winner Alejandro Valverde.

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The Ruta del Sol slips through Tejay van Garderen's fingers as Alejandro Valverde sticks a long-range attack in the queen stage

Tejay van Garderen wins Ruta del Sol's stage 4 time trial and vaults into the overall lead with one day of racing remaining.

A late two-man break of Navarro and Fraile is caught in the last kilometer as Tinkoff's Oscar Gatto sprints to victory and Ben Swift takes GC lead.

French sprinter Nacer Bouhanni collects his first win of 2016 as well as the overall lead at Ruta del Sol in Spain.

Tinkoff's Daniele Bennati sprints to his first victory of the season in stage 1 of Ruta del Sol in Spain.

GC guys and classics stars alike will test their early season form at Ruta del Sol and Volta ao Algarve, which run concurrently in Spain and Portugal.