Vuelta a España

Cort also won stages 6 and 12 earlier in the three-week race.

Here's what Primož Roglič, Rui Oliveira, and others said after Magnus Cort Nielsen sprinted to a third Vuelta stage win.

Primož Roglič maintains the GC lead on a day that saw the top-10 change due to crashes.

Julio Jiménez was one of the best pure climbers in the golden age in the 1960s and his career overlapped with Bahamontes, Anquetil and Merckx.

Just like it did for Mark Cavendish at the Tour de France, Deceuninck-Quick-Step is shepherding its Dutch sprinter through the mountains.

A tough one to predict, but probably a sprint finish of some kind?

Primož Roglič is three stages away from securing his third straight overall victory at the Vuelta a España.

Here's what Enric Mas, Jack Haig, and others said after stage 18 of the 2021 Vuelta a España.

Primož Roglič held on to his general classification lead and finished second on the day.

The Gamoniteiru sees longer, steadier grades, but the Angliru packs a punch with its 25-percent ramps — the pros agreed that the Angliru remains in a class of its own.

With the memory of losing last year's Tour de France on the final day, Primož Roglič goes into the final stages of the Vuelta with caution despite extending his GC lead.

Primož Roglič padded his advantage a day after he regained the lead of the general classification.

Here's the news making headlines for Thursday, September 2.

Stage 18 is the best opportunity remaining at the Vuelta for the climbers to make their mark.

The hardest stage of the Vuelta and one that seems likely to be won by a GC contender.

Roglič went on a long range attack with Egan Bernal on the second climb of the day.

Here's what Sepp Kuss, Miguel Ángel López, and others said after the two-time defending Vuelta a España champion regained the race lead.

On this week's episode we discuss the latest controversy in U.S. gravel racing, and we analyze the Vuelta's final week.

With Primož Roglič taking control of the red leader's jersey, the tug-of-war for the final podium spots will heat up in the closing stages of the Vuelta a España.

Egan Bernal said he just wanted to have fun on the bike as he launched a long-range attack on stage 17 of the Vuelta a España. It didn't work out, but he still had fun.

Roglič takes huge 2:22 lead over Enric Mas as Jumbo-Visma dominates the first of two back-to-back mountain stages at the Vuelta.

Is the hyped Gamoniteiru climb the 'next big thing' in the Vuelta a España, or a gimmick that will not shape the GC? The pros chime in.

Odd Eiking's race-lead ends as Primož Roglič retakes the red jersey with a dominant display of climbing.

Bou became king for a day when Valencia welcomed its home rider with painted roads and party passion – and Bou reciprocated with a ride fit for his hero 'El Pistolero.'

Here's the news making headlines for Wednesday, September 1.

A tough day of racing in the mountains.

The final lead up to the sprint was hectic, but Jakobsen was on the top of his game.

Here's what Michael Matthews, Matteo Trentin, and others said after the green jersey rocketed to another stage win.

Women's racing is in full swing.

Egan Bernal wants to go big in the final mountain stages of the Vuelta a España, but he says that taking a big amount of time on Primož Roglič will be difficult.

Grand tour rookie gets first taste of breakaway effort in stage 16 as he hones form and ambitions ahead of world championships, Paris-Roubaix.

Odd Eiking donned the leader's jersey for another day, with no changes to the general classification.

Stages 17 and 18 to the iconic Covadonga and leg-breaking Gamoniteiru climbs this week are set to crush hopes of many GC pretenders.

We dive into the power numbers of Sepp Kuss and Jack Haig from the second week of the Vuelta a España.

Carlos Verona was inspired to take up racing when he saw the 2003 Vuelta a España go through his hometown and he hasn't looked back since.

WorldTour pro looks to return to Unbound after crashing out in opening hours of this year's race, also plans to race Leadville, SBT GRVL.

One for the sprinters.

Colombian star leaves door open on Pogačar clash even as he continues to fight in the Vuelta a España that he admits he likely won't win.

Olympic mountain bike gold medalist will skip Paris-Roubaix after road worlds to attend to a minor knee injury.

Miguel Ángel Lopez believes he and Enric Mas will need two minutes on Primož Roglič ahead of final TT to win the Vuelta a España.

Roglič faces race against time and growing pressure as third red jersey remains far from his reach.

Eiking praised the work of his Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux teammates after successfully protecting the race lead at the Vuelta.

Rafal Majka took a spectacular victory on the mountainous stage 15 of the Vuelta a España after going solo 87.4 km from the finish.

Here's what the stars said after Rafał Majka flew solo and Odd Christian Eiking continued to defy expectations at the Vuelta on Sunday.

Odd Christian Eiking retains red jersey after huge effort by his team, Adam Yates nabs 15 seconds in GC battle.

Carapaz cites heat for Vuelta abandon, starts looking toward 2022 after scoring Olympic title and Tour de France podium this year.

Jay Vine is riding his first Grand Tour, which also happens to be his first WorldTour race, and on stage 14 he climbed to third after crashing hard earlier in the day.

Stage 14 winner Romain Bardet celebrates Team DSM’s third victory at the 2021 Vuelta a España.

Carapaz called it a day on stage 14 of the Vuelta, closing out a busy block of racing that included the Tour de Suisse, Tour de France and the Tokyo Olympics.

A day for the climbers.

Bardet kept his powder dry in the breakaway before launching a devastating attack on the final climb to Pico Villuercas.

Here's what the GC contenders said after the top favorites hit lockdown on the Pico Villuercas summit finish.

Zwift Academy winner is making strong impression in his grand tour debut, and delivers gutsy comeback following high-speed crash in stage 14.

Bardet wins out of 18-strong breakaway, GC battle simmers ahead of another tough mountain stage Sunday.

This should be a day for the GC contenders.

Fabio Jakobsen lost touch in the finale of Vuelta stage 13 but Deceuninck-QuickStep won anyway.

A series of roundabouts and corners caused splits in the peloton.

Here's the news making headlines for Friday, August 27.

Here's what Matteo Trentin, Fabio Jakobsen, and others said after Florian Sénéchal won the flat and fast stage.

Some quick thinking and a strong sprint from Florian Sénéchal saved Deceuninck-Quick-Step after Fabio Jakobsen cracked in the final kilometers.

Odd Christian Eiking rolled through another day in the overall race lead, while Egan Bernal hitched a ride at the back of the sprint trains to try to put time into his GC rivals.

Long-running Basque team returns to Vuelta after eight-year absence, bringing its fervent orange-clad fans and social ambitions with it.

A day for the sprinters.

Odd Christian Eiking's run in the red jersey continues with no time lost on stage 12.

Here's what Michael Matthews, Matteo Trentin, and others said after Magnus Cort Nielsen punched to the stage win.

Primož Roglič and Adam Yates took a tumble on stage 12 of the Vuelta a España but avoided any time losses or serious injuries.

Thermometers peak above 109F in Thursday's 12th stage, but cooler weather offers reprieve in the final week.

Odd Christian Eiking retains race leader's jersey with no changes to the top-10 of the GC.

Primož Roglič has twice lost the Vuelta a España's red jersey on purpose. Why has he done it and can he win it back when it really matters?

In 2016, Jetse Bol started studying Spanish to better integrate into his Colombian team. Now, at Burgos-BH, he's fluent in the language and that much more a part of the team.

Looks like it could be another one for the breakaway, or maybe a reduced bunch sprint?

Odd Christian Eiking kept the red jersey after finishing in tenth, 11 seconds down on Roglič.

Here's what Odd Eiking, Enric Mas, and others said after Primož Roglič stamped authority on the final ascent, up the Valdepeñas ‘wall.’

Philipsen developed a fever overnight and opted to go home to recover for the remainder of the season.

Enric Mas and Miguel Ángel López continue to press Primož Roglič in the Vuelta a España.

Primož Roglič brushes off crash 24 hours earlier to reclaim momentum going into hardest part of Vuelta a España.