Vuelta a España

Sepp Kuss took on Ineos Grenadiers and prevailed during Tuesday's stage 1 of the Vuelta a España.

Two-time champion Chris Froome couldn't keep pace on the opening stage at Vuelta a España.

Chris Froome appeared to struggle in the first stage in his final grand tour with the Ineos Grenadiers.

Primož Roglič and Tom Dumoulin lead at Vuelta a España, with Sepp Kuss as wingman.

Uncertain weather, COVID challenges and a deep field set up Vuelta a España as fitting end to unprecedented season.

One staffer each from Bahrain-McLaren and Sunweb test positive in pre-race screenings ahead of the Vuelta a Espanã.

Chris Froome vows to be a helper for team leader Richard Carapaz at Vuelta a España in final race with Ineos Grenadiers.

A TV campaign is asking the public not to come cheer on fans at Vuelta a España.

Names, quick facts, and the jerseys of the teams competing in the 2020 Vuelta a España.

Chris Froome in final race in Ineos Grenadiers jersey at Vuelta a España.

Lawson Craddock leaves Giro d'Italia to attend birth.

Vuelta a España officials urging fans to stay at home as health conditions worsen in Spain.

No fans in Spain's rowdy Basque Country will be allowed to line key climbs in the first week of this year's race.

Monday is last 'day off' for peloton as revised WorldTour calendar hits overdrive.

Race director Javier Guillén finds hope in seeing the Tour reach Paris, plans to mimic COVID protocol used in France.

The promising Norwegian will join Chris Froome in 2021 as the team expands its GC base.

Texan speaks of hopes and expectations for the season, family life, and testing his time trial on Zwift.

German-based team to hunt stages at the Tour, with Kelderman leading challenge for GC at the Giro.

Frenchman to follow light pre-Tour de France schedule to save bullets for challenge at Vuelta a España in fall.

Vuelta director hopes to see Egan Bernal at start of 2020 Vuelta.

An already challenging Spanish grand tour sees the addition of hillier profiles that will replace a pair of stages across Portugal.

Doubling up the Vuelta a España and Tour de France an ideal solution for riders looking to maximize race days in condensed calendar.

Dutch medic says 'cycling in a peloton is more risky than playing soccer on a large field.'

Race director 'optimistic' for future of Vuelta a España though acknowledges it won't be straightforward.

Up-and-coming sprinter denied Tour spot by veteran teammate Kristoff, misses opportunity at cobbled monuments due to calendar clashes.

Vuelta organizers pushing on with preparations while recognizing race will need ultimate approval of health authorities.

The prospect of racing into November means top pro cyclists are in no rush to hit peak form.

Away from the Tour and main block of classics, Vuelta could see strong start sheets and be able to mimic safety protocol proven successful elsewhere.

Two of the Vuelta's 18 planned stages won't be going to its neighbor, but a scheduled crossing into France remains part of 2020 course.

New Basque project and Quintana's Arkea team are overlooked for Vuelta while officials look for world's Plan-B.

The Spanish tour got the dates it wanted in hopes of better weather, but it's keeping its potentially risky border-crossings.

Spanish manager assures that his 28-rider roster can still target its top goals, but admits new calendar could see more disruption.

Giro d'Italia fell foul of a scheduling puzzle that will leave it battling the classics and Vuelta a España for riders' attention this October.

A women's Paris-Roubaix is part of cycling's abbreviated calendar that sees monuments and grand tours elbowed into little more than three months.

The Giro d'Italia moves to October and overlaps with the cobbled classics and the first week of the 18-stage Vuelta a España. The UCI Women's WorldTour calendar sees the addition of ladies Paris-Roubaix.

Leaked calendar suggests a Giro-Vuelta overlap and monument races falling inside grand tour racing blocks.

Expats and Spanish pros will be allowed to train alone within their home region starting Monday as restrictions begin to ease in Spain.

Guillén not concerned by prospect of riders staying away from late-season Vuelta due to inclement weather or packed schedules.

Spanish grand tour vows to push on as Clásica San Sebastián and Itzulia Basque Country are both canceled for 2020.

Vuelta organizers working to have the Netherlands open their race in 2022.

40-year-old Spanish cycling star Alejandro Valverde is planning on racing the Tour, world championships, and Vuelta in re-shaped season.

Javier Guillén speaks out in defense of Vuelta, highlighting that the whole calendar needs to be saved, not just the Tour.

Pro cycling races could resume in early August according to a leaked calendar.

Reports suggest a start date of October 24 on northern coast of Spain, with originally-planned Dutch start delayed to 2022.

Van der Poel's Tour de France ambitions take a front seat now Olympics are off the agenda for 2020.

Urán considers there to be just three economically strong teams in the peloton and fears sponsor marketing cuts could push many to the brink.

The Outer Line argues that the UCI's proposed 2020 calendar is simply too risky to be realistic.

From shortened grand tours to the all-important questions around safety, there's a lot to pick over after the UCI revealed its plans for the 2020 season. Let's roundtable!

The new 2020 pro cycling calendar is still dependent on a reduction of the COVID-19 virus around the world.

A condensed racing program with Tour de France starting in late August will serve as a salve for teams and organizers, but it comes burdened with responsibility.

Officials finalize roadmap for resumption of racing set to begin with the Tour in late August, with the Giro and Vuelta slated to follow in late September.

There are a number of perplexing questions around how the remainder of the 2020 racing calendar could potentially play out – which races will still be held, how competing races will be scheduled.

The new Tour dates will be in direct conflict with the Vuelta a España.

All three grand tours to retain 21-day format, insists Giro boss.

Race organizers are mapping out blueprints for redesigned courses, with new dates, and enhanced health and safety measures to ensure rider and fan safety.

Former world and Olympic champion raises concerns over attendance at Tour de Frane and re-scheduling of Giro d'Italia.

Independent study by University of Murcia highlights social and touristic benefits for localities that hosted last year's Vuelta a Espana.

Losing at Zwift, making raclette, and drinking cocktails – Coloradan climber is taking life easy with his girlfriend in Puigcerdà, Girona.

Organizers of cycling's grand tours are so far insisting that their respective race days be respected in new-look calendar.

Consensus is building for a calendar spanning from July through November, as UCI tries to build a racing roadmap while satisfying varying interests.

We pick over the major talking points arising from this week's news of the postponement of the Olympic Games and rumors of a bare-bones Tour de France. Let's roundtable!

The story of Primož Roglič’s unimaginable rise to the top of Grand Tour racing.

Eight summit finishes, one time trial, one team time trial feature in Vuelta a Espana's route for 2020.

Van der Poel's aim to race the Vuelta a Espana in 2020 put in peril as race organizer reveals his need to prioritze Spanish teams for wildcard slots.

Reports suggest a return to the Spanish grand tour's hardest climb next year in what's shaping up to be another climber-friendly route

Roubaix, Flanders, Vuelta all on provisional road schedule for 2020 alongside challenge for Olympic mountain bike title.

Who has had a better season: Egan Bernal or Primoz Roglic? Il Lombardia could feature a showdown between the two stars of 2019.

The revelation of the 2019 Vuelta a España, Tadej Pogačar won three stages and attacked his way onto the final podium. Today, we examine his power data from the final two stages, including his victory on stage 20.

Spain loses one of its most emblematic teams as the Basque outfit will shutter at the end of 2019.

The revelation of the 2019 Vuelta a España, Tadej Pogačar won three stages and attacked his way onto the final podium. Today, we examine his power data from the second half of the race.

The revelation of the 2019 Vuelta a España, Tadej Pogačar won three stages and attacked his way onto the final podium. Today, we examine his power data from the first half of the race.

Kiel Reijnen says younger riders are getting more freedom from team directors to race for the win—and that's a good thing.

Bobby Julich and Gus Morton get you up to speed on what went down in the final week of the Vuelta a España, the Canadian WorldTour races, and the Tour of Britain.

Why this year's Vuelta a España was a race of the past, present, and future. Plus, Maghalie Rochette takes us inside her cyclocross World Cup win.

The Vuelta saw the strands of the past, present and future weave together in stunning fashion

The Slovenian wasted no time after winning the Spanish grand tour to say that the Tour is at the center of his ambitions.

The Slovenian makes history following a near-flawless Vuelta victory that confirmed he is a grand tour powerhouse.

Primoz Roglic finished in the bunch to secure the red jersey, which he had held since stage 10.

20-year-old Pogacar went long to steal the white jersey and a podium spot of the penultimate stage of the race, as countryman Primoz Roglic held firm to keep the overall lead.

Cooler heads prevailed ahead of the Vuelta's penultimate stage following a wild ride that saw Movistar at the center of controversy.