Stage 9: Summit finish before first rest day suggests all-out action
Steep finishing climb promises exciting finale.
Steep finishing climb promises exciting finale.
Constant ups and downs to put riders under pressure.
Day appears destined for a mass sprint finish.
GC riders to go head to head again in demanding finale.
GC riders unlikely to be under pressure but need to stay out of trouble.
This year’s Vuelta a España offers few chances for the peloton’s quickest finishers.
An early showdown between the general classification contenders.
Terrain could thin out stage contenders and reveal early form.
A chance for the strongest squads to make gains.
The Vuelta boasts the strongest GC field of the season's grand tours – we pick the favorites, dark horses, and outsiders.
'I came here to improve, I think I did that'. Victory at Vuelta a Burgos sees Roglič swagger toward Vuelta unbeaten in season's stage races.
Team trainer lifts lid on framework that forged Vingegaard's yellow jersey dominance – how will it carry the Dane into Vuelta a España?
Ineos Grenadiers come out swinging in quest to win its first grand tour in two years with Arensman, Ganna also part of blockbuster selection.
New world TT champion heads to altitude to hone form before Spanish grand tour.
Kuss will start his fifth-straight grand tour in support of Roglič and Vingegaard in the quest for the team's grand tour sweep.
The reigning champions of all three grand tours set to clash at the Spanish grand tour, starting August 26 in Barcelona.
Five-stage Vuelta a Burgos is always a good measure of Vuelta form: Roglič returns to action for first time since winning Giro d'Italia.
Intermediate and finish-line time bonuses are in play in Friday's final stage to close out the Polish tour.
Evenepoel dismisses transfer rumors as 'small bullshit', rates his form for title defences at San Sebastián, road worlds, Vuelta a España.
If Vingegaard or Roglič win the Vuelta a España, Jumbo-Visma will be the first team to sweep a season's grand tours – and its reputation will be changed forever.
'He deserves a bit of calm', but no rest for a hungry bike racer: Pogačar to take aim at rainbow jersey and considers future runs at Giro and Vuelta.
Four-time winner blames mechanicals for derailing his Tour ambitions and he's now at home watching from sidelines.
Jumbo-Visma wins grand tours when the Colorado climbing ace is on the start list.
From brutal climbs to great coffee and Italy's living history, the Giro is unlike any race on the calendar: 'The Giro is unique.'
'It’s not that I want to give up on the idea of being a leader, but it’s no longer a pressure': Kuss continues to relish role as Tour de France superdomestique.
The two-time world time trial champion says he's done with racing: 'It will definitely be my last as a professional.'
Less than one year after his career-threatening crash, Bernal debuts new season at Vuelta a San Juan.
The Vuelta revealed a cartoonish 10-climb stage for its 2023 edition – in homage, we look back at some of the grand tour's most madcap moments.
Ten summit finales, two time trials, and a typical climb-heavy route highlights the 2023 Vuelta route.
The growing gap between the WorldTour's haves and have-nots will shape the grand tour narrative in 2023.
Eight summit finishes on tap for what typically works out as the wildest grand tour of the season.
The Vuelta a España podium finisher says that technology and information is helping young riders beat more experienced rivals.
Spanish teen ace hopes to win the Vueta a España in 2023 as he follows hot in the wheeltracks of his illustrious UAE Emirates captain.
British breakaway-botherer looking to build on Tour de France, Flanders top-10s as he moves toward front of Bahrain-Victorious team bus.
We play hypothetical team manager and argue who we'd sign if we had the checkbook to take our pick among the peloton's biggest stars.
The new deal comes as the women's event grows to seven days.
British climbing ace sees new opportunities to show his worth in the mountains as part of a growing 'Remco Express.'
Van Avermaet celebrates Belgium's newest cycling superstar: 'We can expect a lot more from Remco in the future.'
Aussie climber talks of horror hotels and squeeze on personal spending in his opening seasons in the pro peloton.
Rising Australian prospect will debut in new team colors at Santos Tour Down Under and 'guarantees' he will not race the Tour de France.
'I was sitting behind Remco in the bus and then I realized that he was a bit quieter than usual. But as a leader, he hid that very well,' said Louis Vervaeke.
Sepp Kuss on 2023 goals: 'I'd like to go back to the Tour and later the Vuelta'
We dive into the power numbers of the best climbers in the world at the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France, and Vuelta a España.
Grand tour leadership not on the table for Kuss in 2023 after establishing role of Tour de France mountain mega domestique.
20-year-old sensation carries Pogačar-esque grand tour and Ardennes ambition into 2023: 'He is the example to follow.'
Quick-Step boss warns new world champion Remco Evenepoel not to party too much this winter ahead of pressure-cooked 2023.
Barcelona and Madrid are confirmed as the start and finish of the 2023 Spanish grand tour, and organizers promise some 'surprises' in between.
Spanish veteran to finally call time on long and sometimes controversial career with four races in Italy.
Evenepoel takes top favorite status in Sunday's time trial after Vuelta a España victory, but isn't getting caught up in the hype.
And Jumbo-Visma's controversial PR statement.
Evenepoel joins Jai Hindley as a 2022 grand tour winner on the Specialized S-Works Tarmac.
'Everyone knows he’s a super talent but when the time is right we’ll try and fight against them,' says Quick-Step AlphaVinyl boss.
From the great Spanish resurgence to a media-machine meltdown, here's the things you need to know from the 2022 Vuelta a España.
'I never thought to stop': Colombian leadout man in disbelief after pinching stage win from the favorites in Madrid.
Juan Sebastian Molano takes the final stage for UAE Team Emirates.
Pogačar on facing off against Evenepoel and other young GC guns: 'We're going to have a fantastic couple of years battling each other.'
Ineos Grenadiers' newest GC contender falls from fifth to seventh in final day of classification racing as earlier injuries dig deep.
Movistar's final assault on red jersey runs out of steam but Mas books in for second overall after disaster Tour de France.
Former Vuelta a España winner points to Juan Ayuso and Carlos Rodríguez as stars of the future.
Roglič's teammate Rohan Dennis: 'The only people who can comment are Fred and Primož. It’s a tale of two stories really isn’t it.'
The sprinters get one last chance on the streets of Madrid.
The combination of Thymen Arensman's determination and the misfortune of Carlos Rodríguez created the only shifts on stage 20.
Thymen Arensman takes second on the final mountain stage but Remco Evenepoel takes a commanding lead to Madrid.
Evenepoel entered the front echelon alongside fellow Gen-Z stars Pogačar, Vingegard and Bernal, but how long will he stay there?
The 19-year-old Ayuso lives up to hype as next Spanish stage-race supremo with third place on grand tour debut.
Bahrain Victorious officials lambast the Jumbo-Visma response: 'Our rider does not deviate from his racing line before the incident.'
Thymen Arensman takes second on the final mountain stage but Evenepoel takes a commanding lead into the final stage.
'Jumbo Visma have been successful only in starting fan conflicts and causing a huge upset on social media, all at the expense of one of their most valuable assets and the reputation of one of the most beloved athletes in the peloton,' writes Kate Wagner.
Team boss Unzué confident in team backing for 2023 as it dangles above WorldTour 'relegation zone.'
Wright set to co-captain youthful British team with options for Wollongong and into the future: 'At some point, one of us will be world champion.'
The last day in the mountains at the 2022 Vuelta!
Plugge: 'I'm glad that Primoz is speaking out, looking in the mirror and naming the behaviour of riders as well.'
Day's breakaway at La Vuelta controlled as GC riders keep powder dry.
Everything to fight for on Saturday’s penultimate stage.
Riders have everything to gain and lose on the final day in the mountains.
Bahrain Victorious officials lambast the Jumbo-Visma response: 'Our rider does not deviate from his racing line before the incident.'
Evenepoel closes in on red jersey but remains wary of an Enric Mas and Movistar onslaught in multi-mountain test Saturday.
Day's breakaway controlled as GC riders keep powder dry.
Jumbo-Visma team boss, Richard Plugge says that there needs to be a 'change of behavior' in the bunch.
'There’s still a couple options and alleyways we’re pursuing to work it out.' Craddock chasing the paperwork to take top Vuelta a España form to worlds.