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Wout van Aert celebrates at the finish line after winning stage 10

Van Aert sprints to third Vuelta stage win

Wout Van Aert won the 10th stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday after a last-ditch sprint took him past Quentin Pacher who finished in second place, three seconds behind.

Cycling • 27 Aug 24

Sepp Kuss (centre) celebrates with team-mates

Kuss wins Vuelta in Jumbo-Visma clean sweep

Sepp Kuss became the first American to win a Grand Tour in 10 years as he sealed Vuelta a Espana victory in Madrid.

Cycling • 17 Sep 23

Team Alpecin's Australian rider Kaden Groves crosses the line first, followed by Filippo Ganna (centre)

Groves wins second successive stage at Vuelta

Kaden Groves held off Filippo Ganna on the line to take his second consecutive stage win at the Vuelta a Espana.

Cycling • 30 Aug 23

Four people arrested for foiled Vuelta stage sabotage

Four people have been arrested in the Spanish northeastern region of Catalonia for an alleged attempt to sabotage a stage of the Vuelta a Espana cycling race, Spanish Police said.

Cycling • 29 Aug 23

Remco Evenepoel crossing the line in the Andorran town of Arinsal

Evenepoel wins Vuelta stage three to take red jersey

Defending champion Remco Evenepoel delivered a perfectly timed sprint to take victory in stage three of the Vuelta a Espana on Monday, beating Jonas Vingegaard and Juan Ayuso to the finish line as he also claimed the leader's red jersey.

Cycling • 28 Aug 23

Marc Soler celebrates as he crosses the finish line

Soler's Spanish delight as Roglic relinquishes red

Marc Soler ended Spain's two-year wait for a stage winner at a Grand Tour as a late solo attack earned him victory on stage five of the Vuelta a Espana.

Cycling • 24 Aug 22

Primoz Roglic will compete in the Vuelta a Espana

Rogic and Bernal both poised to return from injury

Three-times winner Primoz Roglic will race the final Grand Tour of the season, the Vuelta a Espana, despite suffering serious injuries in last month's Tour de France, his team Jumbo-Visma confirmed.

Cycling • 15 Aug 22

Primoz Roglic took his third straight red jersey

Roglic claims Vuelta hat-trick with stage 21 victory

Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) rode to victory on stage 21 of the Vuelta a Espana and claimed a third straight red jersey in the process.

Cycling • 05 Sep 21

Damiano Caruso of Italy and Team Bahrain Victorious

Caruso solos to Vuelta stage win in mountains

Italian rider Damiano Caruso won stage nine of the Vuelta a Espana after a tremendous solo display in the mountains of Andalusia, while reigning champion Primoz Roglic came second to increase his overall lead.

Cycling • 22 Aug 21

Fabio Jakobsen crosses the line for his stage win

Jakobsen claims emotional victory on Vuelta stage four

Deceuninck–Quick-Step rider Fabio Jakobsen sprinted to victory on stage four of the Vuelta a Espana, earning the green jersey for the points classification in the process.

Cycling • 17 Aug 21

Roglic stays on course to retain Vuelta title

Primoz Roglic teetered in the final ascent but was poised to retain his Vuelta title after keeping the overall lead in the penultimate stage, a 178.2-km mountain trek from Sequeros won by France's David Gaudu.

Cycling • 07 Nov 20

Wellens outmanoeuvred Canadian Michael Woods on the final bend

Wellens earns second stage win at Vuelta, Roglic leads

Belgian Tim Wellens won today's hilly stage 14 at the Vuelta a Espana as defending champion Primoz Roglic maintained his lead over Richard Carapaz in the general classification.

Cycling • 04 Nov 20

Michael Woods crosses the line to take stage seven

Woods takes Vuelta stage 7, Martin still third overall

Michael Woods burst clear with just over one kilometre remaining to win the seventh stage of the Vuelta a Espana in Villaneuva de Valdegovia.

Cycling • 27 Oct 20

Dan Martin (left) enjoyed another fine day in Spain

Martin bags another podium placing at Vuelta

Ireland's Dan Martin claimed his second consecutive top-three finish on stage two of the Vuelta a Espana, moving up to second in the general classification.

Cycling • 21 Oct 20

Dan Martin was third in the opening stage of the Vuelta

Dan Martin third on opening stage of Vuelta

Ireland's Dan Martin made a blistering start to the 2020 Vuelta De Espana, finishing third on the opening stage, a mere second behind defending champion Primoz Roglic.

Cycling • 20 Oct 20

Vuelta Espana could be staged in Yorkshire

Vuelta a Espana organisers retain an interest in bringing the Spanish Grand Tour to Yorkshire but have indicated it remains some way off and cannot happen before 2024.

Cycling • 01 Nov 19

Nicolas Roche had hoped to compete again before the end of season

Test reveals Roche fractured his kneecap

Nicolas Roche, who was forced to abandon the Vuelta a Espana after a heavy crash on stage six, will be sidelined for longer than expected after tests revealed he had suffered a fractured left patella.

Cycling • 04 Sep 19

Primoz Roglic having a drink after the race

Roglic wins Vuelta stage 10 and stays in red

Primoz Roglic won the stage 10 time trial at the Vuelta a Espana to take control of the red jersey.

Cycling • 03 Sep 19

Team Sunweb finished third on the first stage of the Vuelta

Strong Vuelta start for Roche and Bennett

Nicolas Roche and Sam Bennett both made a decent start to the 2019 Vuelta a Espana.

Cycling • 24 Aug 19

Yates will take a lead of one minute 46 seconds into Sunday's final processional stage to Madrid.

Yates closes in on Vuelta title after finishing third

Britain's Simon Yates all but assured himself victory in the Vuelta a Espana by finishing third in Saturday's 20th and penultimate stage.

Cycling • 15 Sep 18

Viviani takes second Vuelta stage victory

Italian Elia Viviani sprinted to a second stage victory at the Vuelta a Espana while Briton Simon Yates retained his slender, one-second lead in the general classification after stage 10.

Cycling • 04 Sep 18

Chris Froome stretched his lead at the Vuelta

Froome rebounds to gain ground on Nibali

Chris Froome rebounded superbly to increase his overall lead in the Vuelta a Espana with a lightning late attack which left nearest challenger Vincenzo Nibali in his wake on Thursday's 18th stage.

Cycling • 07 Sep 17

Chris Froome is closing in on another Grand Tour win

Froome moves a minute clear in the Vuelta

Chris Froome extended his overall lead in La Vuelta after Colombian rider Miguel Angel Lopez won the mountainous 129-kilometre 15th stage from Alcala la Real to Sierra Nevada.

Cycling • 03 Sep 17

Matteo Trentin claimed his third Vuelta stage win

Trentin outsprints rivals for third Vuelta stage win

Matteo Trentin completed a hat-trick of stage wins in the Vuelta A Espana by finishing fastest in the bunch sprint at the end of Stage 13 while Chris Froome retained his overall lead.

Cycling • 01 Sep 17

Nicolas Roche is keep the pressure up on Chris Froome

Ireland's Nicolas Roche back up to third at Vuelta

Ireland's Nicolas Roche moved back up to third place in the general classification of the Vuelta a Espana after stage six from Vila-real to Sagunt.

Cycling • 24 Aug 17