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On September 14, 2025, in Madrid, Spain, the Vuelta a Espana comes to an unprecedented halt as the final stage is canceled with 56 km to go due to large-scale pro-Palestinian protests in the heart of the Spanish capital. Despite a massive deployment of ar

Vuelta chief hits out at 'unacceptable' protest scenes

The head of Spain's premier cycling race delivered a stern rebuke to protesters who forced the abandonment of the Vuelta a Espana's final stage, calling the chaotic scenes "absolutely unacceptable."

Cycling • 15 Sep

Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and Team Visma | Lease a Bike - Red Leader Jersey and the peloton is at a standstill due to the pro-Palestinian protests in the city of Madrid during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 21 a 108km stage from Alalpard

Vingegaard wins Vuelta but final stage abandoned

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard won the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday but was denied crossing the line in triumph as the 21st and final stage of the three-week race was abandoned when pro-Palestinian protesters blocked the finish in Madrid.

Cycling • 14 Sep

Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and Team Visma | Lease a Bike - Red Leader Jersey celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 20 a 164.8km stage from Robledo de Chavela to Bola del Mundo. Puerto de Navacerra

Vuelta glory beckons for Vingegaard after stage 20 win

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard set himself up to win the 2025 Vuelta a Espana when he increased his overall lead with victory on Saturday's penultimate stage, leaving his closest rival Joao Almeida in his wake in the final kilometre.

Cycling • 13 Sep

Jasper Philipsen of Belgium and Team Alpecin - Deceuninck celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 19 a 161.9km stage from Rueda to Guijuelo / #UCIWT / on September 12, 2025 in Guijuelo, Spain.

Philipsen sprints to stage win, Vingegaard extends lead

Belgium's Jasper Philipsen won the 19th stage of the Vuelta a Espana in a bunch sprint at Guijuelo as overall leader Jonas Vingegaard added four seconds to his advantage over Joao Almeida

Cycling • 12 Sep

Filioppo Ganna after his time-trial success

Time-trial specialist Ganna stars on shortened course

Italian Filippo Ganna tore through the final third of Thursday's shortened individual time-trial to win stage 18 of the Vuelta a Espana in Valladolid, and third-placed Joao Almeida gained 10 seconds on overall leader Jonas Vingegaard.

Cycling • 11 Sep

Pro-Palestinians protesters wave Palestinian flags as riders wait to take the start of the 17th stage of the Vuelta a Espana, a 143 km race between O Barco de Valdeorras and Alto de El Morredero, Ponferrada

Pellizzari wins stage after riders make quit threat

Italy's Giulio Pellizzari powered away from a small group of riders in the final kilometres on the climb to the finish to win stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday, after riders had voted to neutralise the race if pro-Palestine protests caused more disruption.

Cycling • 10 Sep

Egan Bernal of Colombia and Team INEOS Grenadiers competes in the breakaway during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 16 a 167.9km stage from Poio to Mos. Castro de Herville on September 09, 2025 in Castro de Erville, Spain.

Bernal wins at Vuelta as protests cut stage 16 short

Pro-Palestinian protesters continue to disrupt the Vuelta a Espana, with Colombian Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) winning stage 16 which ended 8km before the scheduled finish at Castro de Herville.

Cycling • 09 Sep

MONFORTE DE LEMOS, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 07: A general view of Marco Frigo of Italy and Team Israel - Premier Tech, Eddie Dunbar of Ireland and Team Jayco AlUla, Mads Pedersen of Denmark and Team Lidl - Trek - Green Points Jersey, Magnus Sheffield of The Unit

Dunbar fifth on stage 15 at Vuelta a Espana

Ireland's Eddie Dunbar finished fifth on stage 15 of the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday as green jersey holder Mads Pedersen sprinted to victory, while fellow Dane Jonas Vingegaard retained the overall lead in the 167.8km ride from Vegadeo to Monforte de Lemos.

Cycling • 07 Sep

Soler energy too much for Vuelta rivals on stage 14

Marc Soler left the competition far behind with a solo attack on a climactic category one climb to win stage 14 of the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday as Jonas Vingegaard retained his lead in the general classification with a second-place finish.

Cycling • 06 Sep

SAINT-MEEN-LE-GRAND, FRANCE - JULY 12: Eddie Dunbar of Ireland and Team Jayco AlUla prior to the 112th Tour de France, Stage 8 a 197km stage from Saint-Meen-le-Grand to Laval (Espace Mayenne) / #UCIWT / on July 12, 2025 in Saint-Meen-le-Grand, France. (Ph

Dunbar finding form and eyeing Vuelta stage win

Ireland's Eddie Dunbar came into the Vuelta a Espana a little short of form but is feeling stronger and stronger as the Grand Tour progresses and is now targeting a stage win.

Cycling • 06 Sep

LOS CORRALES DE BUELNA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 04: Juan Ayuso of Spain and UAE Team Emirates - XRG celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 12 a 144.9km stage from Laredo to Los Corrales de Buelna / #UCIWT

Ayuso grabs second stage win but Vingegaard still first

Spain's Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) outsprinted compatriot Javier Romo (Movistar) to win stage 12 of the Vuelta a Espana on Thursday, his second stage win of this year's race, with Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) retaining the overall lead.

Cycling • 04 Sep

Riders redirected due to the presence of pro-Palestinian protesters at the finish line.during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 11 a 157.4km stage from Bilbao to Bilbao / Due to incidents at the finish line, the official times for the GC were

Vuelta stage 11 cut short due to protest disruption

There was no stage winner on stage 11 of the Vuelta a Espana, after race organisers ordered the race to finish three kilometres from the line due to pro-Palestinian protesters causing disruption at the finish in Bilbao.

Cycling • 03 Sep

EL FERIAL LARRA BELAGUA, SPAIN - AUGUST 02: (L-R) Alec Segaert of Belgium and Team Lotto and Archie Ryan of Ireland and Team EF Education - EasyPost compete in the breakaway during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 10 a 175.3km stage from Par

Ryan finishes fourth in stage ten of Vuelta

Archie Ryan had his highest finish of this year's Vuelta a Espana this afternoon, coming home in fourth place on Stage 10.

Cycling • 02 Sep

Team Visma-Lease a bike's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard celebrates crossing first the finish line of the 9th stage of the Vuelta a Espana, a 195 km race between Alfaro and Valdezcaray, on August 31, 2025.

Vingegaard makes big Vuelta gains after stage nine win

Two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard won stage nine of the Vuelta a Espana to shave nearly two minutes off the gap to overall leader Torstein Traeen, who is ahead by 37 seconds.

Cycling • 31 Aug

Philipsen wins stage eight as Traeen stays in red

Belgium's Jasper Philipsen sprinted to victory in stage eight of the Vuelta a Espana as Torstein Traeen retained the red jersey.

Cycling • 30 Aug

Juan Ayuso of Spain and UAE Team Emirates - XRG celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 7 a 188km stage from Andorra la Vella to Cerler. Huesca La Magia 1910m / #UCIWT / on August 29, 2025 in Cerler.

Ayuso bounces back to win Vuelta a Espana stage seven

Spaniard Juan Ayuso went alone on the climb to the finish to win stage seven of the Vuelta a Espana.

Cycling • 29 Aug

Team UAE's Australian rider Jay Vine celebrates winning the sixth stage of La Vuelta a Espana cycling tour, a 170 km race between Olot and Pal, in Andorra, on August 28, 2025. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP)

Vine takes stage six at Vuelta as Ryan finishes ninth

Australian Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) launched a solo attack from a breakaway group in the final 20 kilometres to win stage six of the Vuelta a Espana on Thursday, with Torstein Traeen of Norway taking second place and the overall race lead.

Cycling • 28 Aug

Competitors during Stage 5, a time trial, at the 2025 La Vuelta

Vingegaard reclaims Red as protest halts Israel PT

UAE Team Emirates-XRG won stage five of the Vuelta a Espana, a team time trial, while Visma-Lease a Bike came second which allowed Jonas Vingegaard to reclaim the red jersey from Groupama-FDJ's David Gaudu.

Cycling • 28 Aug

Ineos Grenadiers British rider Ben Turner celebrates winning the fourth stage of the Vuelta a Espana, a 192 km race between Susa and Voiron, in the Alps, on August 26, 2025.

Turner takes timely stage four win at Vuelta a Espana

Britain's Ben Turner (Ineos Grenadiers) outfoxed Belgian Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) in a sprint finish to win stage four of the Vuelta a Espana, with Frenchman David Gaudu taking the leader's red jersey from Jonas Vingegaard.

Cycling • 26 Aug

Team Groupama-FDJ's French rider David Gaudu celebrates winning the third stage of the Vuelta a Espana, a 134 km race between San Maurizio Canavese and Ceres, in Italy's Piemonte region, on August 25, 2025.

Vingegaard stays top on contrasting day for Irish duo

Frenchman David Gaudu of team Groupama-FDJ outwitted his rivals on the late hairpin turns to win stage three of the Vuelta a Espana today, as Jonas Vingegaard came third to retain the overall lead after a 139km ride from San Maurizio Canavese to Ceres in Italy.

Cycling • 25 Aug

NOVARA, ITALY - AUGUST 23: (L-R) Stage winner Jasper Philipsen of Belgium and Team Alpecin - Deceuninck, Orluis Aular of Venezuela and Team Movistar and Ethan Vernon of Great Britain and Team Israel - Premier Tech sprint at finish line during the La Vuelt

Philipsen sprints to victory as Vuelta starts in Turin

Jasper Philipsen pipped Britain's Ethan Vernon to victory in a sprint finish at the end of the first stage of the Vuelta a Espana in Novara, Italy.

Cycling • 23 Aug

Dunbar and Ryan aiming for success as Vuelta commences

Eddie Dunbar will be looking to repeat the feat and make it a memorable summer as he sets out on the final Grand Tour of the season, La Vuelta Espana.

Cycling • 22 Aug

Roglic wins a record equalling fourth title, having picked up three in a row between 2019 and 2021

Roglic wins fourth Vuelta as Dunbar places 11th overall

Slovenia's Primoz Roglic sealed a record-equalling fourth Vuelta a Espana title on Sunday after retaining his overall lead in the final stage of the race, a 24.6 km individual time-trial in Madrid which was won by Stefan Kung.

Cycling • 08 Sep 24

Primoz Roglic celebrates on the podium wearing the overall leader red jersey

Dunbar seventh as Roglic seizes lead after stage 19 win

Ireland's Eddie Dunbar finished seventh as a strategic breakaway on the final gruelling ascent in the mountains of northern Spain secured Slovenian Primoz Roglic victory in stage 19 of the Vuelta a Espana, as well as the leader's red jersey

Cycling • 06 Sep 24

Kaden Groves sports the Green Points Jersey as he celebrates at finish line

Groves wins Vuelta stage 17 as O'Connor leads overall

Australia's Kaden Groves secured his third stage win of the Vuelta a Espana with a perfectly timed sprint in Stage 17.

Cycling • 04 Sep 24