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Aru reclaimed the red jersey as an isolated Tom Dumoulin tumbled down the general classification standings

Fabio Aru poised for Vuelta victory

Fabio Aru is poised for victory in the Vuelta a Espana after turning the screw on Tom Dumoulin to extend Holland's 35-year wait for a Grand Tour champion.

Cycling • 13 Sep 15

Tom Dumoulin in the Vuelta a Espana leader's red jersey

Dumoulin closing in on Vuelta win

Tom Dumoulin moved closer to the Vuelta a Espana title by increasing his lead in the red jersey to six seconds on Friday's stage 19.

Cycling • 11 Sep 15

Nicolas Roche celebrates on the podium after winning the 18th stage

Nicolas Roche wins stage 18 of La Vuelta a Espana

Ireland's Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) has outsprinted Spain's Haimar Zubeldia (Trek Factory) to claim victory in stage 18 of La Vuelta a Espana.

Cycling • 11 Sep 15

Tom Dumoulin takes the lead in Spain with just four stages left in Vuelta a Espana

Dumoulin leads Vuelta after blistering time trial

Dutchman Tom Dumoulin rocketed into the lead at the Vuelta a Espana when he crushed his main rivals in Wednesday's 17th stage time trial.

Cycling • 09 Sep 15

Nicolas Roche lies 16th overall in La Vuelta

Roche third as Oliveira wins Vuelta stage 13

Portuguese Nelson Oliveira of the Lampre-Merida team caught his breakaway companions off guard to win the 13th stage of La Vuelta on Friday, while Ireland's Nicolas Roche finished third to continue his strong performance on the third grand tour of the year.

Cycling • 04 Sep 15

Danny van Poppel celebrates stage victory

Danny van Poppel takes Vuelta stage 12

Dutchman Danny van Poppel won the 12th stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Thursday despite suffering a puncture about 10km from the finish line.

Cycling • 03 Sep 15

Chris Froome out of Vuelta with broken foot

Two-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome is out of the Vuelta a Espana with a fractured bone in his foot.

Cycling • 03 Sep 15

Fabio Aru takes red jersey in the Vuelta a Espana

Astana rider Fabio Aru emerged as the new leader after a punishing 11th Vuelta stage in the Pyrenees won by team mate Mikel Landa on Wednesday, as an early crash wrecked Chris Froome's victory hopes and Nicolas Roche dropped down the standings.

Cycling • 02 Sep 15

Dan Martin has crashed out of the Vuelta

Dan Martin out of the Vuelta after major crash

Ireland's Dan Martin is out of the Vuelta a Espana after a crash saw him taken to hospital on stage eight, which was eventually won by Jasper Stuyven of Belgium.

Cycling • 29 Aug 15

Esteban Chaves on his way to winning the sixth stage of the Vuelta

Martin second on stage six of Vuelta a Espana

Ireland's Dan Martin finished in second place on today's sixth stage of the Vuelta a Espana , five seconds behind Colombian Esteban Chaves, who regained the race leader's red jersey. Team Sky's Nicolas Roche was 10th.

Cycling • 28 Aug 15

Nicolas Roche trails Esteban Chaves by just 15 seconds on the Vuelta a Espana

Roche and Martin remain third and fourth in Spain

Ireland’s Nicolas Roche and Dan Martin remain in third and fourth positions respectively on the Vuelta a Espana after stage three in Malaga on Monday.

Cycling • 24 Aug 15

Nicolas Roche lies third overall in la Vuelta

Roche and Martin third and fourth in Vuelta

Irish duo Nicolas Roche (Sky) and Dan Martin (Cannondale-Garmin) have finished third and fourth in stage two of la Vuelta a Espana and have assumed the same positions in the general classification.

Cycling • 23 Aug 15

Alberto Contador is close to his third Vuelta victory

Contador closes in on Vuelta crown

Alberto Contador was poised to win the Tour of Spain for the third time after taking the penultimate 20th stage with a late surge.

Cycling • 13 Sep 14

Aru wins stage as Froome gains ground on Contador

Chris Froome maintained his slim hopes of claiming the Vuelta a Espana title despite missing out on victory on stage 18 atop Monte Castrove on Thursday.

Cycling • 11 Sep 14

John Degenkolb celebrates as he crosses the line first, again

Degenkolb claims a fourth Vuelta stage victory

Germany's John Degenkolb claimed his fourth stage success of the Vuelta a Espana, while Alberto Contador retained the lead.

Cycling • 10 Sep 14

Alberto Contador celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 16th stage

Contador wins volatile Vuelta stage

Alberto Contador won his duel against Chris Froome but before they sparred at the finish, two other riders were disqualified on stage 16 of the Vuelta a Espana for exchanging punches on the road.

Cycling • 08 Sep 14

Przemyslaw Niemiec crosses the finish line

Contador frustrated but retains red jersey

Poland's Przemyslaw Niemiec won the 15th stage of the Vuelta a Espana as Alberto Contador moved further ahead of Britain's Chris Froome at the end of a gruelling final ascent today.

Cycling • 07 Sep 14

Ryder Hesjedal celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 14th stage

Hesjedal climbs well to claim stage win

Former Giro d'Italia champion Ryder Hesjedal of Canada claimed the 14th stage of the Vuelta a Espana thanks to a late surge in the final brutal climb as Chris Froome's challenge picked up on Saturday.

Cycling • 06 Sep 14

Cyclists wait for the start of the 13th stage of the 69th edition of La Vuelta

Contador stays in front as Navarro wins stage

Daniel Navarro was rewarded for a late dart with victory on stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana as Alberto Contador retained the lead.

Cycling • 05 Sep 14

John Degenkolb celebrates another stage win in Spain

Degenkolb takes sprint win as Contador keeps lead

John Degenkolb claimed his third sprint victory of the Vuelta a Espana by winning stage 12 in Logrono, while Alberto Contador retains the lead.

Cycling • 04 Sep 14

Alberto Contador (c) retains the lead after finishing third

Contador in Vuelta lead as Quintana crashes out

Alberto Contador retains the Vuelta a Espana lead after Nairo Quintana crashed out in stage 11, which was won by Fabio Aru.

Cycling • 03 Sep 14

Tinkoff's Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador now leads

Contador claims Vuelta lead after dramatic trial

Alberto Contador stormed into the leader's red jersey in the Vuelta a Espana after Nairo Quintana crashed in a dramatic stage 10 time trial.

Cycling • 02 Sep 14

Winner Anacona punches the air as he comes home in splendid isolation on stage nine of the Vuelta

Anacona a winner on the Vuelta

Winner Anacona claimed victory on stage nine of the Vuelta a Espana as Nairo Quintana inherited the red jersey and Chris Froome lost time in the general classification.

Cycling • 31 Aug 14

Nacer Bouhanni (blue) wins a desperate finish to stage eight of the Vuelta a Espana in Albacete

Bouhanni bags second Vuelta stage

Nacer Bouhanni won stage eight of the Vuelta a Espana in Albacete on Saturday, with Movistar Team's Alejandro Valverde retaining the red leader's jersey.

Cycling • 30 Aug 14

Alessandro de Marchi celebrates his stage win

Vuelta win for de Marchi as Valverde retains lead

Alessandro de Marchi won stage 7 of the Vuelta a Espana, while Alejandro Valverde retains the overall lead.

Cycling • 29 Aug 14