Vuelta a España
Annual bicycle race primarily held in Spain
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The Vuelta a España is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the race was first organised in 1935. The race was prevented from being run by the Spanish Civil War and World War II in the early years of its existence; however, the race has been held annually since 1955. As the Vuelta gained prestige and popularity the race was lengthened and its reach began to extend all around the globe. Since 1979, the event has been staged and managed by Unipublic, until in 2014, when the Amaury Sport Organisation acquired control. Since then, they have been working together. The peloton expanded from a primarily Spanish participation to include riders from all over the world. The Vuelta is a UCI World Tour event, which means that the teams that compete in the race are mostly UCI WorldTeams, with the exception of the wild card teams that the organizers can invite.
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Van Aert wins Vuelta stage seven as O'Connor retains leadWout van Aert wins stage seven of the Vuelta a Espana as Ben O'Connor retains his lead at the top of the general classification.BBC Sport - Published | |
O'Connor seals solo stage win to claim Vuelta leadAustralia's Ben O'Connor claims a stunning solo victory on stage six of the Vuelta a Espana to take the leader's red jersey from Primoz Roglic.BBC Sport - Published | |
Bittner pips Van Aert to win Vuelta stage fivePavel Bittner narrowly beats Wout van Aert in a bunch sprint to win stage five of the Vuelta a Espana.BBC Sport - Published | |
Roglic wins first mountain stage to take Vuelta leadThree-time champion Primoz Roglic wins the first mountain stage of this year's Vuelta a Espana to claim the race leader's red jersey.BBC Sport - Published | |
Belgium's Van Aert sprints to Vuelta stage three winBelgium's Wout van Aert retains his overall lead at the Vuelta a Espana with a powerful sprint finish to win stage three on Monday.BBC Sport - Published | |
Groves wins stage two but Van Aert leads VueltaAustralian rider Kaden Groves wins stage two of the Vuelta a Espana with a sprint finish but Wout van Aert leads overall.BBC Sport - Published | |
Tarling sixth as McNulty wins first stage of VueltaAmerican Brandon McNulty wins the first stage of the Vuelta a Espana with victory in the individual time trial.BBC Sport - Published | |
Ineos' Tarling to make Grand Tour debut in SpainIneos Grenadiers rider Josh Tarling will make his Grand Tour debut in September's Vuelta a Espana and will be one of the favourites for the opening-day time trial.BBC Sport - Published | |
Vollering takes red jersey by winning Vuelta stageDutch rider Demi Vollering impressively rides away on the final climb to win stage five of Vuelta Femenina and take the leader's red jersey.BBC Sport - Published | |
Faulkner wins Vuelta stage as Vos takes red jerseyKristen Faulkner wins stage four of Vuelta Femenina in Zaragoza as Marianne Vos takes the red jersey from Kata Blanka Vas.BBC Sport - Published | |
Vos takes Vuelta stage three with powerful sprintDutch rider Marianne Vos wins stage three of Vuelta Femenina with a powerful sprint in Teruel, Spain.BBC Sport - Published | |
Deignan crashes as Jackson wins stage two of VueltaBritish rider Lizzie Deignan is involved in a crash late in stage two of the Vuelta Femenina as Alison Jackson takes victory.BBC Sport - Published | |
Lidl-Trek win opening Vuelta Femenina stage despite crashThe Lidl-Trek team wins the opening team time trial stage of the women’s Vuelta on Sunday despite a crash on the final corner.BBC Sport - Published | Kuss wins Vuelta as Groves claims final stageAmerican rider Sepp Kuss wins this year's Vuelta a Espana as Australian Kaden Groves sprints to victory on the final stage.BBC Sport - Published |
Kuss set for Vuelta win as Poels takes penultimate stageAmerican rider Sepp Kuss is set to win this year's Vuelta a Espana after Dutchman Wout Poels outsprinted Remco Evenepoel to win the penultimate stage.BBC Sport - Published | Evenepoel wins stage as Kuss edges towards Vuelta titleRemco Evenepoel claims his third win of this year's Vuelta a Espana on stage 18 as Sepp Kuss moves closer to winning his first Grand Tour.BBC Sport - Published |
Vingegaard powers to stage 16 Vuelta a Espana winJonas Vingegaard powers to an impressive stage 16 victory at the Vuelta a Espana to move second in the overall standings.BBC Sport - Published | Evenepoel bounces back to win stage 14 of VueltaAn emotional Remco Evenepoel rides to a stunning solo victory on stage 14 a day after falling out of contention in the Vuelta a Espana.BBC Sport - Published |
Vingegaard wins Vuelta stage as Evenepoel is droppedJonas Vingegaard wins stage 13 atop the iconic Col du Tourmalet as Jumbo-Visma strengthen their grip on the Vuelta a Espana.BBC Sport - Published | Molano wins stage 12 of Vuelta in sprint finishColombia's Juan Sebastian Molano wins a sprint finish to take stage 12 of the Vuelta a Espana as American Sepp Kuss maintains his overall race lead.BBC Sport - Published |
Ganna wins Vuelta time trial as Kuss' lead is cutFilippo Ganna wins stage 10's time trial at the Vuelta a Espana as Sepp Kuss' lead in the red jersey is cut to 26 seconds.BBC Sport - Published |