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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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Roglic wins record-equalling fourth Vuelta title

roglic wins record-equalling fourth vuelta title
Primoz Roglic wins a record-equalling fourth consecutive Vuelta a Espana title after safely getting through the final individual time trial stage.
BBC Sport - Published

Dunbar wins stage as Roglic all but seals Vuelta

dunbar wins stage as roglic all but seals vuelta
Eddie Dunbar wins the penultimate stage of the Vuelta a Espana as race leader Primoz Roglic all but seals victory.
BBC Sport - Published

Roglic wins stage 19 to take Vuelta lead off O'Connor

roglic wins stage 19 to take vuelta lead off o'connor
Primoz Roglic claims victory in stage 19 of the Vuelta a Espana to finally leapfrog Ben O'Connor in the general classification.
BBC Sport - Published

Injured Van Aert to miss rest of the season

injured van aert to miss rest of the season
Belgian cyclist Wout van Aert will not race again this season after crashing out of the Vuelta a Espana, his team Visma Lease a Bike says.
BBC Sport - Published

Groves takes third win of 2024 Vuelta on stage 17

groves takes third win of 2024 vuelta on stage 17
Australia's Kaden Groves sprints to his third victory of this year's Vuelta a Espana on stage 17 in Santander.
BBC Sport - Published

Van Aert abandons Vuelta after crash as Soler wins stage

van aert abandons vuelta after crash as soler wins stage
Green jersey holder Wout van Aert abandons the Vuelta a Espana after a crash, while Marc Soler wins the mountainous stage 16
BBC Sport - Published

Woods wins Vuelta stage 13 as Roglic gains GC ground

Canada's Michael Woods wins stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana as Primoz Roglic gains significant ground on race leader Ben O'Connor in the battle for the red jersey.
BBC Sport - Published

Irish rider Dunbar wins Vuelta stage 11

irish rider dunbar wins vuelta stage 11
Irish rider Eddie Dunbar times his break to perfection in the last kilometre to win stage 11 of the Vuelta a Espana in Padron.
BBC Sport - Published

Van Aert claims third Vuelta victory on stage 10

Wout van Aert claims his third victory at the Vuelta a Espana after being in a long-range breakaway on stage 10.
BBC Sport - Published

Yates wins stage nine to revive Vuelta hopes

yates wins stage nine to revive vuelta hopes
Britain's Adam Yates claims a sensational victory on stage nine of the Vuelta a Espana to revive his hopes of clinching the general classification title.
BBC Sport - Published

Van Aert wins Vuelta stage seven as O'Connor retains lead

van aert wins vuelta stage seven as o'connor retains lead
Wout 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 lead

o'connor seals solo stage win to claim vuelta lead
Australia'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 five

bittner pips van aert to win vuelta stage five
Pavel Bittner narrowly beats Wout van Aert in a bunch sprint to win stage five of the Vuelta a Espana.
BBC Sport - Published


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