The Biorama and Bioser laboratories will be behind one of La Vuelta 20’s greatest developments and, at the same time, an unprecedented innovation in Spain’s sporting events: the mobile COVID-19 lab. It consists of a 14 metre-long trailer, with three side compartments, that will travel with La Vuelta 20 in […]
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La Vuelta Will Apply Movistar’s Facial Recognition Technology to Avoid Physical Signatures by Riders
The health crisis provoked by the COVID-19 virus has led La Vuelta to eliminate the signing process that traditionally characterises each stage departure. The signature podium is key: a compulsory part of the competition that carries a sanction should the rider not fulfil this registration process prior to participating in […]
Jhonatan Narvaez Takes Stage 12
A long and circuitous 204km parcours would take the Giro d’Italia over a choppy route, starting and finishing in the town of Cesenatico. However, the weather was far from beautiful, with wet weather lashing the peloton from the start and showing no sign of stopping during the day. While the […]
PRIMOZ ROGLIC WILL WEAR BIB NUMBER “1” at the Vuelta
Key points : · The winner of La Vuelta 19, Primoz Roglic, will wear bib number “1” in the official departure of La Vuelta 20 on the 20th of October in Irun.· Jumbo-Visma will be participating with one of the strongest teams, and with Tom Dumoulin as co-leader along with […]
Trek-Segafredo announces La Vuelta team 2020
The third Grand Tour of the 2020 season is set to start Tuesday, October 20th, in the Basque Country, and Trek-Segafredo is bringing a mix of youth and experience with a core mission to target stage wins. Despite being shortened to 18 stages, this year’s edition of the Vuelta a […]
Movistar Team towards La Vuelta, final 2020 challenge
15th October, 2020 Telefónica-backed squad travels to Irún, start of the Spanish GT (October 20 – November 8), with a roster almost identical to the one finishing the Tour on the Paris podium; Mas, Valverde, Soler headline eight-man teamFollowing three months packed with the most relevant events in the 2020 […]
Chaves & Mitchelton-SCOTT looking to maximise opportunities at the Vuelta a España
Mitchelton-SCOTT has named a diverse team for this year’s Vuelta a España, looking to maximise their opportunities with a mix of potential for overall and stage success in the team line-up. Former podium finisher Esteban Chaves will lead the squad’s pursuit for overall success, whilst experienced 36-year-old Grand Tour stage […]
UAE Team Emirates announce squad for Vuelta España
Dynamic, ambitious team for the final Grand Tour UAE Team Emirates have named 8 riders for the final Grand Tour of the year – La Vuelta España. The Emirati team experienced a breakthrough showing at the 2019 edition of the Spanish race, with Tadej Pogačar claiming three stage wins and […]
MEMORIES OF LA VUELTA 1955: ANTONIO JIMÉNEZ QUILES
Before winning the Tour de France 2020, Slovenian rider Tadej Pogačar caused a sensation in La Vuelta 19 by finishing 3rd, at just 20 years, 11 months and 25 days of age, behind his countryman Primož Roglič and Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde. However, he is not the youngest rider to […]
LA VUELTA 11 – THE EDITION THAT MARKED THE HISTORY OF WORLD CYCLING
La Vuelta’s 75th edition is about to start. However, there is no need go too far back in time to come across an edition that already had a significant impact in the history of world cycling: in 2011, Chris Froome and Peter Sagan, the two great champions of the decade, […]