Burgos-BH discovers La Vuelta, Cofidis and Caja Rural-Seguros RGA know the drill: the four teams who were granted wild-cards for La Vuelta 2018 promise offensive cycling as they seek success between Malaga and Madrid. EUSKADI IS BACK: “THERE ARE NO WORDS” Five years after the iconic jersey “naranjo” of Euskaltel […]
Vuelta a Espana
HISTORY LA VUELTA 1978 THE INAUGURAL ACT OF BERNARD HINAULT’S GRAND TOURS
The Tour de France, which ended with the victory by Geraint Thomas, celebrated the 40th anniversary of the first of five victories by Bernard Hinault. But the first Grand Tour won by the French champion was the 33rd edition of La Vuelta in the spring of 1978. Since then, no […]
TEAMS SELECTION FOR WNT MADRID CHALLENGE BY LA VUELTA 18
The organisers of the WNT Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta have chosen the teams that will take part in the 4th edition of the Spanish women’s race, that will take place –for the very first time- over two stages on the 15th and 16th of September. Boadilla del Monte will […]
LA VUELTA FANS WILL BE ABLE TO DESIGN THE eTAPA OF THE 2018 EDITION
La Vuelta fans will be able to vote for the official tapa of La Vuelta 2018, in a new gastronomic competition: La eTapa. The winner will get to enjoy a VIP experience in one of the Spanish tour’s stages (out of the 21 that make up La Vuelta 2018, departing […]
LA CAMPERONA IS THE ‘MOST VIRAL HIGH-ALTITUDE FINALE’ OF LA VUELTA 18
The essentials:La Camperona has won the competition organised by Unipublic to determine “The most viral high-altitude finale’ of La Vuelta 18, beating Les Praeres, Nava, in the final.Two VIP access bracelets to see the 13th stage of La Vuelta, to be held on the 7th of September, will be raffled […]
LA VUELTA 2018: TEAMS SELECTION
The organizers of La Vuelta have chosen the teams that will take part in the 73rd edition of the Spanish Grand Tour. La Vuelta 2018 will start on Saturday the 25th of August and finish on Sunday the 16th of September, from Málaga to Madrid. In accordance with Union Cycliste […]
LA VUELTA FANS WILL CHOOSE THEIR FAVORITE HIGH-ALTITUDE FINALE IN 2018
Cycling fans will be able to choose their favorite high-altitude finale in La Vuelta 2018. Through the campaign “The most viral high-altitude finale”, that will take place on La Vuelta’s Facebook page, followers will be able to vote on their preferred high-altitude arrival out of the eight most spectacular ones […]
2018 Vuelta a Espana Route Details
2018 Vuelta a España route: Stage 1, Saturday August 25: Malaga – Malaga (individual time trial), 8kmStage 2, Sunday August 26: Marbella – Caminito del Rey, 163.9 kmStage 3, Monday August 27: Mijas – Alhaurin de la Torre, 182.5 kmStage 4, Tuesday August 28: Vélez-Malaga – Alfacar, 162kmStage 5, Wednesday […]
Vuelta – Official Statement on Chris Froome
At this stage of the procedure, the UCI will not comment any further on this matter. (*) WADA’s Prohibited List provides that: “The presence in urine of salbutamol in excess of 1000 ng/mL or formoterol in excess of 40 ng/mL is presumed not to be an intended therapeutic use […]
Vuelta Route Announcement Soon!
The 13th of January, at 11h30 a.m, Unipublic will present the Vuelta 2018 official route. The ceremony will take place in the Auditorium Felipe VI, in Estepona, Málaga where all details of the 73rd edition of La Vuelta will be announced. The 21 stages of La Vuelta 2018 will ride […]