Vincenzo Nibali officialised his participation to the 73rd edition of La Vuelta after he got the green light from the doctors following his crash up to l’Alpe d’Huez that forced him to pull out of the Tour de France with a broken vertebrae after stage 12. The Italian will have […]
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Trek-Segafredo announces 2018 Vuelta a España line-up
The 73rd edition of the Vuelta a España kicks off in Málaga, in the deep South of Spain, on August 25 and Trek-Segafredo has organized a strong eight-man squad that will vie for top results in the season’s third grand tour. Bauke Mollema, former stage winner at the Vuelta (2013) […]
Movistar Team announces Vuelta a España lineup
20th August 2018 2016 winner Nairo Quintana and 2009 victor Alejandro Valverde are Telefónica-backed squad’s biggest names at Saturday’s Málaga start Eusebio Unzué has defined the eight-man squad that will fly the Movistar Team flag at the 73rd edition of the Vuelta a España (Saturday 25th August – Sunday 16th […]
Porte Returns to Racing to Headline BMC Racing Team’s Vuelta a España Roster
20 August, 2018, Santa Rosa, California (USA) Richie Porte will make his return to racing on Saturday (25 August) as he headlines BMC Racing Team’s strong and well-rounded Vuelta a España roster. Sports Director Jackson Stewart said that Porte will be joined on the start line for the third and […]
Mikel Landa to skip Vuelta a España
20th August 2018 Basque climber from Movistar Team still in pain after crashes in TDF + Klasikoa; focus on full recovery before drawing late-season schedule Mikel Landa and the Movistar Team have agreed to postpone the Basque rider’s return into racing, the Murgia native’s participation in the 73rd Vuelta a […]
PROVISIONAL START LIST OF LA VUELTA 18
The 73rd edition of La Vuelta will, once again, feature today’s biggest cycling stars in its peloton. 176 riders, divided into 22 teams, will line-up at the official start on Saturday the 25th of August in Malaga, and fight for “La Roja”, the leader’s red jersey that will crown the […]
LA VUELTA 18: Basques are back
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 […]
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 […]