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 […]
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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 […]
THE 10TH EDITION OF LA VUELTA JUNIOR COFIDIS WILL TAKE PLACE IN 2021
Key points: Guaranteeing the health of students, parents and teachers is the maximum priority for the organisers, who have decided to postpone the celebration of the project’s 10th edition to 2021.The initiative, led by the financial entity as a main sponsor of La Vuelta, has already trained over 225,000 children […]
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, […]
THE HIGH-ALTITUDE FINALES OF LA VUELTA 20 WILL TAKE PLACE WITHOUT PUBLIC
ACCESS WILL BE RESTRICTED TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL HIGH-ALTITUDE FINALES AND IN SOME TRANSIT MOUNTAIN PASSES OF LA VUELTA 20. The organization of La Vuelta, in coordination with health authorities and the government delegations of all territories crossed by the route of the 75th edition of the race, have agreed […]
THE BASQUE GOVERNMENT AND THE VUELTA ORGANIZATION DECIDE TO CLOSE THE COLS D’ARRATE AND D’ORDUÑA TO THE PUBLIC
THESE ARE PLACES WHERE IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ENSURE THAT THE MEASURES CONCERNING THE SAFETY DISTANCE BETWEEN PEOPLE, ESSENTIAL FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST THE TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19. The Basque Government and the organization of La Vuelta have decided that the climbs of the Arrate and Orduña passes (stages 1 […]
PUEBLA DE SANABRIA AND SALAMANCA JOIN THE LA VUELTA 20 ROUTE
Puebla de Sanabria and Salamanca will take over from Porto. Mastosinhos and Viseu as the hosts of stages 15 and 16 of La Vuelta 20, respectively. Puebla de Sanabria will be the finish-line of stage 15, with a departure from Mos. Salamanca will host the departure of stage 16, with […]