2025 La Vuelta Archives

Better Late Than Never: Some Takeaways from the 2025 La Vuelta

September 15, 2025 at 9:01 am3 min reading

Road cycling

It took 20 stages for Visma–Lease a Bike leader and pre-race favorite Jonas Vingegaard, and the GC competition, to explode into action, but when the Dane finally attacked on what may be the toughest 3km stretch of road in the sport, he put an end…

GC Victory in Balance as La Vuelta Heads to Final Showdown

September 12, 2025 at 12:03 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

There is something odd about this Vuelta Ciclista a España. The racing itself – exciting though it often was – has lacked a certain panache, for want of a better word. Perhaps this was because the two main rivals, Jonas Vinegaard (Visma–Lease a Bike) and…

“I Think I Suffered More in the Last Three Hours in the Hot Seat Than on the Bike”: Ganna Holds on for Vuelta Stage 18 Win

September 12, 2025 at 11:24 am2 min reading

Road cycling

Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) clung to victory by the narrowest of margins in the stage 18 time trial at the Vuelta a España, beating Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) by just 0.9 seconds in Valladolid.

Vingegaard and Almeida Neck and Neck In Final Week at La Vuelta

September 8, 2025 at 9:52 am2 min reading

Road cycling

The supposedly decisive stages of the Vuelta Ciclista a España decided absolutely nothing as Jonas Vinegaard (Visma–Lease a Bike) leads João Almeida by only 48 seconds at the start of the race’s final week. But one thing is clear: Almeida’s UAE Team Emirates–XRG is by…

A Disrupted Week: Ayuso, Protests and Vingegaard in Red Again

September 5, 2025 at 10:11 am3 min reading

Road cycling

It was a week during which it was hard to remember that we were in the middle of the Vuelta Ciclista a España. First, Juan Ayuso broke his contract with UAE Team Emirates–XRG, labeled the team a “dictatorship” and then won his second stage of…

Opinion: Ayuso and UAE to Part Ways in Latest Contract Rupture: Start of a Wave?

September 3, 2025 at 11:49 am3 min reading

Road cycling

Juan Ayuso finally got his wish as UAE Team Emirates–XRG announced that they have agreed to part ways with the Spaniard after rumours of an imminent divorce had circulated at the Vuelta Ciclista a España, and the 22-year-old had ignored the needs of his team…

Vingegaard and Visma | Lease a Bike Strike a Blow as Ayuso Backpedals Again

September 1, 2025 at 9:46 am2 min reading

Road cycling

Jonas Vingegaard and his Visma | Lease a Bike team surprised the Dane’s GC rivals – and most of the cycling world – by attacking on yet another category 1 climb to a summit finish on Sunday’s stage 9 to take his second win in…

Week of Surprises at La Vuelta Ends with a Norwegian in Red and the GC War Just Getting Started

August 29, 2025 at 1:07 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

It’s been an exciting and, above all, surprising week in the Vuelta Ciclista a España, with astonishing upsets, the race leader’s red jersey changing hands like seats in a game of Musical Chairs, a rare team time trial and new leaders in the GC and…

“We Did a Really Perfect Job”: Almeida as UAE Team Emirates-XRG Wins Vuelta Team Time Trial

August 28, 2025 at 9:46 am2 min reading

Road cycling

UAE Team Emirates-XRG once again showed their dominance in 2025, storming to victory in the stage 5 team time trial at the Vuelta a España. The squad covered the 24.1km test around Figueres in 25:26, securing their 74th win of the season and underlining their…

After Injuries and Disappointments, David Gaudu Breaks New Ground in La Vuelta

August 27, 2025 at 3:33 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

The look of disbelief on the face of Frenchman David Gaudu when he crossed the finish line of Monday’s stage 3 of the Vuelta Ciclista a España, a half bike length ahead of Lidl-Trek’s big stage favourite Mads Pedersen, must also have reflected the feelings…

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Better Late Than Never: Some Takeaways from the 2025 La Vuelta

GC Victory in Balance as La Vuelta Heads to Final Showdown

“I Think I Suffered More in the Last Three Hours in the Hot Seat Than on the Bike”: Ganna Holds on for Vuelta Stage 18 Win

Vingegaard and Almeida Neck and Neck In Final Week at La Vuelta

A Disrupted Week: Ayuso, Protests and Vingegaard in Red Again

Opinion: Ayuso and UAE to Part Ways in Latest Contract Rupture: Start of a Wave?

Vingegaard and Visma | Lease a Bike Strike a Blow as Ayuso Backpedals Again

Week of Surprises at La Vuelta Ends with a Norwegian in Red and the GC War Just Getting Started

“We Did a Really Perfect Job”: Almeida as UAE Team Emirates-XRG Wins Vuelta Team Time Trial

After Injuries and Disappointments, David Gaudu Breaks New Ground in La Vuelta

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