2026 La Vuelta Archives

Mas Has Solid GC Lead as van Aert Wins Two out of Three Stages

Today at 9:54 am4 min reading

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The 31-year-old Spaniard Enric Mas (Movistar) is now one week away from achieving a victory he must often have dreamed about as a young man: winning his country’s biggest race, the Vuelta a España. With every stage, he has shown his superiority over his rivals,…

Mas Solidifies Lead as Surprises Continue and “Pogi 2” Gets His First Grand Tour Win

September 4, 2026 at 1:58 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

It has been a little strange watching the Vuelta a España without Tadej Pogačar. For me, it’s somewhat akin to what you feel after breaking up with someone you love: life is no longer the way you had expected it to be when you were…

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Pogačar Crashes Out of Vuelta – and the World Has Changed

August 31, 2026 at 10:19 am2 min reading

Road cycling

Sport is thrilling, inspirational, dramatic, and uplifting, but it can sometimes be very cruel and remind you that nothing in life is guaranteed. On Saturday’s stage 8 of the Vuelta a España, a Grand Tour race he was leading by nearly 4 minutes and looked…

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Enric Mas Takes Charge of Vuelta After Pogačar Crashes Out

August 31, 2026 at 9:58 am3 min reading

Road cycling

Tadej Pogačar was forced to abandon the 2026 Vuelta a España after crashing heavily about 34 km from the finish of Saturday’s stage 8. According to a medical report by UAE’s medical director, Dr Adrian Rotunno, “Tadej has been diagnosed with a concussion, a displaced left…

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Pogačar Leads Vuelta as Summer Storm Forces Cancellation of Stage 3

August 25, 2026 at 9:56 am3 min reading

Road cycling

The overwhelming favourite to win the Vuelta a España, Tadej Pogačar, took hold of the race leader’s red jersey on stage 1 by a cat’s whisker and seems intent on wearing it for the rest of the race, as a violent summer thunderstorm accompanied by…

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Will Tadej Pogačar Win the Vuelta by More Than 10 Minutes?

August 21, 2026 at 10:47 am2 min reading

Road cycling

That’s the only question regarding the GC contest about which there is some suspense in the upcoming Vuelta a España, which kicks off Saturday in Monaco. Stage 1 is a 9.4km time trial that the five-time Tour de France winner may not win, as time…

Monaco Will Host the Grand Departure of 2026 La Vuelta

May 17, 2024 at 6:52 am2 min reading

Road cycling

Monaco has been officially announced as the host for the Grand Departure of La Vuelta 2026. This exciting news was confirmed during an event at the Yacht Club de Monaco. An agreement was signed by H.E. Pierre Dartout, Minister of State of the Principality, Yann…