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“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…

Why La Vuelta Is Actually Better Than the Tour de France

August 25, 2025 at 2:34 pm2 min reading

Road cycling

Everyone loves the Tour de France. It’s the prom queen of pro cycling. The Super Bowl of suffering. The only time your uncle who “used to ride a bit” suddenly has opinions about watts per kilo.

Vingegaard Ends Grand Tour Victory Drought with Hard-Earned Win on Vuelta Stage 2

August 25, 2025 at 9:24 am2 min reading

Road cycling

Jonas Vingegaard earned his first Grand Tour victory in more than 14 months when he nipped Lidl-Trek’s Giulio Ciccone on the finish line of Sunday’s stage 2 of the Vuelta Ciclista a España. On the first of ten summit finishes in the race, the Visma–Lease…

Vingegaard Looks to Break His Grand Tour Slump in the Vuelta

August 22, 2025 at 10:08 am3 min reading

Road cycling

Jonas Vingegaard hasn’t won a Grand Tour since his 2023 Tour de France victory, so he is coming into this year’s Vuelta Ciclista a España hungry for success. Since 2023, he has been hampered by injuries and twice beaten soundly by Tadej Pogačar in the…

Van Aert Crash Deprived the Vuelta of a Legendary Performance

September 9, 2024 at 4:18 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

Crashes are part of cycling, and have always been, but especially in the past few years, as the racing got much faster and much more competitive, with riders often going at full speed right from the start of a race or stage.

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Calmly, Craftily, Inevitably, Roglič Wins Record-Tying Fourth Vuelta

September 9, 2024 at 9:29 am4 min reading

Road cycling

Primož Roglič’s fourth Vuelta a España championship, tying him with Roberto Heras for most GC wins in the race, was a triumph of intelligence, talent, legs and, above all, deception, a kind of Three-Card Monte on wheels. The plan was clearly devised by the Red…

The Visma Curse Continues: Van Aert Crashes out of Vuelta and Is Out for the Year

September 5, 2024 at 2:15 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

I don’t believe in curses, spells or voodoo, but what has happened to Visma–Lease a Bike’s star riders this year cannot be explained any other way. The latest misfortune struck the team’s superlative all-rounder Wout van Aert just when he seemed to complete a magnificent…

Kaden Groves On His Hat-Trick Sprint Victory: Quite dangerous out there

September 5, 2024 at 7:53 am3 min reading

Road cycling

In a thrilling sprint finish under treacherous conditions, Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) secured his third stage win at the 2024 Vuelta a España, triumphing on a rain-soaked day in Santander.

Visma-Lease a Bike on Wout van Aert’s Crash: “We all feel for him”

September 4, 2024 at 9:43 am3 min reading

Road cycling

Wout van Aert’s participation in the Vuelta a España came to an unexpected end after a severe crash on a damp descent during stage 16. Van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike), who had been a dominant presence in the race, lost control on a moist, left-hand…

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“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

Why La Vuelta Is Actually Better Than the Tour de France

Vingegaard Ends Grand Tour Victory Drought with Hard-Earned Win on Vuelta Stage 2

Vingegaard Looks to Break His Grand Tour Slump in the Vuelta

Van Aert Crash Deprived the Vuelta of a Legendary Performance

Calmly, Craftily, Inevitably, Roglič Wins Record-Tying Fourth Vuelta

The Visma Curse Continues: Van Aert Crashes out of Vuelta and Is Out for the Year

Kaden Groves On His Hat-Trick Sprint Victory: Quite dangerous out there

Visma-Lease a Bike on Wout van Aert’s Crash: “We all feel for him”

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