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Cycling, Vuelta a España 2023: Daily stage results and general classification standings

Sepp Kuss was crowned the Vuelta a España 2023 champion bringing the last Grand Tour of the men's road cycling season to a conclusion. Find out who the winners were of each stage of the Spanish Grand Tour that took place from 26 August to 17 September.

Sepp Kuss captured the general classification of the 2013 Vuelta a España spearheading a dominant performance for Jumbo-Visma at the last Grand Tour of the men's road cycling season.

With the victory, Kuss became the first American rider to win a Grand Tour event since Chris Horner won the 2013 Vuelta a España.

The race started in Barcelona with a team time trial on 26 August, and the final stage came to an exciting conclusion in the Spanish capital Madrid on 17 September.

Check out the full results after each stage and the general classification standings right here.

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Sunday 17 September: Stage 21- Hipódromo de la Zarzuela - Madrid, Paisaje de la Luz, 101.5km

Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) brought the curtain down on the 2023 Vuelta a España in an exciting sprint finish winning the final stage of the Spanish Grand Tour.

The Australian demonstrated his superior pace negating defending champion Remco Evenepoel’s attack in a bunch sprint.

While the day belonged to Groves, Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) sealed the overall title by finishing in the peloton. In the process, Kuss completed the clean sweep of Gran Tours for his team in one season adding to Primoz Roglic's victory in the Giro d'Italia and Jonas Vingegaard's victory in the Tour de France.

2023 Vuelta a España: Stage 21 Results - Sunday 17 September

Hipódromo de la zarzuela - madrid, paisaje de la luz, 101.5km.

• Kaden Groves (AUS, Alpecin-Deceuninck) 02h24' 13''
• Filippo Ganna (ITA, INEOS Grenadiers) +0"
• Nico Denz (GER, Bora-Hansgrohe) +0"
• Hugo Page (FRA, Intermarche-Circus-Wanty) +0"
• Ivan Garcia Cortina (ESP, Movistar Team) +0"
• Rui Costa (POR, Intermarche-Circus-Wanty) +0"
• Marijn van den Berg (NED, EF Education-EasyPost) +0"
• Remco Evenepoel (BEL, Soudal Quick-Step) +0"
• Dries Van Gestel (BEL, TotalEnergies) +0"
• Lennard Kamna (GER, Bora-Hansgrohe) +0"

2023 Vuelta a España: General Classification standings after Stage 21

• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) 76h48'21"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +00'17"
• Primož Roglič (SLO, Jumbo-Visma) +01'08"
• Juan Ayuso (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +03’25’’
• Mikel Landa (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +03'44"
• Enric Mas (ESP, Movistar Team) +04'14"
• Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) +08'06"
• Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL, Bora-Hansgrohe) +08'13"
• João Almeida (POR, UAE Team Emirates) +10'08"
• Santiago Buitrago (COL, Bahrain - Victorious) +11'51"

Saturday 16 September: Stage 20 - Manzanares El Real - Guadarrama, 208km

Dutch rider Wout Poels fought off a late challenge from defending champion Remco Evenepoel to claim his maiden stage victory at Vuelta a España in a photo finish.

Poels pulled away from a five-rider lead group with Evenepoel responding late with the Dutchman winning the penultimate stage by the narrowest of margins.

Race leader Sepp Kuss, guaranteed the general classification victory, crossed the line alongside Jumbo-Visma teammates Jonas Vingegaard and Primož Roglič .

It ensured that on Sunday's final stage in Madrid, Kuss will become the first American rider to win a Grand Tour event since Chris Horner won the 2013 Vuelta a España.

2023 Vuelta a España: Stage 20 Results - Saturday 16 September

Manzanares el real - guadarrama, 208km.

• Wout Poels (NED, Bahrain - Victorious) 4h59’29’’
• Pelayo Sánchez (ESP, Burgos-BH) +0"
• Lennert Van Eetvelt (BEL, Lotto Dstny) +0"
• Marc Soler (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +00’04’’
• Rui Costa (POR, Intermarche-Circus-Wanty) +00'26"
• Antonio Tiberi (ITA, Bahrain - Victorious) +00'26"
• Lennard Kämna (GER, Bora-Hansgrohe) +00'26"
• Romain Bardet (FRA, Team Dsm-Firmenich) +00'26"
• Einer Augusto Rubio Reyes (COL, Movistar Team) +00'26"

2023 Vuelta a España: General Classification standings after Stage 20

• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) 74h23'42"
• Juan Ayuso (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +03’44
• Mikel Landa (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +04'00"
• Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) +08'19"
• Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL, Bora-Hansgrohe) +08'26"
• Santiago Buitrago (COL, Bahrain - Victorious) +12'04"

Friday 15 September: Stage 19 - La Bañeza - Íscar, 177.1km

After six stages in the mountains, the sprinters finally got a chance to fight for the stage win.

A big crash a kilometer from the finish prevented the points classification leader Kaden Groves from going for the stage win. Intead, Alberto Dainese took advantage of the chaos to take his first individual stage of La Vuelta.

Filippo Ganna finished second, and Marijn van den Berg took third place on the stage.

Sepp Kuss held on to the red leader's jersey, finishing within the peloton. Teammate Jonas Vingegaard sits in second place, 17 seconds behind the American.

2023 Vuelta a España: Stage 19 Results - Friday 15 September

La bañeza - íscar, 177.1km.

• Alberto Dainese (ITA, Team dsm - firmenich) 3h42’09’’
• Filippo Ganna (ITA, INEOS Grenadiers) +0
• Marijn van den Berg (NED, EF Education-EasyPost) +0
• Davide Cimolai (ITA, Cofidis) +0
• Iván García Cortina (ESP, Movistar Team) +0
• Maurice Ballerstedt (GER, Alpecin-Deceuninck) +0
• Lewis Askey (GBR, Groupama - FDJ) +0
• Hugo Hofstetter (FRA, Team Arkéa Samsic) +0
• Fernando Barceló (ESP, Caja Rural - Seguros RGA) +0
• Jonas Koch (GER, BORA - hansgrohe) +0

2023 Vuelta a España: General Classification standings after Stage 19

• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) 69h14'04"
• Juan Ayuso (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +04'00"
• Mikel Landa (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +04'19"
• Enric Mas (ESP, Movistar Team) +04'30"
• Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL, BORA - hansgrohe) +07'37"
• Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) +08'35"
• João Almeida (POR, UAE Team Emirates) +10'34"
• Santiago Buitrago (COL, Bahrain - Victorious) +12'34"

Thursday 14 September: Stage 18 - Pola de Allande - La Cruz de Linares, 178.9km

Remco Evenepoel took his third stage win of this year's La Vuelta in dominant fashion, riding solo the last 30 kilometres.

Last year's overall winner took charge on the penultimate climb setting a hard pace, with his breakaway companions getting dropped one by one.

Damiano Caruso took second place on the stage, almost five minutes after the time trial world champion.

Sepp Kuss retained the red leader's jersey finishing in a group with the other GC contenders. Jumbo-Visma teammate Jonas Vingegaard is in second place, 17 seconds behind Kuss with three stages remaining.

2023 Vuelta a España: Stage 18 Results - Thursday 14 September

Pola de allande - la cruz de linares, 178.9km.

• Remco Evenepoel (BEL, Soudal - Quick Step) 4h47’37’’
• Damiano Caruso (ITA, Bahrain - Victorious) +04’44"
• Andreas Kron (DEN, Lotto Dstny) +05’10"
• Max Poole (GBR, Team dsm - firmenich) +05’12"
• Paul Ourselin (FRA, TotalEnergies) +05'17"
• Julien Bernard (FRA, Lidl - Trek) +06'11’’
• Egan Bernal (COL, INEOS Grenadiers) +07'01"
• Juan Ayuso (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +09'29"
• Enric Mas (ESP, Movistar Team) +09'29"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +09'29"

2023 Vuelta a España: General Classification standings after Stage 18

• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) 60h34'21"
• João Almeida (POR, UAE Team Emirates) +10'20"
• Santiago Buitrago (COL, Bahrain - Victorious) +12'20"

Wednesday 13 September: Stage 17 - Ribadesella/Ribeseya - Altu de L'Angliru, 124.4km

Primoz Roglic claimed a dramatic queen stage to the mythical mountain pass Altu de L'Angliru, where Jumbo-Visma once again emphasised their dominance, finishing first, second, and third.

Three kilomtres from the finish, the 2023 Giro d'Italia winner attacked with only Jonas Vingegaard able to jump up and stay with his teammate.

The duo crossed the finish line together, 19 seconds ahead of red leader's jersey holder Sepp Kuss .

Kuss narrowly held on to the overall lead, having just an eight-second advantage to teammate Vingegaard. Roglic is in third place, 1:08 behind Kuss. But with the Slovenian having almost three minutes to Juan Ayuso in fourth, a Jumbo-Visma podium sweep in Madrid looks more and more likely.

2023 Vuelta a España: Stage 17 Results - Wednesday 13 September

Ribadesella/ribeseya - altu de l'angliru, 124.4km.

• Primož Roglič (SLO, Jumbo-Visma) 3h15’56’’
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +0
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +00’19"
• Mikel Landa (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +00'19"
• Wout Poels (NED, Bahrain - Victorious) +00'44’’
• João Almeida (POR, UAE Team Emirates) +00'58"
• Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL, BORA - hansgrohe) +01'20"
• Santiago Buitrago (COL, Bahrain - Victorious) +01'20"
• Juan Ayuso (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +01'42"
• Enric Mas (ESP, Movistar Team) +01'43"

2023 Vuelta a España: General Classification standings after Stage 17

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +00'08"
• Mikel Landa (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +04'16"
• Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL, BORA - hansgrohe) +06'43"
• Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) +07'38"
• João Almeida (POR, UAE Team Emirates) +09'26"
• Santiago Buitrago (COL, Bahrain - Victorious) +11'26"

Tuesday 12 September: Stage 16 - Liencres Playa - Bejes, 120.1km

Jonas Vingegaard rode solo to his second stage win of this year's La Vuelta and gained more than a minute on his biggest rivals for the overall victory.

The two-time Tour de France winner launched a powerful attack with four kilometres to go on the final steep climb, and none of the other GC contenders were able to follow.

Behind Vingegaard, Finn Fisher-Black finished in second place on the stage, with Wout Poels taking third.

Sepp Kuss held on to the red leader's jersey and goes into Wednesday's gruelling summit finish to Altu de L'Angliru with a 29-second advantage to his teammate Vingegaard.

2023 Vuelta a España: Stage 16 Results - Tuesday 12 September

Liencres playa - bejes, 120.1km.

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 2h38’23’’
• Finn Fisher-Black (NZL, UAE Team Emirates) +00’43"
• Wout Poels (NED, Bahrain - Victorious) +00'55’’
• Michael Storer (AUS, Groupama - FDJ) +00'55"
• Juan Ayuso (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +01'01"
• Enric Mas (ESP, Movistar Team) +01'01"
• Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) +01'01"
• Primož Roglič (SLO, Jumbo-Visma) +01'01"
• Mikel Landa (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +01'05"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +1'05"

2023 Vuelta a España: General Classification standings after Stage 16

• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) 57h18'10"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +00'29"
• Primož Roglič (SLO, Jumbo-Visma) +01'33"
• Juan Ayuso (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +02'33"
• Enric Mas (ESP, Movistar Team) +03'02"
• Marc Soler (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +03'28"
• Mikel Landa (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +04'12"
• Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) +04'58"
• Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL, BORA - hansgrohe) +04'58"
• João Almeida (POR, UAE Team Emirates) +08'43"

Sunday 10 September: Stage 15 - Pamplona - Lekunberri, 158.5km

Portuguese veteran Rui Costa secured his first career stage win at La Vuelta after outsprinting his breakaway companions in Lekumberri.

The 2013 world champion launched an attack on the final climb, accompanied by Lennard Kamna and Santiago Buitrago , leaving stage 14 winner Remco Evenepoel in their wake.

In a closely contested sprint, the Intermarche-Circus-Wanty rider edged out Kamna at the line, with Buitrago rounding off the podium.

The General Classification riders finished in the peloton, and Sepp Kuss retains the leader's red jersey heading into the second rest day.

2023 Vuelta a España: Stage 15 Results - Sunday 10 September

Pamplona - lekunberri, 158.5km.

• Rui Costa (POR, Intermarche-Circus-Wanty) 3h30’56’’
• Lennard Kamna (GER, Bora-Hansgrohe) +00’00"
• Santiago Buitrago (COL, Bahrain-Victorious) +00'00’’
• Remco Evenepoel (BEL, Soudal-Quick Step) +00'02"
• Andreas Kron (DEN, Lotto Dstny) +00'02"
• Einer Augusto Rubio (COL, Movistar Team) +00'02"
• Cristian Rodriguez (ESP, Team Arkea Samsic) +00'02"
• Chris Hamilton (AUS, Team DSM - Firmenich) +00'02"
• Nico Denz (GER, Bora-Hansgrohe) +0'36"
• Jimmy Janssen (BEL, Alpecin-Deceuninck) +1'07"

2023 Vuelta a España: General Classification standings after Stage 15

• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) 54h38'42"
• Primož Roglič (SLO, Jumbo-Visma) +01'37"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +01'44"
• Juan Ayuso (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +02'37"
• Enric Mas (ESP, Movistar Team) +03'06"
• Marc Soler (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +03'10"
• Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) +05'02"
• Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL, BORA - hansgrohe) +05'30"
• João Almeida (POR, UAE Team Emirates) +08'39"

Saturday 9 September: Stage 14 - Sauveterre-de-Béarn - Larra-Belagua, 156.5km

Defending champion Remco Evenepoel salvaged some pride winning the stage in style a day after losing any chances of winning the Vuelta a España.

The Belgian launched a few attacks during the stage, before racing home just over a minute ahead of Romain Bardet (DSM-Firmenich) in second place. Evenepoel attacked at the top of Col de la Hourcère with Bardet going with him.

He dropped the Frenchman with four kilometres to go for a dominant solo victory making up for the disappointment from the day before which saw him dropping out of the general classification.

Finishing eight minutes behind him in eighth place, Sepp Kuss held onto the red jersey consolidating his overall lead.

2023 Vuelta a España: Stage 14 Results - Saturday 9 September

Sauveterre-de-béarn - larra-belagua, 156.5km.

• Remco Evenepoel (BEL, Soudal Quick-Step) 4h13’38’’
• Romain Bardet (FRA, DSM-Firmenich) +01’12’’
• Lennert Van Eetvelt (Lotto Dstny) +06’33’’
• Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +06’35’’
• Michael Storer (AUS, Groupama-FDJ) +07’24’’
• David de la Cruz (ESP, Astana Qazaqstan Team) +08’21’’
• Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) +08’22’’
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +08’22’’
• Wout Poels (NED, Bahrain Victorious) +08’22’’
• Juan Ayuso (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +08’22’’

2023 Vuelta a España: General Classification standings after Stage 14

• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) 51h04'54''
• Primož Roglič (SLO, Jumbo-Visma) +01'37''
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +01'44''
• Juan Ayuso (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +02' 37''
• Enric Mas (ESP, Movistar Team) +03'06''
• Marc Soler (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +03'10''

Friday 8 September: Stage 13 - Formigal. Huesca la Magia - Col du Tourmalet, 134.7km

Jonas Vingegaard claimed the mountain-packed stage in the Pyreness to Col du Tourmalet on an eventful day in La Vuelta that saw a big shake-up in the general classification.

The two-time Tour de France champion attacked with eight kilometres remaining on the final climb, and nobody could follow.

Vingegaard managed to keep the chasers behind and secured the stage win, with Sepp Kuss finishing in second and Primoz Roglic in third to complete the Jumbo-Visma domination.

Last year's winner Remco Evenepoel was dropped 90 kilometres from the finish on the Col d'Aubisque. The chance of reclaiming the Vuelta crown seems very slim now for the Belgian, who lost several minutes against the other GC contenders.

João Almeida , sixth in the general classification before the stage, also had a nightmarish day, after losing contact to the group of favourites around the same time as Evenepoel.

Kuss held onto the red jersey and increased his overall lead to 1:37. His teammates Roglic and Vingegaard moved up to second and third place on a very successful day for the Dutch Jumbo-Visma team.

2023 Vuelta a España: Stage 13 Results - Friday 8 September

Formigal. huesca la magia - col du tourmalet, 134.7km.

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 3h51'10"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +30"
• Primož Roglič (SLO, Jumbo-Visma) +33"
• Juan Ayuso (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +38"
• Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL, BORA - hansgrohe) +38"
• Enric Mas (ESP, Movistar Team) +40"
• Mikel Landa (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +1'15"
• Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) +2'12"
• Steff Cras (BEL, TotalEnergies) +2'32"
• Marc Soler (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +3'08"

2023 Vuelta a España: General Classification standings after Stage 13

• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) 46h 42'54"

Thursday 7 September: Stage 12 - Ólvega - Zaragoza, 150.6km

Juan Sebastián Molano secured his first stage win of this year's La Vuelta, beating the Australian points classification leader Kaden Groves and Boy van Poppel in a sprint. It is the second time the Colombian wins a stage in the race, after he won the last stage to Madrid in 2022.

In the general classification, Sepp Kuss retained the red leader's jersey, as the American crossed the finish within the peloton. His lead is still 26 seconds to Marc Soler in second place.

2023 Vuelta a España: Stage 12 Results - Thursday 7 September

Ólvega - zaragoza, 150.6km.

• Juan Sebastián Molano (COL, UAE Team Emirates) 3h23'35"
• Kaden Groves (AUS, Alpecin-Deceuninck) +0"
• Boy van Poppel (NED, Intermarché - Circus - Wanty) +0"
• Rui Oliveira (POR, UAE Team Emirates) +0"
• Edward Theuns (BEL, Lidl - Trek) +0"
• Alberto Dainese (ITA, Team dsm - firmenich) +0"
• Orluis Aular (VEN, Caja Rural - Seguros RGA) +0"
• Hugo Page (FRA, Intermarché - Circus - Wanty) +0"
• Milan Menten (BEL, Lotto Dstny) +0"

2023 Vuelta a España: General Classification standings after Stage 12

• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) 42h 51'20"
• Marc Soler (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +00'26"
• Remco Evenepoel (BEL, Soudal - Quick Step) +01'09"
• Primož Roglič (SLO, Jumbo-Visma) +01'32"
• Lenny Martinez (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +02'02"
• Joao Almeida (POR, UAE Team Emirates) +02'16"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +02'22"
• Juan Ayuso (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +02'25"
• Enric Mas (ESP, Movistar Team) +02'50"
• Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) +03'14"

Wednesday 6 September: Stage 11 - Lerma - La Laguna Negra.Vinuesa, 163.2km

Jesus Herrada took his third career stage win in La Vuelta, as he outsprinted his breakaway companions on the final 200 metres of the climb to La Laguna Negra on stage 11.

The Spaniard was part of a big group that escaped the peloton early on the stage, where the Cofidis rider proved to be the strongest.

Red leader's jersey wearer Sepp Kuss and the general classification riders crossed the finish line in a group together, almost six minutes after the winner. Therefore, the American remains the race leader by 26 seconds to Marc Soler in second place.

2023 Vuelta a España: Stage 11 Results - Wednesday 6 September

Lerma - la laguna negra.vinuesa, 163.2km.

• Jesús Herrada (ESP, Cofidis) 3h27'59"
• Romain Grégoire (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +3"
• Andreas Kron (DEN, Lotto Dstny) +8"
• Jonathan Klever Caicedo (ECU, EF Education-EasyPost) +12"
• Geraint Thomas (GBR, INEOS Grenadiers) +19"
• Pelayo Sánchez (ESP, Burgos-BH) +24"
• Rudy Molard (FRAk Groupama - FDJ) +24"
• Nicolas Prodhomme (FRA, AG2R Citroën Team) +27"
• Dorian Godon (FRA, AG2R Citroën Team) +54"
• Filippo Ganna (ITA, INEOS Grenadiers) +1'16"

2023 Vuelta a España: General Classification standings after Stage 11

• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) 39h 27'45"
• Primož Roglič (SLO, Jumbo-Visma) +01'36"

Tuesday 5 September: Stage 10 - Valladolid - Valladolid, 25.8km (individual time trial)

Filippo Ganna claimed this year’s lone time trial of La Vuelta. The INEOS Grenadiers rider won ahead of the individual time trial world champion Remco Evenepoel by 16 seconds.

The Italian watt-monster then got his revenge for the time trial World Championships, where he finished 12 seconds behind Evenepoel.

Sepp Kuss lost valuable seconds in the battle for the overall win, but the American retained the red leader's jersey. He leads by 26 seconds over Marc Soler before Wednesday's mountain top finish at La Laguna Negra.

2023 Vuelta a España: Stage 10 Results - Tuesday 5 September

Valladolid - valladolid, 25.8km (itt).

• Filippo Ganna (ITA, INEOS Grenadiers) 27'59"
• Remco Evenepoel (BEL, Soudal - Quick Step) +16"
• Primož Roglič (SLO, Jumbo-Visma) +36"
• Joao Almeida (POR, UAE Team Emirates) +50"
• Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) +52"
• Mattia Cattaneo (ITA, Soudal - Quick Step) +1'09"
• Juan Ayuso (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +1'11"
• Marc Soler (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +1'12"
• Nelson Oliveira (POR, Movistar Team) +1'12"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 1'18"

2023 Vuelta a España: General Classification standings after Stage 10

• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) 35h 52'38"

Sunday 3 September: Stage 9 - Cartagena - Collado de la Cruz de Caravaca, 184.5km

Lennard Kämna of the Bora-Hansgrohe team won Stage 9 of La Vuelta.

Kamna was in an eight-man breakaway as cross-winds made life hazardous for the field, and the German pushed clear on the closing ascent to complete a full sets of stage wins in Grand Tours.

Dangerous conditions on the final climb meant times for the general classification were taken just over 2km from the finish with Primož Roglič mistakenly thinking he had gained some seconds on his red jersey rivals. Sepp Kuss retained the overall race lead.

2023 Vuelta a España: Stage 9 Results - Sunday 3 September

Cartagena - collado de la cruz de caravaca, 184.5km.

• Lennard Kämna (GER, Bora-Hansgrohe) 04h 28' 59"
• Matteo Sobrero (ITA, Team Jayco Alula) +13"
• Christopher Hamilton (AUS, Team DSM-Firmenich) +1'12"
• Amanuel Gehbreigzabhier (ERI, LIDL-Trek) +1'00"
• Jon Barrenetxea Golzarri (ESP, Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) +1'37"
• Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Cofidis) +1'37"
• Jonathan Caicedo (ECU, EF Education-Easypost) +2'11"
• Daniel Navarro Garcia (ESP, Burgos-BH) +2'41"
• Enric Mas (ESP, Movistar Team) +3'16"
• Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) +3'11"

2023 Vuelta a España: General Classification standings after Stage 9

• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) 35h 23'30"
• Marc Soler (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +00'43"
• Lenny Martinez (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +01'02"
• Remco Evenepoel (BEL, Soudal - Quick Step) +02'22"
• Mikel Landa (ESP, Bahrain-Victorious) +02'29"
• Primož Roglič (SLO, Jumbo-Visma) +02'29"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +02'33"
• Enric Mas (ESP, Movistar Team) +02'33"
• Juan Ayuso (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +02'43"
• Joao Almeida (POR, UAE Team Emirates) +02'55"

Saturday 2 September: Stage 8 - Dénia - Xorret de Catí, Costa Blanca Interior, 165km

Slovenia’s Primož Roglič outsprinted Remco Evenepoel to win the eighth stage of La Vuelta from Dénia to Xorret de Catí. Although Evenepoel instigated the sprint, Roglic took the win at the line leaving the Belgian in second place ahead of Juan Ayuso .

American Sepp Kuss finished the stage in seventh place and moved to the top of the general classification with a 43-second advantage over Marc Soler .

2023 Vuelta a España: Stage 8 Results - Saturday 2 September

Utiel - oliva, 165km.

• Primož Roglič (SLO, Jumbo-Visma) 04h 13' 52"
• Remco Evenepoel (BEL, Soudal - Quick Step) +00’’
• Juan Ayuso (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +00’’
• Enric Mas (ESP, Movistar Team) +02’’
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +02’’
• Joao Almeida (POR, UAE Team Emirates) +02’’
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +02’’
• Marc Soler (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +02’’
• Wout Poels (NED, Bahrain-Victorious) +34"
• Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) +39"

2023 Vuelta a España: General Classification standings after Stage 8

• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) 30h 51'06"
• Lenny Martinez (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +01'00"
• Wout Poels (NED, Bahrain-Victorious) +1'41"
• Remco Evenepoel (BEL, Soudal - Quick Step) +02'31"
• Primož Roglič (SLO, Jumbo-Visma) +02'38"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +02'42"
• Enric Mas (ESP, Movistar Team) +02'42"
• Juan Ayuso (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +02'52"

Friday 1 September: Stage 7 - Utiel - Oliva, 201km

Veteran French rider Geoffrey Soupe secured his fourth pro career win after edging out Orluis Aular and Edward Theuns during a hectic bunch sprint in Oliva.

In a stage marred by several crashes, Lenny Martinez crossed the line with the main peloton and remains leader in the general classification, with an 8-second advantage over American Sepp Kuss.

2023 Vuelta a España: Stage 7 Results - Friday 1 September

Utiel - oliva, 201km.

• Geoffrey Soupe (FRA, TotalEnergies) 4h56'29"
• Orluis Aular (VEN, Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) +0"
• Edward Theuns (BEL, UAE Team Emirates) +0"
• Juan Sebastian Molano (COL, UAE Team Emirates) +0"
• Marijn Van den Berg (NED, EF Education-EasyPost) +0"
• David Gonzalez (ESP, Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) +0"
• Matevz Govekar (SLO, Bahrain Victorious) +0"

2023 Vuelta a España: General Classification standings after Stage 7

• Lenny Martinez (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) 26h37'04"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +8"
• Marc Soler (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +51"
• Steff Cras (BEL, TotalEnergies) +1'48"
• Mikel Landa (ESP, Bahrain-Victorious) +1'58"
• David De la Cruz (ESP, Astana Qazaqstan Team) +2'23"
• Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda (ECU, Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) +2'30"
• Remco Evenepoel (BEL, Soudal - Quick Step) +2'47"
• Enric Mas (ESP, Movistar Team) +2'50"

Thursday 31 August: Stage 6 - La Vall d'Uixó - Pico del Buitre, Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre, 183.5km

An exciting stage 6 witnessed a significant shift in the general classification, as Sepp Kuss claimed a memorable solo victory at the top of the challenging Alto de Jalavambre climb.

France's Lenny Martinez managed to hang on and came home in second place, wresting the leader's red jersey from Remco Evenepoel . The Belgian finished over three minutes behind the stage winner and also lost time to direct GC rivals Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard.

2023 Vuelta a España: Stage 6 Results - Thursday 31 August

Pico del buitre, observatorio astrofísico de javalambre, 183.5km.

• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) 4h27'29"
• Lenny Martinez (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +26"
• Romain Bardet (FRA, Team DSM - Firmenich) +31"
• Mikel Landa (ESP, Bahrain-Victorious) +46"
• Marc Soler (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +46"
• Wout Poels (NED, Bahrain-Victorious) +1'03"
• Einer Augusto Rubio (COL, Movistar Team) +1'05"
• Cristian Rodriguez (ESP, Team Arkea Samsic) +1'12"
• Steff Cras (BEL, TotalEnergies) +1'12"
• Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda (ECU, Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) +1'26"

2023 Vuelta a España: General Classification standings after Stage 5

• Lenny Martinez (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) 21h40'35"
• Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda (ECU, Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) +2'06"

Wednesday 30 August: Stage 5 - Morella - Burriana, 186.2km

As today's stage concluded with another bunch sprint, Australian Kaden Groves secured back-to-back wins by narrowly edging out Filippo Ganna at the finish line in Burriana.

After the peloton nullified all the attacks of the day, the Alpecin-Quickstep rider moved to the front and resisted the Italian's surge from the fifth wheel in the last 500 metres.

Remco Evenepoel extended his lead in the general classification after earning six bonus seconds at the intermediate sprint and now the Belgian has an 11-second advantage over second-placed Enric Mas .

2023 Vuelta a España: Stage 5 Results - Wednesday 30 August

Morella - burriana, 186.2km.

• Kaden Groves (AUS, Alpecin-Deceuninck) 4h23'43''
• Alberto Dainese (ITA, Team DSM - Firmenich) +0"
• Lewis Askey (GBR, Groupama - FDJ) +0"
• David Gonzalez (SPA, Caja Rural - Seguros RGA) +0"
• Geoffrey Soupe (FRA, TotalEnergies) +0"
• Jesus Ezquerra (SPA, Burgos-BH) +0"
• Jarrad Drizners (AUS, Lotto Dstny) +0"
• Remco Evenepoel (BEL, Soudal - Quick Step) 17h12'29"
• Enric Mas (ESP, Movistar Team) +11"
• Lenny Martinez (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +17"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +37"
• Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS, BORA - hansgrohe) +39"
• Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL, BORA - hansgrohe) +39"
• Primož Roglič (SLO, Jumbo-Visma) +43"
• Juan Ayuso (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +44"
• Marc Soler (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +48"
• Joao Almeida (POR, UAE Team Emirates) +48"

Tuesday 29 August: Stage 4 - Andorra la Vella - Tarragona, 184.6km

For the first time in La Vuelta 2023 it was time for the sprinters to battle for the stage win. A crash in the final corner of Marijn van den Berg saw Juan Sebastian Molano starting his sprint far out. The Colombian of UAE Team Emirates had Kaden Groves on his wheel, who eventually manged to pass Molano on the last metres to take the first sprint stage of the race.

Groves also won a stage in last year's La Vuelta and in the 2023 Giro d'Italia. The Australian takes over the green jersey as the leader of the points classification.

The red leader's jersey remains on the shoulders of defending champion, Remco Evenepoel . He is five seconds ahead of Movistar's Enric Mas in second place and 11 seconds ahead of Lenny Martinez of Groupama - FDJ in third.

2023 Vuelta a España: Stage 4 Results - Tuesday 29 August

Andorra la vella - tarragona, 184.6km.

• Kaden Groves (AUS, Alpecin-Deceuninck) 4h05'41''
• Juan Sebastián Molano (COL, UAE Team Emirates) +0"
• Sean Flynn (GBR, Team dsm - firmenich) +0"
• Andrea Vendrame (ITA, AG2R Citroën Team) +0"

2023 Vuelta a España: General Classification standings after Stage 4

• Remco Evenepoel (BEL, Soudal - Quick Step) 12h48'52''
• Enric Mas (ESP, Movistar Team) +5''
• Lenny Martinez (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +11''
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +31''
• Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS, BORA - hansgrohe) +33''
• Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL, BORA - hansgrohe) +33''
• Romain Bardet (FRA, Team dsm - firmenich) +35''
• Primož Roglič (SLO, Jumbo-Visma) +37''
• Juan Ayuso (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +38''
• Marc Soler (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +42'

Monday 28 August: Stage 3 - Súria - Arinsal, 158.5km

The first summit finish of La Vuelta 2023 in Andorra was a golden opportunity for the general classification riders to test each other's strength. A breakaway of 11 riders was formed after a hard fight to break loose in the beginning of the stage. All riders from the break were eventually caught, after the UAE Team Emirates set a hard pace in the peloton on the final climb.

Defending Vuelta champion, Remco Evenepoel initiated an early sprint in a reduced group of favourites and took the stage victory ahead of this year's Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard and Juan Ayuso .

Evenepoel crashed right after the finish line, but did not seem to sustain any seriuos injuries, as he took over the red leader's jersey. Movistar's Enric Mas is in second place overall, five seconds behind the Belgian, with Lenny Martinez of Groupama - FDJ in third, 11 seconds behind the leader of the race.

2023 Vuelta a España: Stage 3 Results - Monday 28 August

Súria - arinsal, 158.5km.

• Remco Evenepoel (BEL, Soudal - Quick Step) 4h15'39''
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +1"
• Juan Ayuso (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +1"
• Primož Roglič (SLO, Jumbo-Visma) +1"
• Marc Soler (ESP, UAE Team Emirates) +1"
• Enric Mas (ESP, Movistar Team) +1"
• Lenny Martinez (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +1"
• Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL, BORA - hansgrohe) +1"
• João Almeida (PO)R, UAE Team Emirates) +1"
• Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS, BORA - hansgrohe) +1"

2023 Vuelta a España: General Classification standings after Stage 3

• Remco Evenepoel (BEL, Soudal - Quick Step) 8h43'11''
• Lenny Martinez (FRA, Groupama - FDJ)  +11''
• Santiago Buitrago (COL, Bahrain - Victorious) +35''
• Wilco Kelderman (NED, Jumbo-Visma) +37''

Sunday 27 August: Stage 2 - Mataró - Barcelona, 182km

The peloton tackled the first road stage of La Vuelta 2023 taking on the 181.3km route from Mataro to Barcelona. The start was pushed nine kilometres further down the road for safety reasons following heavy rains.

Danish rider Andreas Kron (Lotto Dstny) came out on top on a rain-affected day going solo over the final three kilometres winning the stage seven seconds ahead of the chasing pack in a time of 4:22.44.

2023 Vuelta a España: Stage 2 Results - Sunday 27 August

Mataró - barcelona, 182km.

• Andreas Kron (DEN, Lotto Dstny) 4h10'25''
• Andrea Bagioli (ITA, Soudal - Quick Step) +0"
• Fernando Barcelo (ESP, Caja Rural - Seguros RGA) +0"
• Romain Gregoire (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +0"
• Kobe Goossens (BEL, Intermarché - Circus - Wanty) +0"

2023 Vuelta a España: General Classification standings after Stage 2

• Andrea Piccolo (ITA, EF Education-EasyPost) 4h27'23''
• Javier Romo (ESP, Astana Qazaqstan Team) +11''
• Ivan Garcia Cortina (ESP, Movistar Team) +13''
• Romain Bardet (FRA, Team dsm - firmenich) +13''
• Max Poole (GBR, Team dsm - firmenich) +13''
• Nelson Oliveira (POR, Movistar Team) +13''
• Imanol Erviti (ESP, Movistar Team) +13''
• Enric Mas (ESP, Movistar Team) +13''
• Einer Augusto Rubio (COL, Movistar Team) +13''
• Sean Flynn (GBR, Team dsm - firmenich) +13''

Saturday 26 August: Stage 1 - Barcelona to Barcelona, team time trial, 14.8km

The 2023 Vuelta a España kicked off with a technical team time trial in Barcelona and the first rain to hit Catalonia for weeks made conditions extremely treacherous.

And there was a surprise as victory went to Team DSM-Firmenich in a time of 17:30.15, mere fractions of a second ahead of Movistar.

2023 Vuelta a España: Stage 1 Results - Saturday 26 August

Barcelona - barcelona, 14.8 km.

• Team DSM-Firmenich 17'30"
• Movistar Team +0"
• EF Education-EasyPost +6"
• Soudal Quick-Step +6"
• Groupama-FDJ +6"
• Bahrain Victorious +10"
• Astana Qazaqstan Team +17"
• INEOS Grenadiers +20"
• Cofidis +22"
• BORA-hansgrohe +28"

2023 Vuelta a España: General Classification standings after Stage 1

• Lorenzo Milesi (ITA, Team DSM-Firmenich) 17'30"
• David Max Poole (GBR, Team DSM-Firmenich) +0"
• Romain Bardet (FRA, Team DSM-Firmenich) +0"
• Sean Flynn (GBR, Team DSM-Firmenich) +0"
• Edgar Oscar Onley (GBR, Team DSM-Firmenich) +0"
• Christopher Hamilton (AUS, Team DSM-Firmenich) +0"
• Enric Mas (ESP, Movistar) +0"
• Einer Augusto Rubio Reyes (COL, Movistar) +0"
• Nelson Oliveira (POR, Movistar) +0"
• Ivan Garcia Cortina (ESP, Movistar) +0"

Day-by-day route of the 2023 Vuelta a España

• Saturday 26 August: Stage 1 - Barcelona - Barcelona (14.8km team time trial)
• Sunday 27 August: Stage 2 - Mataró - Barcelona (182km)
• Monday 28 August: Stage 3 - Súria - Arinsal, Andorra (158.5km)
• Tuesday 29 August: Stage 4 - Andorra la Vella, Andorra - Tarragona (185km)
• Wednesday 30 August: Stage 5 - Morella - Burriana (186.5km)
• Thursday 31 August: Stage 6 - La Vall d'Uixó - Pico del Buitre, Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre (183.5km)
• Friday 1 September: Stage 7 - Utiel - Oliva (201km)
• Saturday 2 September: Stage 8 - Dénia - Xorret de Catí, Costa Blanca Interior (165km)
• Sunday 3 September: Stage 9 - Cartagena - Collado de la Cruz de Caravaca (184.5km)
• Monday 4 September: Rest Day
• Tuesday 5 September: Stage 10 - Valladolid - Valladolid (25.8km individual time trial)
• Wednesday 6 September: Stage 11 - Lerma - La Laguna Negra, Vinuesa (163.5km)
• Thursday 7 September: Stage 12 - Ólvega - Zaragoza (151km)
• Friday 8 September: Stage 13 - Formigal, Huesca la Magia - Col du Tourmalet (135km)
• Saturday 9 September: Stage 14 - Sauveterre-de-Béarn - Larra-Belagua (156.5km)
• Sunday 10 September: Stage 15 - Pamplona - Lekunberri (158.5km)
• Monday 11 September: Rest Day
• Tuesday 12 September: Stage 16 - Liencres Playa - Bejes (120.5km)
• Wednesday 13 September: Stage 17 - Ribadesella/Ribeseya - Altu de L'Angliru (124.5km)
• Thursday 14 September: Stage 18 - Pola de Allande - La Cruz de Linares (179km)
• Friday 15 September: Stage 19 - La Bañeza - Íscar (177.5km)
• Saturday 16 September: Stage 20 - Manzanares El Real - Guadarrama (208km)
• Sunday 17 September: Stage 21- Hipódromo de la Zarzuela - Madrid, Paisaje de la Luz (101.5km)

How to watch the 2023 Vuelta a España

The Vuelta a España will be shown live around the world. Here is a list of the official broadcast partners across different territories.

Belgium: VRT

Denmark: TV2

Europe-wide: Eurosport

Netherlands: NOS

Norway: TV2 Norway

Spain: RTVE

United Kingdom: ITV

Brazil: ESPN

Canada: FloBikes

Colombia: Caracol

Latin America and the Caribbean: DirecTV

United States: NBC Sports

Asia-Pacific

Australia: SBS

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Japan: J Sports

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VUELTA’24 Stage 6: O’Connor Solos to Stage and Overall lead!

All change in spain.

Vuelta a España Stage Report: Ben O’Connor (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) stormed to the stage win on the sixth stage of the 2024 Vuelta a España and took the red jersey with a lead of nearly 5 minutes on Primoz Roglič (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe). The Australian had lost time to the other favourites in the first mountain stage, went with the early break, before he soloed to the finish in Yunquera for a double result.

Vuelta race director, Fernando Escartín : “The difficulty of this edition’s second mountain stage is concentrated at the beginning and middle of the stage. From the start, the terrain will peak upwards until it reaches the Boyar mountain pass, a Category 1 climb. Several Category 3 climbs will add another layer of difficulty to the stage, prior to its final climb on the way to Yunquera. Escapes are expected to take place.”

Stage 6: The Vuelta is now in the deep south. Stage 6 starts in Jerez de la Frontera on Thursday. This area is fairly flat and climbing doesn’t really start until after 50 kilometres, on the Cat.1 climb of the Puerto del Bojar (15km at 5.7%) with maximum gradients of 10%. This is the toughest climb of the day, but the stage only really start then, with four more Cat.3 climbs. First is the Alto de Ronda (5.9km at 4.6%), then the Puerto del Viento (6.9km at 4.1%) and the easier Puerto Martinez (3.8km at 5.5%), the last is the Alto de las Abejas (9.3km at 4%). The final climb is not difficult. The finish is in Yunquera for the first time in Vuelta history.

In the run-up to the Puerto del Bojar, many riders wanted to be in the break. It took a while, but eventually a large leading group of 33 riders formed. On the Puerto del Bojar, a few riders tried to cross, including Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) and Thymen Arensman (INEOS Grenadiers).

This counter-attack caused the race to come back together again. Three riders from the original leading group; Clément Berthet (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale), Pelayo Sanchez (Movistar) and Cristian Rodriguez (Arkea-B&B Hotels) managed to stay away. They would later be joined by ten other riders, some of whom had been in the earlier moves.

Leemreize (dsm-firmenich PostNL), Vansevenant (T-Rex Quick-Step), Pablo Castrillo and Urko Berrade (Equipo Kern Pharma), Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates), Chris Harper (Jayco AlUla), Marco Frigo (Israel-Premier Tech), Luca Vergallito (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) and Ben O’Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) all made it into the lead group. Lipowitz was the best placed rider on GC with the leaders. He was 1:50 behind the red jersey, his teammate Primoz Roglic. O’Connor was at 6 more seconds.

Despite Lipowitz being in the break, Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe controlled the peloton, but eventually stopped riding on the front. Bahrain Victorious took over and the lead didn’t increase much more than 5 minutes. The lead had been reduced when O’Connor and Leemreize attacked with 60 kilometres to go. They soon had a minute lead on the chasers.

Three riders jumped away from the chase group: Berrade, Frigo and Sánchez. They got within half a minute of Leemreize and O’Connor, but then lost time. The peloton, where Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe were being helped by UAE Team Emirates and Movistar, was now more than 5 minutes behind the leaders. O’Connor had a chance of taking the red jersey and he kept pushing hard. Leemreize was just hanging on.

On the Puerto Martinez (3.8km at 5.5%), the Dutchman could no longer hold O’Connor’s wheel. The Australian started his solo with 28 kilometres to go. He increased his lead as he got nearer to the finish. When he crossed the finish line, he had almost 7 minute on the group with Primoz Roglič in the red jersey. They did lift the speed a little in the finale, but by the finish, he still had more than six and a half minutes.

After O’Connor had finished, there was a long wait for the second placed Marco Frigo (4:33). In the last kilometres, the Italian had passed Gijs Leemreize, who looked to be on his way to third place. But a group led by Lipowitz, Berthet and Rodriguez, sprinted past him. Leemreize finished sixth.

Stage winner and overall leader, Ben O’Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale): “I felt a little bit in my own world today. Where the group of 30 went, I was a bit disappointed because I thought it was a pretty good opportunity. So when the race opened up again I went for it. I kind of felt like today was an opportunity and I just laid it all out there. I felt like I could win the stage from the start so it’s pretty special. I absolutely liked every moment. Today was noticeably less hot [than stage 4]. I enjoyed a lot. I was looking at the triple Grand Tour winners, the list of who have done it, before the race started, and I’m proud to put my name on that list. With the red jersey as well, it’s gonna be a once in a lifetime experience maybe so I’m gonna enjoy every moment. Maybe [I could keep for a long time]… Maybe not! It depends how I go in Cazorla, Granada. It’s an opportunity and I’m gonna savour it as much as I can.”

# Stay PEZ for a full weekend of la Vuelta a España. #

Vuelta a España Stage 6 Result: 1. Ben O’Connor (Aus) Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale in 4:28:12 2. Marco Frigo (Ita) Israel-Premier Tech at 4:33 3. Florian Lipowitz (Ger) Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe at 5:12 4. Clement Berthet (Fra) Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale 5. Cristian Rodriguez Martin (Spa) Arkéa-B&B Hotels 6. Gijs Leemreize (Ned) dsm-firmenich-PostNL 7. Mauri Vansevenant (Bel) Soudal-Quick Step at 5:35 8. Urko Berrade Fernandez (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma at 6:02 9. Isaac Del Toro Romero (Mex) UAE Team Emirates at 6:31 10. David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ.

Vuelta a España Overall After Stage 6: 1. Ben O’Connor (Aus) Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale in 23:28:28 2. Primož Roglič (Slo) Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe at 4:51 3. João Almeida (Por) UAE Team Emirates at 4:59 4. Florian Lipowitz (Ger) Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe at 5:18 5. Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar at 5:23 6. Cristian Rodriguez Martin (Spa) Arkéa-B&B Hotels at 5:26 7. Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Bahrain Victorious at 5:29 8. Lennert Van Eetvelt (Bel) Lotto Dstny at 5:32 9. Felix Gall (Aust) Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale at 5:38 10. Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (Den) Lidl-Trek at 5:49.

Alastair Hamilton has been a pro team mechanic on the road, track and mountain bike and worked for the Great Britain team at the World championships in all disciplines. Since moving to Spain and finding out how to use a computer, he has gone from contributor of Daily Distractions at the 2002 Vuelta a España to editor at PezCyclingNews.

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YUNQUERA, SPAIN - AUGUST 22: Ben O'Connor of Australia and Team Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the La Vuelta - 79th Tour of Spain 2024, Stage 6 a 185.5km stage from Jerez de la Frontera to Yunquera / #UCIWT / on August 22, 2024 in Yunquera, Spain. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images) Source: Getty / Tim de Waele/Getty Images

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La Vuelta ciclista a España

• World Championships
• Milano-Sanremo
• Amstel Gold Race
• Tirreno-Adriatico
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• Liège-Bastogne-Liège
• La Flèche Wallonne
• Paris - Nice
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• Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
• Critérium du Dauphiné
• Tour des Flandres
• Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields
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• Astana Qazaqstan Team
• Bahrain - Victorious
• Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
• Arkéa - B&B Hotels
• Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
• EF Education-EasyPost
• Groupama - FDJ
• INEOS Grenadiers
• Alpecin-Deceuninck
• Intermarché - Wanty
• Lidl - Trek
• Movistar Team
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What We Learned From the 2022 Vuelta a España

The Tour of Spain saw the emergence of Remco Evenepoel, cycling’s latest superstar.

Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) held on to win the Tour of Spain, ending his nation’s 44-year grand tour drought.

The 2022 Tour of Spain (known locally as the “Vuelta a España”) wrapped up in Madrid on Sunday with Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) taking the victory. Here’s a quick rundown of what went down during the Vuelta’s final week–and a quick look at what’s to come as the season approaches its final weeks.

Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) has won the 2022 Tour of Spain. Riding in only the second grand tour of his career, the 22-year-old took the red jersey as the leader of the Vuelta’ General Classification on Stage 5 and defended the jersey all the way to the finish in Madrid, winning two stages along the way. Spaniards Enric Mas (Movistar) and Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) finished second and third at 2:02 and 4:57, respectively.

What Happened

The Vuelta’s final week began with Stage 16, a tricky stage with a punchy finish in Tomares that proved to be the Vuelta’s most dramatic day. After gaining time on Evenepoel on the previous weekend’s two summit finishes, Slovenia’s Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma)–who entered the day in second-place overall–attacked with a few kilometers left in the stage in a bid to catch Evenepoel by surprise. The move worked: Evenepoel was gapped, but a suspicious flat tire inside the 3km-to-go banner meant he only lost 8 seconds. (Riders are given the same time as the group they would have finished with if they crash or suffer a mechanical with few than 3km left in the race.)

At the front of the race, Roglič crashed while trying to sprint for the stage win (which went to Pedersen) and the time bonuses that came with it. He was able to get back on his bike and finish the stage, but the damage had been done: the Vuelta’s three-time defending champion would not start Stage 17 the next morning, eliminating Evenepoel’s biggest rival.

Stage 17 finished atop a Category 2 climb to the Monasterio de Tentudía. A breakaway filled with strong out-of-contention climbers and all-rounders went the distance, with Colombia’s Rigoberto Uran (EF Education-EasyPost) taking the win. The savvy veteran now has stage victories in all three grand tours, and with his contract with EF Education-EasyPost set to expire (and Carapaz joining the team in 2023) the win couldn’t have come at a better time for the 35-year-old.

Evenepoel erased any lingering doubts about his chances of defending the red jersey on Stage 18. The Belgian won the stage atop the Alto del Piornal, chasing down the breakaway’s last survivor and outsprinting Mas for the stage victory. Pedersen took his third stage victory of this year’s race the next day, winning Stage 19 in Talavera de la Reina.

Stage 20 brought the Vuelta’s final mountain showdown, with five categorized climbs through the Guadarrama Mountains outside of Madrid. Carapaz won the stage atop the Puerto de Navacerrada, matching Pedersen as the winningest rider in this year’s Vuelta. But it was the battle behind him that garnered most of the attention as Movistar and UAE Team Emirates tried–and failed–to crack Evenepoel.

Stage 21 began with champagne and photo opportunities for the riders wearing the Vuelta’s leader’s jerseys and ended with a field sprint in Madrid won by Colombia’s Juan Sebastian Molano.

But while Molano won the stage, the day’s real winner was Evenepoel, who finished safely in the peloton to take home Belgium’s first grand tour victory since Johan De Muynck won the 1978 Giro d’Italia.

What Did We Learn?

Well, a lot of people are digging into a healthy portion of crow tonight, because it appears as the hype that’s surrounded Evenepoel since he was a junior was clearly justified. Already an accomplished rider when it comes to winning one-day Classics and short stage races, Evenepoel took the next and perhaps most important step in his still-young career, by ending his nation’s 44-year grand tour drought. Heralded as Belgium’s “next Eddy Merckx” since turning professional before his 19th birthday, the kid from the Flemish town of Aalst, delivered.

To be honest, we were among those who doubted Evenepoel’s chances–especially after he lost time to Roglič and Mas on Stages 14 and 15. But he rebounded in the final week, winning Stage 18 on the Alto del Piornal to send a powerful message to those hoping to take the red jersey. And while the task was made much easier thanks to Roglič’s crash and subsequent abandon, it would be unfair to take anything away from Evenepoel and the manner in which he won the Spanish grand tour. In all he and his Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team defended the red jersey for 15 stages, an impressive feat for anyone, let alone a rider competing in only the second grand tour of his career and a team that had never won one before.

What’s next is the biggest question: does he continue targeting a diverse program of races, or does he focus exclusively on continuing his development as a grand tour rider? In Belgium he’ll face incredibly pressure to target the Tour de France, which no Belgian has won since 1976, but that might be too tall of an order given the competition he’ll face from the likes of Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) who most would agree occupy a tier above Evenepoel in terms of their grand tour pedigree. (Not to mention the fact that Quick-Step is not a team built for sustained grand tour contention–without a bit of a roster overhaul, it’s hard to see them going toe-for-toe with UAE, Jumbo, and INEOS at a race like the Tour de France.)

Behind Evenepoel, Mas did well to finish second for the third time in his career, possibly saving Movistar from being relegated at the end of the season. But his performance is likely overshadowed in the Spanish press by Ayuso’s third-place finish. Only 19-years-old and racing his first grand tour, Ayuso is the second-youngest rider in history to finish on the podium of a grand tour. It also reminds us of the grand tour debut of his teammate Pogačar, who won three stages and finished third overall at the 2019 Vuelta–also his first grand tour–less than a week away from his 21st birthday.

Roglič was the Vuelta’s biggest disappointment, not for the manner in which he lost the race, but more for the way in which he added insult to injury by attempting to place blame on Great Britain’s Fred Wright (Bahrain-Victorious) for causing the crash that ended his bid to win a fourth Vuelta. Releasing a press release a few days after the incident, Roglič and Jumbo-Visma looked like petulant children in the way they responded to what happened, tarnishing the image of a team and rider who have done a great job–until now–of keeping fans and the media on their side when both winning and losing. Roglič himself has now crashed out of three of the last four grand tours he’s entered, and one has to wonder if the mental toughness he’s displayed throughout much of his career is starting to falter.

What’s Next?

With a little more than a month left in the 2022 road season, all eyes will be on Wollongong, Australia which hosts the 2022 UCI Road World Championships –starting with the Men’s and Women’s Elite Individual Time Trial events–from September 18 through 25.

Traditionally, many riders use the Vuelta to prepare for Worlds, and we should see several riders from this year’s edition make the trip down under. First and foremost among them is Evenepoel, who might be a favorite in both the time trial and the road race (although he’s technically starting the road race in support of his compatriot Wout van Aert). But after winning the Vuelta, we won’t be surprised if he doesn’t make the trip–and if he does, expect a long series of post-Vuelta PR appearances to take a toll on his form.

We’ll see more rosters for Worlds finalized in the coming days, but one rider we know won’t be heading to Australia is Pedersen, who would be a top favorite if he were going but has instead chosen to stay closer to home. One rider who we expect will be racing is Great Britain’s Wright, who’s been scoring top-5 finishes all season and looks poised for a breakthrough.

The season ends with a series of one-day Classics that will determine which teams are relegated from the WorldTour, a fact that has lawyers from several teams putting pressure on the UCI to reconsider its plans. Mas did Movistar a major solid, essentially putting the Spanish squad in the “safe zone” for now. Lotto-Soudal and Israel-Premier Tech are currently on the outside looking in, with Team BikeExchange and Cofidis holding the last two spots. Looks for these four teams to do whatever they can to win whatever they can during the last few weeks of the season, with things possibly coming down to the wire as teams (and their attorneys) fight for their WorldTour lives.

Since getting hooked on pro cycling while watching Lance Armstrong win the 1993 U.S. Pro Championship in Philadelphia, longtime Bicycling contributor Whit Yost has raced on Belgian cobbles, helped build a European pro team, and piloted that team from Malaysia to Mont Ventoux as an assistant director sportif. These days, he lives with his wife and son in Pennsylvania, spending his days serving as an assistant middle school principal and his nights playing Dungeons & Dragons.

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Spanish Vuelta leader Wout van Aert wins third stage in a sprint finish in Portugal

General ranking leader Team Visma's Wout van Aert celebrates as he crosses the finish, winning the stage 3 of La Vuelta a Espana cycling tour, a 191.2 km race between Lousa and Castelo Branco, on Aug. 19, 2024. MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP/Getty Images

Overall leader Wout van Aert won a sprint finish Monday to take victory in the third stage of the Spanish Vuelta.

Wearing the leader’s red jersey, Van Aert surged into the lead with about 250 meters left to edge Kaden Groves into second place and flip the result of Sunday’s second stage, when the Australian took the sprint win.

The Belgian star’s win was his first since February – at the Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne one-day race – and the wait included two second-place finishes in stages at the Tour de France.

Van Aert also took a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics in the time trial last month, which was won by his compatriot Remco Evenepoel.

Jon Abersaturi took third place Monday at the end of a 191.2-kilometre stage from Lousa with some lower-category climbs on the third and final day of racing in Portugal.

The Vuelta moves into Spain on Tuesday with Van Aert leading the overall classification by 13 seconds over Brandon McNulty of the United States – a status he expects to lose in the mountains.

“Unfortunately the fun is over,” said Van Aert, with his Visma Lease-a-Bike teammate Sepp Kuss, the American defending champion, expected to make a move in the three-week race.

A four-rider breakaway Monday saw a pair of teammates stay clear for much of the stage. Unai Iribar and Ibon Ruiz of Kern Pharma worked with Xabier Isasa and Luis Angel Maté of Euskaltel-Euskadi to build a lead that grew to more than five minutes.

Isasa was last to be caught by the main bunch with about 20 kilometres to race.

The Vuelta heads into the west of central Spain on Tuesday for a gruelling 170.5-km (106 mile) trek from Plasencia to Pico Villuercas.

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Team USA Recap: Brandon McNulty Wins Stage 1 of Tour of Spain; Sepp Kuss Returns With Vuelta a Burgos Victory

We recap the latest in American bike racing from the past two weeks (August 6-20)

Vuelta a Burgos: Spain

(August 5-9) – Sepp Kuss (Team Visma/Lease-a-Bike) staged a triumphant return to racing at Vuelta a Burgos, finishing 1 st overall after a two-month break to recover from injury and illness.

The five-day race through northern Spain had a rough start for Kuss, who crashed on stages 1 and 2. But he came back to win the mountainous (Queen) stage 3 and take the victory overall.

“This win means a lot to me,” Kuss said afterward. “I've had quite some setbacks this past year. Last Wednesday was already a very nice day for me with the stage win. Winning the overall classification of a multi-day stage race makes me very happy.”

Complete results here

Vuelta a España: Spain

(August 17-September 8) – Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) won the Tour of Spain’s Stage 1 time trial by two seconds to earn the red leader’s jersey on opening day. McNulty, the US Time Trial national champion, averaged 57.2kph over the 12 kilometer course, finishing in 12:35.

Through Tuesday’s Stage 4, McNulty is in 7th place overall. Three other Americans are competing at this year’s Tour: Defending champion Sepp Kuss (Team Visma/Lease a Bike), Matthew Riccitello (Israel-Premier Tech), and Riley Sheehan (Israel-Premier Tech). The race ends on September 8 th in Madrid.

Tour de France Femmes: France

(August 12-18) – Fresh off earning Olympic golds medals in road race and Team Pursuit, Kristen Faulkner (EF-Oatly-Cannondale) placed top-five on two stages of this year’s women’s Tour de France, eventually finishing 38 th overall at the 8-stage race. Time Trial world champion Chloe Dygert (Canyon/SRAM Racing), who earned Olympic Bronze in time trial and Team Pursuit gold, placed 2 nd on the Stage 2 time trial, but dropped out of the Tour before the final stage.

Arctic Race of Norway: Norway

(August 4-7) – Kevin Vermaerke (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL) placed 3 rd overall and earned the white jersey for best young rider at Arctic Race of Norway, a four-stage race traversing northern Norway. He had the same results last year, placing 3 rd overall and 1 st in the youth category.

This was 23-year-old’s second top-5 stage race finish in the past week. He placed 4 th overall at the Czech Tour, which ended July 28.

Clásica de San Sebastián: Spain

(August 10) – American men swept three of the top-10 spots at Clásica de San Sebastián, the hilly, 236 kilometer one-day race through the Basque region of Spain. Kevin Vermaerke (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL) placed 4 th to continue his streak of top-5 World Tour placings. Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) was 6 th and Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) was 10 th .

Tour de Pologne: Poland

(August 12-18) – Magnus Sheffield (INEOS Grenadiers) placed 5 th overall at the week-long Tour of Poland, his second top-5 stage race placing this season. Sheffield, 22, placed 3 rd at the Tour of Austria in July.

Will Barta (Movistar) rode a consistent race to place 12 th overall.

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(August 16-18) –Stop number three of the USA Downhill National Series brought pros and amateurs to Snow Summit Bike Park in Big Bear Lake, CA, for a weekend of downhill MTB action.

Austin Doole y (Commencal Schwalbe, Monster Army, Ryno Power, Better Bolts) took 1 st in the elite men’s final, followed by Kenneth Pinkerton (Mondraker Factory Racing) and Nathan Kitchen (The Gravity Academy).

On the elite women’s side, Erice Van Leuven (Commencal Les Orres, Monster Army) placed 1 st in the final, followed by Aletha Ostgaard (SRAM/Fasttrack Racing/GoPro/V&R/Schwalbe) and Isabella Naughton (KHS Pro MTB Team).

Drake Parker (Outlaw Tribe/Commencal) won the junior men’s final, followed by Jack Zenoni (ZFR Team) and Braedyn Davis . Pella Ward took the junior women’s victory, followed by Teagan Heap (Pivot Factory Racing/Monster Army) and Addison Buckenberger (T3 Race Team/Monster Army).

The final race of this season’s series is September 26-29, at Killington Resort, Vermont.

Leadville Trail 100 MTB: Leadville, CO

(August 10) – Keegan Swenson (Santa Cruz Bicycles/SRAM) won the elite men’s race at Leadville Trail 100 MTB for the fourth time in a row, while Melisa Rollins (Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY24) earned the elite women’s title.

Swenson crossed the line at 5:49:08, more than 15 minutes ahead of second-place finisher John Gaston (STRAFE-Specialized). Cole Paton (Giant Bicycles) was 3 rd .

Last year’s women’s winner Sofia Gomez Villafañe (Specialized) was just over 7 minutes behind Rollins in 2 nd , and Michaela Thompson (Orange Seal/Specialized/Shimano) was 3 rd .

The race starts at 10,000 feet above sea level and climbs to 12,424 feet. It’s the third race in the six-race Life Time Grand Prix. Swenson leads the series overall for the men, while Gomez Villafañe sits atop the women’s leaderboard. Next up is the Chequamegon MTB Festival, September 14, in Cable, Wisconsin.

Leaderboard here

SBT GRVL: Steamboat Springs, CO

(August 18) – Keegan Swenson (Santa Cruz Bicycles/SRAM) and Lauren Stephens (Cynicsa Cycling) earned the elite men’s and women’s titles at SBT GRVL, giving Swenson his second major win in a week and third SBT GRVL win in a row.

Swenson and Stephens are the reigning US gravel national champions and both sported their Stars and Stripes jerseys at the 125-mile race, which boasts nearly 10,900 feet of elevation gain. Swenson finished the race in 5:41:10, while first-time winner and two-time runner-up Stephens finished in 6:17:17.

Torbjorn Roed (Trek Driftless) placed 2 nd behind Swenson, coming in at 5:49:46, while Alexey Vermeulen (ENVE/Factor) came in a second later to place 3 rd . Last year’s women’s winner Sofia Gomez Villafañe (Specialized) placed 2 nd , nearly 13 minutes behind Stephens, while Cecily Decker was 20 minutes back and placed 3 rd .

Masters Track National Championships: Rock Hill, SC

(August 6-11) –More than 200 Masters cyclists vied for national championship titles over four days of racing at Rock Hill Velodrome in South Carolina. Despite a rain delay/cancellations due to Tropical Storm Debby, events were rescheduled and the meet concluded with 98 athletes earning Stars and Stripes jerseys.

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Vuelta 2024: Impeccable O’Connor solos into La Roja

Results 6th stage 2024 Vuelta

1. Ben O’Connor (aus) 2. Marco Frigo (ita) + 4.33 3. Florian Lipowitz (ger) + 5.12 4. Clément Berthet (fra) s.t. 5. Cristián Rodríguez (fra) s.t. 6. Gijs Leemreize (nld) s.t. 7. Mauri Vansevenant (bel) + 5.35 8. Urko Berrada (spa) + 6.02 9. Isaac del Toro (mex) + 6.31 10. David Gaudu (fra) s.t.

– most GC riders s.t. 51. Adam Yates (gbr) + 8.54 65. Giulio Ciccone (ita) 13.12 70. Matthew Riccitello (usa) + 13.52

GC after stage 6 1. Ben O’Connor (aus) 2. Primoz Roglic (slo) + 4.51 3. João Almeida (por) + 4.59 4. Florian Lipowitz (ger) + 5.18 5. Enric Mas (spa) + 5.23 6. Cristián Rodríguez (fra) + 5.26 7. Antonio Tiberi (ita) + 5.29 8. Lennert Van Eetvelt (bel) + 5.32 9. Felix Gall (aut) + 5.38 10. Mattias Skjelmose (den) + 5.49

Race report Attacks are flying from the gun, but no break after 44 kilometres of frantic action. Then Joshua Tarling, Marco Frigo and Gijs Leemreize set off before 30 more riders come across. The attackers open up a gap of over 1 minute, while Filippo Zana punctures just before Puerto de Boyar, so a break of 32 riders enters the first climb of the day.

The action continues on the climb. While Clément Berthet, Pelayo Sánchez, and Cristián Rodríguez attack from the front, a group with Thymen Arensman, Rémy Rochas, Richard Carapaz, Max Poole, Chris Hamilton, Giulio Ciccone, Isaac del Toro, Jay Vine, Ben O’Connor, and Florian Lipowitz tracks down the chasers.

The peloton does not allow this and a regroupment takes place. Only the three attackers remain at the front. Although Jay Vine, Mauri Vansevenant, Ben O’Connor, Florian Lipowitz, Luca Vergallito, Marco Frigo, and Urko Berrade keep on pushing as well. Pablo Castrillo and Gijs Leemreize rejoin them, and the nine make it back to the lead group. They reach the summit 30 seconds ahead of the peloton before Chris Harper bridges across in the descent.

O’Connor takes a time bonus of 6 seconds in Ronda; Rodríguez earns 4 seconds; Berthet 2.

O’Connor attacks in the run-up to the Puerto del Viento, and Leemreize goes with him. The reach the summit 30 seconds ahead of Frigo and Berrade, while Sánchez rejoins the chasers later. The peloton is over 5 minutes adrift at the Puerto del Viento.

O’Connor distances Leemreize on the Puerto Martinez, while Frigo leaves the chase group to go after Leemreize. The Australian reaches the summit 6 minutes ahead of the peloton.

The solo rider hits the finish climb 6.30 minutes ahead of the peloton. Which is more than enough for the stage win and the leader’s jersey.

Adam Yates, Giulio Ciccone, and Matthew Riccitello are among the riders losing time after crashes.

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‘One for the ages’: Aussie stuns

Australian Ben O’Connor says he felt like he was “in my own world” after a sensational solo display powered him into the lead of the La Vuelta a Espana as he took out the sixth stage in Spain to put himself on the verge of something special.

O’Connor, Australia’s top-ranked road racer, jumped from 23rd before the bumpy 185.5km sixth stage from Jerez de la Frontera to Yunquera.

He made up nearly two minutes on leader Primoz Roglic to snare the red jersey as overall leader, now an astonishing four minutes 51 seconds clear of Slovenia’s triple Vuelta champion.

“I felt a little bit in my own world today,” beamed O’Connor, looking remarkably fresh and more than a little amazed the peloton had let a rider of his obvious quality and danger off the leash.

“I kind of just went for it. It was just a day to seize an opportunity and I left it all out there. It’s pretty special. To go out there and just crush it like that, I absolutely loved every moment.”

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The stage victory puts O’Connor in with a chance of joining Cadel Evans (2011 Tour de France) and Jai Hindley (2022 Giro d’Italia) as an Australian Grand Tour champion.

But he wasn’t getting lost in what could happen.

“Maybe, maybe not,” he said.

“Depends on how I go. It’s an excellent opportunity and I’m just going to savour it as much as I can.

“I was looking at the list of triple Grand Tour stage winners before this race started, so I’m proud to have my name on that list and to wear the red jersey as well.

“It’s going to be a once-in-a-lifetime achievement maybe, so I’m going to enjoy every moment.”

In commentary for Eurosport, Australian cycling great Robbie McEwen called the win “one for the ages”.

“There’ll be headshaking and disbelief at how much time they’ve all given up to Ben O’Connor,” he said.

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Vuelta 2023 – Results

Check results and standings for your favourite teams or cyclists competing in Vuelta 2023. Use this tool to bet like an expert. Stay updated with race info, preview, La Vuelta 2023 results and highlights.

We offer live results and final race result. Follow your favourite cycling competition and enhance your winnings by knowing exactly what is happening during the race. Read all about La Vuelta 2023 stages and be prepared to place your bet.

See the accomplishments complemented by strong efforts in the climbings and sprints, watch courageous riding and stay with your eyes glued to the screen during the mountainous stages. Check Vuelta 2023 results for summit finishes and how the overall contenders to throughout the Tour of Spain.

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