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Vuelta a España 2014 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights

Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) was feeling good about his overall lead after Stage 18. (He has never relinquished the leader's jersey in a Grand Tour). He successfully took his 1:36 lead into the the final two mountain stages and short individual time-trial. This is the 2014 Vuelta a Espana live dashboard with race info, daily live coverage featuring stage previews, live video, results, big photos and highlights.

Big Photos from 2014 (all stages) — sirotti/flockton/lavuelta
Big Photos from 2013sirotti/flockton/reuters
Big Photos from 2012sirotti/reuters/flockton
Big Photos from 2011sirotti/reuters/flockton
Big Photos from 2010sirotti/reuters


1Saturday, August 2312.6 km 
Jerez de la Frontera
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2Sunday, August 24174 km 
AlgecirasSan Fernando
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3Monday, August 25198 km 
CádizArcos de la Frontera
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4Tuesday, August 26165 km 
Mairena del AlcorCórdoba
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5Wednesday, August 27180 km 
Priego de CórdobaRonda
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6Thursday, August 28167 km 
BenalmádenaLa Zubia
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7Friday, August 29169 km 
AlhendínAlcaudete
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8Saturday, August 30207 km 
BaezaAlbacete
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9Sunday, August 31185 km 
Carboneras de GuadazaónAramón Valdelinares
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RMonday, September 1 
Rest day
10Tuesday, September 236.7 km 
Real Monasterio de Santa María de VeruelaBorja
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11Wednesday, September 3154 km 
PamplonaSantuario de San Miguel de Aralar
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12Thursday, September 4166 km 
LogroñoLogroño
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13Friday, September 5189 km 
BeloradoObregón. Parque de Cabárceno
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14Saturday, September 6201 km 
SantanderLa Camperona. Valle de Sábero
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15Sunday, September 7152 km 
OviedoLagos de Covadonga
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16Monday, September 8161 km 
San Martín del Rey AurelioLa Farrapona. Lago de Somiedo
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RTuesday, September 9 
Rest day
17Wednesday, September 10191 km 
OrtigueiraCoruña
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18Thursday, September 11156 km 
A EstradaMont Castrove. Meis
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19Friday, September 12181 km 
Salvaterra do MiñoCangas do Morrazo
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20Saturday, September 13186 km 
Santo Estevo de Ribas de SilPuerto de Ancares
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21Sunday, September 149.7 km 
Santiago de Compostela
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  Total Distance3241 km 

2014 Vuelta a España Teams
Team Rosters and Withdrawals
Group riders by: or

LAMPRE - MERIDA (LAM)
ITA
  1CONTI  ValerioITA
  2ANACONA GOMEZ  WinnerCOL
  3CUNEGO  DamianoITA
  4FAVILLI  EliaITA
  5FERRARI  RobertoITA
  6NIEMIEC  PrzemyslawPOL
  7POZZATO  FilippoITA
  8RICHEZE  Maximiliano ArielARG
  9SERPA PEREZ  Jose RodolfoCOL

AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM)
FRA
  11DUPONT  HubertFRA
  12BETANCUR GOMEZ  Carlos AlbertoCOL
  13BOUET  MaximeFRA
  14GAUDIN  DamienFRA
  15GRETSCH  PatrickGER
  16HUTAROVICH  YauheniBLR
  17MONDORY  LloydFRA
  18NOCENTINI  RinaldoITA
  19TURGOT  SébastienFRA

ASTANA (AST)
KAZ
  21ARU  FabioITA
  22FOMINYKH  DaniilKAZ
  23GUARDINI  AndreaITA
  24GUARNIERI  JacopoITA
  25KANGERT  TanelEST
  26LANDA MEANA  MikelESP
  27LUTSENKO  AlexeyKAZ
  28TIRALONGO  PaoloITA
  29ZEITS  AndreyKAZ

BELKIN (BEL)
NED
  31KELDERMAN  WilcoNED
  32CLEMENT  StefNED
  33TEN DAM  LaurensNED
  34GESINK  RobertNED
  35HOFLAND  MorenoNED
  36MARTENS  PaulGER
  37KEIZER  MartijnNED
  38TJALLINGII  MaartenNED
  39WAGNER  RobertGER

BMC RACING (BMC)
USA
  41SANCHEZ GONZALEZ  SamuelESP
  42DENNIS  RohanAUS
  43EVANS  CadelAUS
  44GILBERT  PhilippeBEL
  45MORABITO  SteveSUI
  46NERZ  DominikGER
  47QUINZIATO  ManuelITA
  48WARBASSE  LawrenceUSA
  49WYSS  DaniloSUI

CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA (CJR)
ESP
  51SANCHEZ GIL  Luis LeonESP
  52ARAMENDIA LORENTE  Javier FranciscoESP
  53ARROYO DURAN  DavidESP
  54BILBAO  PeioESP
  55DOMAGALSKI  KarolPOL
  56LASCA  FrancescoITA
  57MAS BONET  LuisESP
  58PIEDRA PEREZ  AntonioESP
  59TXURRUKA  AmetsESP

CANNONDALE (CAN)
ITA
  61SAGAN  PeterSVK
  62BENNETT  GeorgeNZL
  63BODNAR  MaciejPOL
  64BOIVIN  GuillaumeCAN
  65CARUSO  DamianoITA
  66DE MARCHI  AlessandroITA
  67GATTO  OscarITA
  68KRIZEK  MatthiasAUT
  69LONGO BORGHINI  PaoloITA

COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS (COF)
FRA
  71NAVARRO GARCIA  DanielESP
  72COPPEL  JeromeFRA
  73HARDY  RomainFRA
  74JOEAAR  GertEST
  75LE MEVEL  ChristopheFRA
  76LEVARLET  GuillaumeFRA
  77MATE MARDONES  Luis AngelESP
  78BAGOT  YohanFRA
  79ZINGLE  RomainBEL

EUROPCAR (EUC)
FRA
  81SICARD  RomainFRA
  82BERHANE  NatnaelERI
  83COUSIN  JeromeFRA
  84CRAVEN  DanNAM
  85ENGOULVENT  JimmyFRA
  86JEROME  VincentFRA
  87MARTINEZ  YannickFRA
  88MEDEREL  MaximeFRA
  89NAULLEAU  BryanFRA

FDJ.fr (FDJ)
FRA
  91BOUHANNI  NacerFRA
  92ELISSONDE  KennyFRA
  93FISCHER  Murilo AntonioBRA
  94LE BON  JohanFRA
  95MANGEL  LaurentFRA
  96PINEAU  CédricFRA
  97PINOT  ThibautFRA
  98ROUX  AnthonyFRA
  99SOUPE  GeoffreyFRA

GARMIN SHARP (GRS)
USA
  101HESJEDAL  RyderCAN
  102MARTIN  DanielIRL
  103FERNANDEZ  KoldoESP
  104HAAS  NathanAUS
  105BROWN  NathanUSA
  106CARDOSO  Andre Fernando S. MartinsPOR
  107MILLAR  DavidGBR
  108TALANSKY  AndrewUSA
  109VAN SUMMEREN  JohanBEL

GIANT-SHIMANO (GIA)
NED
  111BARGUIL  WarrenFRA
  112ARNDT  NikiasGER
  113CRADDOCK  LawsonUSA
  114DE KORT  KoenNED
  115DEGENKOLB  JohnGER
  116FRÖHLINGER  JohannesGER
  117HAGA  ChadUSA
  118LUDVIGSSON  TobiasSWE
  119SINKELDAM  RamonNED

IAM CYCLING (IAM)
SUI
  121AREGGER  MarcelSUI
  122FUMEAUX  JonathanSUI
  123HINAULT  SébastienFRA
  124KLEMME  DominicGER
  125LANG  PirminSUI
  126PELUCCHI  MatteoITA
  127REYNES MIMO  VicenteESP
  128SARAMOTINS  AleksejsLAT
  129TSCHOPP  JohannSUI

KATUSHA (KAT)
RUS
  131RODRIGUEZ OLIVER  JoaquinESP
  132CARUSO  GiampaoloITA
  133CHERNETSKI  SergeiRUS
  134KOLOBNEV  AlexandrRUS
  135KOZONTCHUK  DmitryRUS
  136LOSADA ALGUACIL  AlbertoESP
  137MORENO FERNANDEZ  DanielESP
  138TROFIMOV  YuryRUS
  139VORGANOV  EduardRUS

LOTTO BELISOL (LTB)
BEL
  141VAN DEN BROECK  JurgenBEL
  142ARMEE  SanderBEL
  143BREEN  VegardNOR
  144DE CLERCQ  BartBEL
  145DEBUSSCHERE  JensBEL
  146HANSEN  AdamAUS
  147HENDERSON  GregNZL
  148LIGTHART  PimNED
  149MONFORT  MaximeBEL

MOVISTAR (MOV)
ESP
  151VALVERDE BELMONTE  AlejandroESP
  152AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA  AndreyCRC
  153CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS  JonathanESP
  154ERVITI OLLO  ImanolESP
  155HERRADA LOPEZ  JoseESP
  156IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI  GorkaESP
  157MALORI  AdrianoITA
  158MORENO BAZAN  JavierESP
  159QUINTANA ROJAS  Nairo AlexanderCOL

MTN - QHUBEKA (MTN)
RSA
  161PARDILLA BELLON  SergioESP
  162CIOLEK  GeraldGER
  163KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN  MerhawiERI
  164MEINTJES  LouisRSA
  165SBARAGLI  KristianITA
  166TEKLEHAIMANOT  DanielERI
  167THOMSON  Jay RobertRSA
  168VENTER  ChristoRSA
  169JANSE VAN RENSBURG  JacquesRSA

OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP (OPQ)
BEL
  171BOONEN  TomBEL
  172BRAMBILLA  GianlucaITA
  173MAES  NikolasBEL
  174MARTIN  TonyGER
  175POELS  WouterNED
  176SERRY  PieterBEL
  177URAN URAN  RigobertoCOL
  178VELITS  MartinSVK
  179VERONA QUINTANILLA  CarlosESP

ORICA GreenEDGE (OGE)
AUS
  181BEWLEY  SamNZL
  182CHAVES RUBIO  Jhoan EstebanCOL
  183CLARKE  SimonAUS
  184DOCKER  MitchellAUS
  185LANCASTER  BrettAUS
  186MATTHEWS  MichaelAUS
  187MEYER  CameronAUS
  188SANTAROMITA  IvanITA
  189YATES  AdamGBR

SKY (SKY)
GBR
  191FROOME  ChristopherGBR
  192CATALDO  DarioITA
  193DEIGNAN  PhilipIRL
  194KENNAUGH  PeterGBR
  195KIRYIENKA  VasilBLR
  196KNEES  ChristianGER
  197NIEVE ITURALDE  MikelESP
  198ROWE  LukeGBR
  199SIUTSOU  KanstantsinBLR

TINKOFF-SAXO (TCS)
RUS
  201CONTADOR VELASCO  AlbertoESP
  202ANDERSEN  Michael ValgrenDEN
  203BENNATI  DanieleITA
  204HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ  JesusESP
  205MOREIRA PAULINHO  Sergio MiguelPOR
  206ROVNY  IvanRUS
  207SÖRENSEN  Chris AnkerDEN
  208TOSATTO  MatteoITA
  209ZAUGG  OliverSUI

TREK FACTORY RACING (TFR)
USA
  211CANCELLARA  FabianSUI
  212ARREDONDO MORENO  Julian DavidCOL
  213FELLINE  FabioITA
  214JUNGELS  BobLUX
  215POPOVYCH  YaroslavUKR
  216SERGENT  JesseNZL
  217STUYVEN  JasperBEL
  218VANDEWALLE  KristofBEL
  219ZUBELDIA AGIRRE  HaimarESP

  Printable Startlist



News and Updates for Vuelta a España 2014

The 2015 Vuelta a Espana (70th edition) will start in Puerto Banús (TTT or TT) on Saturday August 22nd. The full route will be officially announced on January 10th in Torremolinos, near Puerto Banús.

September 15 update:

GRACIAS PINTO!!! #Vuelta2014 pic.twitter.com/zeRRTpo8f7

— Alberto Contador (@albertocontador) September 15, 2014
Montage moments of Alberto Contador over three weeks (03:59 Music/Ambient Noise)ibiondi
How The Race Was Won - Vuelta 2014 - Stages 17-21 (05:07 English)cosmocatalano
Alberto Contador Vuelta 2014 Recibimiento en Pinto (05:00 Ambient Noise)albertocontador0com
Alberto Contador victorious in Vuelta a Espana (01:48 English)nbcsports

Stage 21 Post-Race Coverage


25 Big Photos from Stage 21sirotti/unipublic
Stage 21 Results
ITA  1  MALORI, Adriano (MOVISTAR)                         11:12
NZL  2  SERGENT, Jesse (TREK FACTORY RACING)               +    8
AUS  3  DENNIS, Rohan (BMC RACING)                         +    9
BLR  4  KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY)                             +   17
FRA  5  ENGOULVENT, Jimmy (EUROPCAR)                       +   18
RUS  6  CHERNETSKI, Sergei (KATUSHA)                       
POL  7  BODNAR, Maciej (CANNONDALE)                        
KAZ  8  LUTSENKO, Alexey (ASTANA)                          
BEL  9  STUYVEN, Jasper (TREK FACTORY RACING)              +   19
FRA  10 GAUDIN, Damien (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                  
BEL  11 VANDEWALLE, Kristof (TREK FACTORY RACING)          
ITA  12 BENNATI, Daniele (TINKOFF-SAXO)                    +   21
NZL  13 BEWLEY, Sam (ORICA GreenEDGE)                      +   22
GER  14 ARNDT, Nikias (GIANT-SHIMANO)                      +   24
GER  15 GRETSCH, Patrick (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                +   28
NZL  16 HENDERSON, Greg (LOTTO BELISOL)                    
EST  17 JOEAAR, Gert (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)          +   29
ITA  18 FELLINE, Fabio (TREK FACTORY RACING)               +   30
NOR  19 BREEN, Vegard (LOTTO BELISOL)                      +   38
GER  20 DEGENKOLB, John (GIANT-SHIMANO)                    +   39
GBR  21 YATES, Adam (ORICA GreenEDGE)                      +   40
GBR  22 ROWE, Luke (SKY)                                   +   41
DEN  23 ANDERSEN, Michael Valgren (TINKOFF-SAXO)           +   44
RSA  24 JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Jacques (MTN - QHUBEKA)        +   45
RUS  25 KOZONTCHUK, Dmitry (KATUSHA)                       +   46
NED  26 POELS, Wouter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)          +   47
UKR  27 POPOVYCH, Yaroslav (TREK FACTORY RACING)           
NED  28 TJALLINGII, Maarten (BELKIN)                       
ITA  29 CONTI, Valerio (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                   +   52
SWE  30 LUDVIGSSON, Tobias (GIANT-SHIMANO)                 +   54
SUI  31 FUMEAUX, Jonathan (IAM CYCLING)                    +   55
ESP  32 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)            
FRA  33 SOUPE, Geoffrey (FDJ.fr)                           
ESP  34 PIEDRA PEREZ, Antonio (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)   +   56
GER  35 WAGNER, Robert (BELKIN)                            
BEL  36 VAN SUMMEREN, Johan (GARMIN SHARP)                 
SUI  37 LANG, Pirmin (IAM CYCLING)                         
ESP  38 MAS BONET, Luis (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)         +   57
BEL  39 MAES, Nikolas (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)          +   58
FRA  40 TURGOT, Sébastien (AG2R LA MONDIALE)               +   59
NED  41 LIGTHART, Pim (LOTTO BELISOL)                      + 1:00
SVK  42 VELITS, Martin (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)         
ITA  43 LONGO BORGHINI, Paolo (CANNONDALE)                 + 1:01
ESP  44 MORENO BAZAN, Javier (MOVISTAR)                    + 1:02
NZL  45 BENNETT, George (CANNONDALE)                       
POL  46 DOMAGALSKI, Karol (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)       + 1:03
RSA  47 THOMSON, Jay Robert (MTN - QHUBEKA)                
ESP  48 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)              
USA  49 HAGA, Chad (GIANT-SHIMANO)                         + 1:04
ARG  50 RICHEZE, Maximiliano Ariel (LAMPRE - MERIDA)       + 1:05

Final General Classification
ESP  1  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)                 81:25:05
GBR  2  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                                 +  1:10
ESP  3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                   +  1:50
ESP  4  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                       +  3:25
ITA  5  ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                       +  4:48
ESP  6  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                     +  9:30
IRL  7  MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                             + 10:38
FRA  8  BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                           + 11:50
ITA  9  CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                              + 12:50
ESP  10 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)       + 13:02
ESP  11 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                        + 16:44
ESP  12 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                               + 19:54
FRA  13 SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR)                                 + 24:20
NED  14 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                                 + 25:04
ITA  15 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA)                               + 25:27
BEL  16 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                           + 29:52
ESP  17 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                   + 32:00
GER  18 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                                + 37:25
ESP  19 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)    + 42:04
ESP  20 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)            + 52:51
Full Official Stage 21 Results and Final General Classificationlavuelta
Contador seals overall 2014 Vuelta a España victorycyclingnews
Alberto Contador dons crown in 2014 Vuelta a Espanavelonews
Spain’s Alberto Contador secures his third Vuelta a España titlereuters/theguardian
Malori: Other times I've lost time trials because of raincyclingnews
Contador top of WorldTour rankings after Vuelta wincyclingnews
Stage 21 Final ITT Riders (08:58 English)eurosport
Stage 21 Final ITT Riders (16:12 English)eurosport
Stage 21 One Minute Highlghts and GC Podium Ceremony (01:20 Ambient Noise)eitb
Final GC Podium Ceremony (01:09 English)eurosport
Stage 21 Highlights (01:27 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Résumé de la 21e étape (01:57 French, restricted to France)lequipe
25 Big Photos from Stage 21sirotti/unipublic
GC Podium Ceremony (1:06 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Highlights of Alberto Contador's Stage 21 TT Ride (2:40 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Alberto Contador Podium Interview (3:53 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Three weeks summarized into One-Minute of Highlights (1:25 Spanish/Music)rtve
Alberto Contador Post Race Press Conference (02:00 Spanish)efe
Alberto Contador Post Stage 21 (01:19 Spanish)cyclismactu
Alberto Contador Post Stage 21 (00:59 Spanish)espn
Resumen Etapa 21 por Mario Sabato (04:03 Spanish)espn
Full On-Demand Stage 21 Broadcast (1:32:48 Spanish)tdp
Backstage Pass - Stage 21 (04:17 English)greenedge
Official Stage 21 Highlights (03:14 English)unipublic
Resumen Etapa 21 / Official Stage 21 Highlights (03:14 Spanish)unipublic

Stage 21 preview: Santiago de Compostela, 9.7 km (TT)

September 13 update:
Stage 21 Preview and Favoritesc-cycling
Stage 21 ITT Start Order and Timesbiciciclismo
Time Trial Course Recon With Specialized (03:58 English)gcn
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 21 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 21 start time: Sunday 17:11 CEST (3:11:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Earliest live video: 18:30 CEST (4:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 20:30 CEST (6:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Stage 20 Post-Race Coverage


16 Big Photos from Stage 20sirotti/unipublic
Stage 20 Results
ESP  1  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)                 5:11:43
GBR  2  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                                +    16
ESP  3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                  +    57
ESP  4  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                      +  1:18
ITA  5  ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                      +  1:21
FRA  6  BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                          +  2:51
ITA  7  CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA)                              +  2:55
ESP  8  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                    +  2:58
ESP  9  NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)      +  3:15
ITA  10 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                             +  3:20
IRL  11 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                            +  3:22
ESP  12 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                       +  3:26
ESP  13 HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ, Jesus (TINKOFF-SAXO)                 +  3:51
GER  14 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                               +  5:21
NED  15 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                                
POR  16 CARDOSO, Andre Fernando S. Martins (GARMIN SHARP)        
ESP  17 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                              +  5:34
RSA  18 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN - QHUBEKA)                          +  5:40
FRA  19 SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR)                                +  6:04
ESP  20 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (ASTANA)                              +  7:27
BEL  21 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                          +  7:43
BEL  22 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LOTTO BELISOL)                          +  8:27
ESP  23 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                  +  8:31
ESP  24 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jose (MOVISTAR)                           +  8:51
POL  25 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                    +  9:24
FRA  26 LE MEVEL, Christophe (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)        + 10:28
ESP  27 ERVITI OLLO, Imanol (MOVISTAR)                           
CRC  28 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey (MOVISTAR)                    
USA  29 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN SHARP)                          + 10:56
SUI  30 ZAUGG, Oliver (TINKOFF-SAXO)                             + 11:04
CAN  31 HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN SHARP)                           
FRA  32 MEDEREL, Maxime (EUROPCAR)                               + 11:18
ESP  33 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)   + 11:25
ESP  34 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)   
FRA  35 HARDY, Romain (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)               + 11:28
DEN  36 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (TINKOFF-SAXO)                     
ESP  37 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KATUSHA)                       + 11:35
ERI  38 TEKLEHAIMANOT, Daniel (MTN - QHUBEKA)                    
KAZ  39 ZEITS, Andrey (ASTANA)                                   + 11:43
ESP  40 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)           + 12:51

General Classification after Stage 20
ESP  1  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)                 81:12:13
GBR  2  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                                 +  1:37
ESP  3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                   +  2:35
ESP  4  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                       +  3:57
ITA  5  ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                       +  4:46
ESP  6  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                     + 10:07
IRL  7  MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                             + 10:24
FRA  8  BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                           + 12:13
ESP  9  NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)       + 13:09
ITA  10 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                              + 13:15
ESP  11 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                        + 16:25
ESP  12 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                               + 19:59
FRA  13 SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR)                                 + 24:29
ITA  14 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA)                               + 25:00
NED  15 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                                 + 25:36
BEL  16 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                           + 30:03
ESP  17 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                   + 31:14
GER  18 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                                + 37:22
ESP  19 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)    + 41:51
ESP  20 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)            + 52:04
Full Official Stage 20 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Contador wins on Ancarescyclingnews
Contador takes second summit win at Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Contador ahead of Froome atop Puerto de Ancares to secure Vuelta GCvelonews
Alberto Contador beats Chris Froome to close in on Vuelta a España titletheguardian
Rodriguez goes down fightingcyclingnews
Contador erases any doubt with Ancares knockout punchvelonews
Froome content with second place in Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 20 (04:09 English)eurosport
Last 10 Km of Stage 20 (32:26 English)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 20 (03:39 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Stage 20 Highlights (02:11 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Stage 20 Recap/Podium Ceremony (02:11 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Alberto Contador Post Stage 20 (01:22 Spanish)cyclismactu
Alberto Contador Post Stage 20 (01:00 Spanish)unipublic
Christopher Froome Post Stage 20 (02:40 French)cyclismactu
Warren Barguil Post Stage 20 (01:32 French)cyclismactu
Alejandro Valverde Post Stage 20 (01:20 Spanish)cyclismactu
Joaquim Rodriguez Post Stage 20 (02:05 Spanish)cyclismactu
Joaquim Rodriguez Post Stage 20 (2:22 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Fabio Aru Post Stage 20 (01:09 Italian)cyclismactu
Résumé de la 20e étape (02:21 French, restricted to France)lequipe
Full On-Demand Stage 20 Broadcast (2:00:43 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Full On-Demand Stage 20 Broadcast (1:50:27 Spanish)tdp
16 Big Photos from Stage 20sirotti/unipublic
Stage 20 Highlights (03:12 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Bike Cam and interviews - Stage 20 (03:17 English)belkin
Resumen Etapa 20 por Mario Sabato (04:03 Spanish)espn
Resumen Etapa 20 / Official Stage 20 Highlights (03:05 Spanish)unipublic
Official Stage 20 Highlights (03:05 English)unipublic

Stage 20 preview: Santo Estevo de Ribas de Sil → Puerto de Ancares, 186 km (Mountain)

September 12 update:
Stage 20 Preview and Favoritesc-cycling
Brailsford: Froome can still win the Vueltacyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 20 profile, map and timetable.

Categorized Climbs for Stage 20:

Km / To Go Climb Length Grade Max Cat Interactive Goodies
110 / 76Alto Devilaesteva6.4 km5.3 %2
128 / 58Alto de O Lago8.4 km4 %3
164 / 22Alto de Folgueiras de Aigas9.7 km6.7 %1
186 / 0PUERTO DE ANCARES12.7 km8.7 %18 %HC


Stage 20 start time: Saturday 12:31 CEST (10:31:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Santo Estevo de Ribas de Sil, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 17:50 CEST (3:50:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Puerto de Ancares, Spain

Stage 19 Post-Race Coverage


24 Big Photos from Stage 19sirotti/unipublic
Stage 19 Results
AUS  1  HANSEN, Adam (LOTTO BELISOL)                             4:21:58
GER  2  DEGENKOLB, John (GIANT-SHIMANO)                              + 5
ITA  3  POZZATO, Filippo (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                       
FRA  4  MARTINEZ, Yannick (EUROPCAR)                             
AUS  5  MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GreenEDGE)                      
FRA  6  SOUPE, Geoffrey (FDJ.fr)                                 
GER  7  MARTENS, Paul (BELKIN)                                   
BEL  8  STUYVEN, Jasper (TREK FACTORY RACING)                    
FRA  9  HARDY, Romain (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)               
ITA  10 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                             
BEL  11 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING)                           
BEL  12 SERRY, Pieter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)                
ESP  13 BILBAO, Peio (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)                  
RUS  14 VORGANOV, Eduard (KATUSHA)                               
ITA  15 NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                    
ESP  16 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS, Jonathan (MOVISTAR)                 
FRA  17 LEVARLET, Guillaume (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)         
ESP  18 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                  
FRA  19 JEROME, Vincent (EUROPCAR)                               
ESP  20 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                    
ITA  21 ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                      
IRL  22 DEIGNAN, Philip (SKY)                                    
CAN  23 HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN SHARP)                           
BEL  24 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                          
AUS  25 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                                
ESP  26 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                  
ESP  27 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)   
NED  28 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                                
ITA  29 TIRALONGO, Paolo (ASTANA)                                
FRA  30 BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                          
IRL  31 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                            
GER  32 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                               
ESP  33 HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ, Jesus (TINKOFF-SAXO)                 
CRC  34 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey (MOVISTAR)                    
GBR  35 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                                
FRA  36 SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR)                                
ESP  37 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                              
ESP  38 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)                 
SUI  39 ZAUGG, Oliver (TINKOFF-SAXO)                             
ESP  40 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                       

General Classification after Stage 19
ESP  1  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)   76:00:40
GBR  2  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                   +  1:19
ESP  3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)     +  1:32
ESP  4  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)         +  2:29
ITA  5  ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                         +  3:15
IRL  6  MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)               +  6:52
ESP  7  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)       +  6:59
FRA  8  BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)             +  9:12
ITA  9  CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                +  9:45
ESP  10 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)          + 12:49
Full Official Stage 19 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Hansen slips away to win in Cangas do Morrazocyclingnews
Hansen caps off tenth Grand Tour with Vuelta stage wincyclingnews
Adam Hansen delivers through perseverancevelonews
Last 2 Km of Stage 19 (02:35 English)eurosport
Last 8 Km of Stage 19 (09:54 English)eurosport
Ultimo Kilometro Tappa 19 (01:21 Italian)eurosport
Stage 19 Highlights (02:09 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 19 (01:20 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Résumé de la 19e étape (02:09 French, restricted to France)lequipe
Winner's Interview from Stage 19 (01:08 English)cyclismactu
Alberto Contador Post Stage 19 (01:34 Spanish)cyclismactu
John Degenkolb Post Stage 19 (01:03 English)cyclismactu
Stage 19 Report / One-Minute Highlights (01:16 Spanish)rtve
Team Belkin – Bike Cam and interviews stage 19 (02:31 English)belkin
Reacciones de la Etapa 19: Maxi Richeze, Winner Anacona, Esteban Chaves y el líder Alberto Contador (01:11 Spanish)espn
La recuperación de Nairo Quintana (02:28 Spanish)espn
Stage 19 Analysis with Tomo and Macca (03:33 English)sbs
Backstage Pass - Stage 19 (05:15 English)greenedge
24 Big Photos from Stage 19sirotti/unipublic
Stage 19 Highlights (03:17 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Resumen Etapa 19 / Official Stage 19 Highlights (03:09 Spanish)unipublic
Official Stage 19 Highlights (03:09 English)unipublic
Adam Hansen Post Stage 19 Press Conference (01:02 English)unipublic
Resumen Etapa 19 con Mario Sabato (00:51 Spanish)espn
Full On-Demand Stage 19 Broadcast (1:25:22 Spanish)tdp

Stage 19 preview: Salvaterra do Miño → Cangas do Morrazo, 181 km (lumpy)

September 11 update:
Stage 19 Preview and Favoritesc-cycling
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 19 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 19 start time: Friday 13:16 CEST (11:16:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Salvaterra do Miño, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Cangas do Morrazo, Spain

Stage 18 Post-Race Coverage


32 Big Photos from Stage 18sirotti/unipublic
Stage 18 Results
ITA  1  ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                      3:47:17
GBR  2  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                                +     1
ESP  3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                  +    13
ESP  4  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                      
ESP  5  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)                 
ESP  6  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                    +    17
ESP  7  NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)      +    33
ESP  8  MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                       +    48
ITA  9  CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                             
FRA  10 BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                          
ESP  11 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                  
IRL  12 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                            
GER  13 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                               +  1:12
FRA  14 COPPEL, Jerome (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)              
ESP  15 BILBAO, Peio (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)                  
FRA  16 SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR)                                
ITA  17 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA)                              
ESP  18 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                              
FRA  19 MEDEREL, Maxime (EUROPCAR)                               +  1:15
RSA  20 VENTER, Christo (MTN - QHUBEKA)                          +  1:35
ESP  21 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)   +  1:36
SUI  22 ZAUGG, Oliver (TINKOFF-SAXO)                             +  2:04
BEL  23 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                          +  2:24
NED  24 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                                
ESP  25 HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ, Jesus (TINKOFF-SAXO)                 +  2:27
FRA  26 LE MEVEL, Christophe (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)        +  2:45
ITA  27 TIRALONGO, Paolo (ASTANA)                                +  2:54
POL  28 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                    +  3:25
ESP  29 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)           +  3:32
DEN  30 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (TINKOFF-SAXO)                     +  4:05
AUS  31 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                                +  4:17
RUS  32 VORGANOV, Eduard (KATUSHA)                               
ITA  33 DE MARCHI, Alessandro (CANNONDALE)                       +  4:39
KAZ  34 ZEITS, Andrey (ASTANA)                                   +  4:53
BEL  35 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LOTTO BELISOL)                          
POR  36 CARDOSO, Andre Fernando S. Martins (GARMIN SHARP)        
SUI  37 WYSS, Danilo (BMC RACING)                                +  5:49
FRA  38 DUPONT, Hubert (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                        +  6:39
NED  39 TEN DAM, Laurens (BELKIN)                                +  7:10
CRC  40 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey (MOVISTAR)                    
ESP  41 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOVISTAR)                     
CAN  42 HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN SHARP)                           
BLR  43 SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin (SKY)                               +  8:11
ITA  44 CATALDO, Dario (SKY)                                     
IRL  45 DEIGNAN, Philip (SKY)                                    
POR  46 MOREIRA PAULINHO, Sergio Miguel (TINKOFF-SAXO)           
ESP  47 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KATUSHA)                       + 10:46
ESP  48 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS, Jonathan (MOVISTAR)                 
RUS  49 TROFIMOV, Yury (KATUSHA)                                 
RUS  50 KOZONTCHUK, Dmitry (KATUSHA)                             
ESP  51 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)        + 11:55
BEL  52 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING)                           + 13:57

General Classification after Stage 18
ESP  1  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)              71:38:37
GBR  2  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                              +  1:19
ESP  3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                +  1:32
ESP  4  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                    +  2:29
ITA  5  ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                    +  3:15
IRL  6  MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                          +  6:52
ESP  7  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                  +  6:59
FRA  8  BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                        +  9:12
ESP  9  NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)    +  9:44
ITA  10 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                           +  9:45
ESP  11 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                     + 12:49
ESP  12 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                            + 14:15
FRA  13 SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR)                              + 18:15
NED  14 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                              + 20:05
ITA  15 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA)                            + 21:55
Full Official Stage 18 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Aru wins stage 18cyclingnews
Froome soars to second on Monte Castrovecyclingnews
Contador: I hope these 20 seconds won’t matter on Saturdaycyclingnews
Chris Froome closes gap on Alberto Contador in Vuelta a Españatheguardian
Perservering Froome strikes Valverde hard in Vuelta stage 18velonews
Froome keeps things interesting at Vueltavelonews
Aru doubles stage count in the Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Breakaway foils Bauer and Garmin-Sharp at Tour of Britaincyclingnews
Le Mével a stage animator on his birthdaycyclingnews
Valverde slips to third overallcyclingnews
Last 3 Km of Stage 18 (07:17 English)eurosport
Last 9 Km of Stage 18 (18:59 English)eurosport
Ultimo Kilometro Tappa 18 (02:11 Italian, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 18 (02:29 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Stage 18 Highlights (02:20 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Stage 18 Recap/Podium Ceremony (02:09 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Résumé de la 18e étape (02:18 French, restricted to France)lequipe
Christopher Froome Post Stage 18 (00:47 English)cyclismactu
Alberto Contador Post Stage 18 (01:27 Spanish)cyclismactu
Fabio Aru Post Stage 18 (01:10 Italian)cyclismactu
Jérôme Coppel Post Stage 18 (01:41 French)cyclismactu
Full On-Demand Stage 18 Broadcast (1:49:20 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Full On-Demand Stage 18 Broadcast (1:42:49 Spanish)tdp
Alberto Contador Post Stage 18 (02:35 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Team Belkin bikecam and interviews Stage 18 (03:02 English)belkin
Reacciones tras la etapa 18: Winner Anacona, José Serpa y Alberto Contador (01:20 Spanish)espn
Stage 18 Highlights (03:12 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
32 Big Photos from Stage 18sirotti/unipublic
Backstage Pass - Stage 18 (05:05 English)greenedge
Resumen Etapa 18 / Official Stage 18 Highlights (03:07 Spanish)unipublic
Official Stage 18 Highlights (03:07 English)unipublic

Stage 18 preview: A Estrada → Mont Castrove. Meis, 156 km (Mountain)

September 10 update:
Stage 18 Preview and Favoritesc-cycling
Pedro Delgado recons Monte Castrove (05:10 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Valverde responde a vuestras preguntas (02:06 Spanish)MovistarTeam
Report: FDJ drops Bouhanni after French interviewcyclingnews
Boonen a non-starter for stage 18cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 18 profile, map and timetable.

Categorized Climbs for Stage 18:

Km / To Go Climb Length Grade Max Cat Interactive Goodies
133 / 23Alto Monte Castrove6.5 km7 %2
156 / 0ALTO MONTE CASTROVE7 km7 %2


Stage 18 start time: Thursday 13:45 CEST (11:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for A Estrada, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Mont Castrove. Meis, Spain

Stage 17 Post-Race Coverage


23 Big Photos from Stage 17sirotti/unipublic
Stage 17 Results
GER  1  DEGENKOLB, John (GIANT-SHIMANO)                          4:26:07
AUS  2  MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GreenEDGE)                      
SUI  3  CANCELLARA, Fabian (TREK FACTORY RACING)                 
BEL  4  STUYVEN, Jasper (TREK FACTORY RACING)                    
ITA  5  FERRARI, Roberto (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                       
ESP  6  FERNANDEZ, Koldo (GARMIN SHARP)                          
FRA  7  SOUPE, Geoffrey (FDJ.fr)                                 
SUI  8  WYSS, Danilo (BMC RACING)                                
ITA  9  CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                             
ESP  10 REYNES MIMO, Vicente (IAM CYCLING)                       
BEL  11 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING)                           
ITA  12 GUARNIERI, Jacopo (ASTANA)                               
NED  13 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                                
ESP  14 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)   
FRA  15 MARTINEZ, Yannick (EUROPCAR)                             
ITA  16 BENNATI, Daniele (TINKOFF-SAXO)                          
FRA  17 JEROME, Vincent (EUROPCAR)                               
NED  18 LIGTHART, Pim (LOTTO BELISOL)                            
DEN  19 ANDERSEN, Michael Valgren (TINKOFF-SAXO)                 
GER  20 MARTENS, Paul (BELKIN)                                   
ESP  21 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOVISTAR)                     
BEL  22 ZINGLE, Romain (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)              
ARG  23 RICHEZE, Maximiliano Ariel (LAMPRE - MERIDA)             
ITA  24 NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                    
NED  25 GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                                  
GBR  26 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                                
ESP  27 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                  
GER  28 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                               
ESP  29 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                              
FRA  30 SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR)                                

General Classification after Stage 17
ESP  1  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)                 67:51:07
ESP  2  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                   +  1:36
GBR  3  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                                 +  1:39
ESP  4  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                       +  2:29
ITA  5  ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                       +  3:38
IRL  6  MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                             +  6:17
NED  7  GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                                   +  6:43
ESP  8  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                     +  6:55
FRA  9  BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                           +  8:37
ITA  10 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                              +  9:10
ESP  11 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)       +  9:24
ESP  12 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                        + 12:14
ESP  13 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                               + 13:16
FRA  14 SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR)                                 + 17:16
NED  15 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                                 + 17:54
BEL  16 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                           + 19:59
ITA  17 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA)                               + 20:56
ESP  18 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                   + 21:58
COL  19 ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                   + 23:10
ESP  20 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)    + 28:53
Full Official Stage 17 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Degenkolb wins in A Coruñacyclingnews
Degenkolb takes his fourth stage win at Vuelta velonews
Degenkolb: Sprint was a game of pokercyclingnews
Five things that could stop Alberto Contadorvelonews
Uran, Zubeldia, Craddock latest riders to exit Vueltavelonews
El colombiano Rigoberto Urán abandona la Vuelta 2014rtve.es
Gesink abandons Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Last 5 Km of Stage 17 (06:06 English)eurosport
Ultimo Kilometro Tappa 17 (01:50 Italian, restricted to Italy)eurosport
Stage 17 Highlights (02:23 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 17 (01:55 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 17 (01:44 English)nos
Winner's Interview from Stage 17 (02:33 English)cyclismactu
Chris Froome Post Stage 17 (03:22 English)nos
Chris Froome Post Stage 17 (02:05 English)cyclismactu
Stage 17 Recap/Podium Ceremony (02:01 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Fabio Aru Post Stage 17 (00:42 Italian)cyclismactu
Résumé de la 17e étape (02:08 French, restricted to France)lequipe
Last Km of Stage 17 + Podium (00:45 Ambient Noise)eitb
Full On-Demand Stage 17 Broadcast (1:50:48 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Full On-Demand Stage 17 Broadcast (1:27:45 Spanish)tdp
Alberto Contador Post Stage 17 (00:32 Spanish)cyclismactu
Stage 17 Report w/ Interviews (01:03 Spanish)rtve
Alejandro Valverde Post Stage 17: 'Hasta el último día no hay que rendirse' (01:47 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Chris Froome Post Stage 17 (03:32 English)rtve
Stage 17 Highlights (03:08 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Stage 17 Highlights (01:57 English)eurosport
Resumen Etapa 17 con Mario Sabato (03:05 Spanish)espn
23 Big Photos from Stage 17sirotti/unipublic
Backstage Pass Stage 17 (07:01 English)greenedge
Team Belkin bikecam and interviews Stage 17 (02:43 English)belkin
Resumen Etapa 17 (03:01 Spanish)unipublic
Official Stage 17 Highlights (03:01 English)unipublic

Stage 17 preview: Ortigueira → Coruña, 191 km (rolling)

September 9 update:
Stage 17 Preview and Favoritesc-cycling
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 17 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 17 start time: Wednesday 12:54 CEST (10:54:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Ortigueira, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 17:30 CEST (3:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Coruña, Spain

Tuesday is the second and final rest day

September 9 update:
Plan comes together for Riis and Contador at La Farraponacyclingnews
Contador’s Vueltainrng
Deignan says Rodriguez punched him during Vuelta’s stage 15velonews
Valverde: Anything could happen in final days of Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Alberto Contador Rest Day Press Conference (00:28 Spanish)esport3
Tour Of Britain, Vuelta A España, Dowsett Instagram Takeover + Dan's Epic Fail - The GCN Show Ep. 88 (11:02 English)gcn
Rest day clips: Contador, Rodriguez, Guardia Civil Funeral (01:00 Spanish)rtve
How The Race Was Won - Vuelta 2014 - Stages 10-16 (06:03 English)cosmocatalano
Rest Day 2 Ride With Chris Froome & Team Sky (07:03 English)gcn
Belkin Chef: The Rest Day Story (02:35 English)belkin
Rest Day w/ Team Astana (01:29 English)specialized411
Vuelta rest day Q&A with Alberto Contadorvelonews
Shimano Sport Camera in rainy Spain (03:27 Ambient Noise)SHIMANORaceTV

Stage 16 Post-Race Coverage


53 Big Photos from Stage 16sirotti/flockton/unipublic
Stage 16 Results
ESP  1  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)                 4:53:35
GBR  2  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                                +    15
ITA  3  DE MARCHI, Alessandro (CANNONDALE)                       +    50
ESP  4  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                  +    55
ESP  5  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                      +    59
ITA  6  ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                      +  1:06
IRL  7  MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                            +  1:12
NED  8  GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                                  +  1:22
ESP  9  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                    +  1:43
CAN  10 HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN SHARP)                           +  1:48
FRA  11 BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                          +  1:51
ESP  12 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)      +  2:00
NED  13 POELS, Wouter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)                +  2:11
ITA  14 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                             
ESP  15 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                              +  2:32
RSA  16 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN - QHUBEKA)                          +  2:56
ESP  17 HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ, Jesus (TINKOFF-SAXO)                 
ESP  18 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)   +  3:06
GER  19 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                               +  3:11
ESP  20 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                       +  3:27
FRA  21 SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR)                                +  3:51
BEL  22 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                          +  4:45
ITA  23 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA)                              +  4:51
ESP  24 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jose (MOVISTAR)                           +  5:22
ESP  25 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOVISTAR)                     +  5:44
BEL  26 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LOTTO BELISOL)                          +  5:57
ESP  27 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                  +  6:37
FRA  28 MARTINEZ, Yannick (EUROPCAR)                             
NED  29 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                                +  8:36
FRA  30 LE BON, Johan (FDJ.fr)                                   
USA  31 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN SHARP)                          +  9:16
ITA  32 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                        +  9:28
GBR  33 YATES, Adam (ORICA GreenEDGE)                            + 10:33
CRC  34 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey (MOVISTAR)                    + 10:57
ESP  35 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (ASTANA)                              + 11:43
GBR  36 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY)                                    + 14:34
IRL  37 DEIGNAN, Philip (SKY)                                    
COL  38 ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                  + 14:57
FRA  39 LE MEVEL, Christophe (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)        
BEL  40 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING)                           
SUI  41 WYSS, Danilo (BMC RACING)                                
FRA  42 LEVARLET, Guillaume (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)         
DEN  43 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (TINKOFF-SAXO)                     
ERI  44 TEKLEHAIMANOT, Daniel (MTN - QHUBEKA)                    
COL  45 SERPA PEREZ, Jose Rodolfo (LAMPRE - MERIDA)              
POR  46 CARDOSO, Andre Fernando S. Martins (GARMIN SHARP)        
FRA  47 DUPONT, Hubert (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                        
FRA  48 MEDEREL, Maxime (EUROPCAR)                               
ESP  49 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)           + 15:29
COL  50 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)         + 15:46

General Classification after Stage 16
ESP  1  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)              63:25:00
ESP  2  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                +  1:36
GBR  3  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                              +  1:39
ESP  4  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                    +  2:29
ITA  5  ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                    +  3:38
IRL  6  MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                          +  6:17
NED  7  GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                                +  6:43
ESP  8  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                  +  6:55
FRA  9  BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                        +  8:37
ITA  10 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                           +  9:10
ESP  11 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)    +  9:24
ESP  12 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                     + 11:52
ESP  13 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                            + 13:16
FRA  14 SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR)                              + 17:16
NED  15 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                              + 17:54
COL  16 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)       + 18:53
BEL  17 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                        + 19:59
ITA  18 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA)                            + 20:34
ESP  19 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                + 21:58
COL  20 ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                + 22:48
Full Official Stage 16 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Contador wins stage 16 on La Farraponacyclingnews
Brambilla, Rovny ejected from Vuelta a España for fightingcyclingnews
Contador confirms Vuelta dominance with stage 16 winvelonews
Vuelta: I haven’t won yet, says Contadorcyclingnews
Valverde struggles on La Farraponacyclingnews
Spanish policeman dies in motorcycle accident during Vuelta stagevelonews
Froome will fight on to win here, says Rodriguezcyclingnews
Dark day for Omega Pharma-QuickStep in the Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Froome satisfied with Vuelta a España queen stage performancecyclingnews
Alberto Contador drives stake into Vuelta a Espanavelonews
Philip Deignan: 'Rodriguez split my lip with a punch on climb'independent.ie
Gianluca Brambilla gets thrown out for fighting Ivan Rovny, Stage 16 (02:13 English)eurosport
Last 6 Km of Stage 16 (21:08 English)eurosport
Last 2 Km of Stage 16 (07:19 English)eurosport
Ultimo Kilometro Tappa 16 (02:31 Italian)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 14 (03:36 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Résumé de la 16e étape (02:34 French, restricted to France)lequipe
Stage 16 One-Minute Highlights (01:13 Basque)eitb
Stage 16 Highlights (02:13 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Stage 16 Recap/Podium Ceremony (02:14 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Christopher Froome Post Stage 16 (01:05 English)cyclismactu
Alberto Contador Post Stage 16 (01:11 Spanish)cyclismactu
Warren Barguil Post Stage 16 (00:47 French)cyclismactu
Daniel Martin Post Stage 16 (00:51 English)cyclismactu
Alberto Contador Post Stage 16 (02:36 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Full On-Demand Stage 16 Broadcast (2:10:08 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Full On-Demand Stage 16 Broadcast (2:01:12 Spanish)tdp
Verslag: Stage 16 Highlights (02:33 Dutch, restricted to Netherlands)nos
Resumen Etapa 16 con Mario Sabato (03:19 Spanish)espn
Stage 16 fight and a look back at two other good race slap fights (01:20 Basque)eitb
53 Big Photos from Stage 16sirotti/flockton/unipublic
Stage 16 Highlights (03:16 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Team Belkin bikecam and interviews Stage 16 (02:51 English/Music)belkin
Alberto Contador Post Stage 16 - La Farrapona (01:07 Spanish)unipublic
Official Stage 16 Highlights (03:12 English)unipublic
Resumen Etapa 16 / Official Stage 16 Highlights (03:12 Spanish)unipublic
Extended Stage 16 Highights (25:30 English, restricted to Australia)sbs

Stage 16 preview: San Martín del Rey Aurelio → La Farrapona. Lago de Somiedo, 161 km (Mountain)

September 7 update:
Stage 16 Preview and Favoritesc-cycling
Pedro Delgado recons Lago de Somiedo (04:59 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Big Photos from La Farrapona 2011sirotti/reuters/flockton

Categorized Climbs for Stage 16:

Km / To Go Climb Length Grade Max Cat Interactive Goodies
18 / 143Alto De La Colladona7.4 km6.7 %1
69 / 92Alto Del Cordal7.6 km5.5 %2
86 / 75Alto De La Cobertoria10 km8.8 %1
127 / 34Puerto De San Lorenzo10.1 km8.5 %1
161 / 0LA FARRAPONA16.5 km6.2 %12.51

See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 16 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 16 start time: Monday 12:57 CEST (10:57:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for San Martín del Rey Aurelio, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 18:05 CEST (4:05:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for La Farrapona. Lago de Somiedo, Spain

Stage 15 Post-Race Coverage


34 Big Photos from Stage 15sirotti/flockton/unipublic
Stage 15 Results
POL  1  NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                            4:11:09
ESP  2  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                          +     5
ESP  3  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                              
ESP  4  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)                         +    10
ITA  5  ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                              +    17
GBR  6  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                                        
IRL  7  MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                                    +    28
FRA  8  BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                                  +    44
COL  9  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)                 +  1:00
ITA  10 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA)                                      
NED  11 GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                                          +  1:07
ESP  12 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                               
ESP  13 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                            +  1:46
ESP  14 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                                      
BEL  15 VANDEWALLE, Kristof (TREK FACTORY RACING)                        +  1:58
AUS  16 MEYER, Cameron (ORICA GreenEDGE)                                 +  2:01
ITA  17 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                                     +  2:14
ESP  18 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)              
FRA  19 SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR)                                        +  2:45
ESP  20 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)           
NED  21 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                                        +  3:00
COL  22 ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                          +  3:15
BEL  23 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                                  +  3:43
ESP  24 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jose (MOVISTAR)                                   +  3:50
ESP  25 HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ, Jesus (TINKOFF-SAXO)                         
ITA  26 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)                  +  4:56
ESP  27 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                          +  5:01
SUI  28 ZAUGG, Oliver (TINKOFF-SAXO)                                     +  5:03
EST  29 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA)                                          +  5:04
ESP  30 ARAMENDIA LORENTE, Javier Francisco (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)   +  6:07
ESP  31 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)                   
FRA  32 LE MEVEL, Christophe (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)                +  6:36
FRA  33 BAGOT, Yohan (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)                        +  6:39
ITA  34 TIRALONGO, Paolo (ASTANA)                                        +  8:32
IRL  35 DEIGNAN, Philip (SKY)                                            + 10:48
CAN  36 HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN SHARP)                                   + 11:14
COL  37 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (ORICA GreenEDGE)                    + 11:15
ESP  38 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOVISTAR)                             + 11:16
BLR  39 SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin (SKY)                                       

General Classification after Stage 15
ESP  1  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)              58:31:35
ESP  2  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                +    31
GBR  3  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                              +  1:20
ESP  4  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                   
ITA  5  ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                    +  2:22
COL  6  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)       +  2:57
IRL  7  MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                          +  4:55
ESP  8  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                  +  5:02
NED  9  GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                                +  5:11
FRA  10 BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                        +  6:36
ITA  11 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                           +  6:49
ESP  12 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)    +  7:14
COL  13 ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                +  7:41
ESP  14 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                     +  8:15
NED  15 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                              +  9:08
ESP  16 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                            + 10:34
FRA  17 SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR)                              + 13:15
BEL  18 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                        + 15:04
ESP  19 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                + 15:11
ITA  20 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA)                            + 15:33
Full Official Stage 15 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Przemyslaw wins summit finish in Lagos de Covedongacyclingnews
Alberto Contador survives the battle of Lagos de Covadongavelonews
Contador criticises lack of collaborationcyclingnews
Rodriguez tips Valverde as possible Vuelta leadercyclingnews
Valverde satisfied with climb to Lagos de Covadongacyclingnews
Spanish armada misses chance to sink a dogged Chris Froomevelonews
Niemiec hangs on for top win in Vueltacyclingnews
Martin moves up on GC despite crashingcyclingnews
Barguil climbs to tenth overall at the Vueltacyclingnews
Last 2 Km of Stage 15 (03:59 English)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 15 (03:52 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Last 5 Km of Stage 15 (14:24 English)eurosport
Last 5 Km of Stage 15 (14:44 Spanish)rtve
Stage 15 Highlights (02:13 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Stage 15 GC Battle (02:04 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Résumé de la 15e étape (02:00 French, restricted to France)lequipe
Stage 15 Highlights (03:19 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Warren Barguil Post Stage 15 (00:28 French)cyclismactu
Daniel Martin Post Stage 15 (00:44 English)cyclismactu
Christopher Froome Post Stage 15 (00:09 English)cyclismactu
Alberto Contador Post Stage 15 (02:15 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Alejandro Valverde Post Stage 15 (02:03 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Purito Post Stage 15 (03:41 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Verslag: Stage 15 Highlights (06:17 Dutch, restricted to Netherlands)nos
Alberto Contador Post Stage 15 (01:46 Spanish)cyclismactu
Full On-Demand Stage 15 Broadcast (2:24:49 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Stage 15 Highlights (01:49 English)eurosport
Jonathan Castroviejo crash, Stage 15 (00:23 Ambient Noise)eurosport
Team Belkin bikecam and interviews Stage 15 (02:41 English/Music)belkin
Stage 15 Recap/Podium Ceremony (01:45 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Reacciones Urán y Anacona etapa 15 (00:48 Spanish)espn
Joaquim Rodriguez Post Stage 15 (03:10 Spanish)cyclismactu
Fabio Aru Post Stage 15 (00:26 Italian)cyclismactu
Winner's Interview from Stage 15 (00:39 Italian)unipublic
Winner's Interview from Stage 15 (01:39 Italian)cyclismactu
34 Big Photos from Stage 15sirotti/flockton/unipublic
Official Stage 15 Highlights (03:20 English)unipublic
Resumen Etapa 15 / Official Stage 15 Highlights (03:20 Spanish)unipublic
Extended Stage 15 Highlights (25:21 English, restricted to Australia)sbs

Stage 15 preview: Oviedo → Lagos de Covadonga, 152 km (Mountain)


September 6 update:
Stage 15 Preview and Favoritesc-cycling
Big Photos from Lagos de Covadonga 2010sirotti/reuters
Big Photos from Lagos de Covadonga 2012sirotti/reuters
Pedro Delgado recons Lagos de Covadonga (03:31 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve

Categorized Climbs for Stage 15:

Km / To Go Climb Length Grade Max Cat Interactive Goodies
117 / 35Puerto Del Torno7.2 km8.2 %2
152 / 0LAGOS DE COVADONGA12.2 km7.2 %17.5HC

See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 15 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 15 start time: Sunday 13:34 CEST (11:34:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Oviedo, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 17:50 CEST (3:50:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Lagos de Covadonga, Spain

Stage 14 Post-Race Coverage


16 Big Photos from Stage 14sirotti/unipublic
Stage 14 Results
CAN  1  HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN SHARP)                           5:18:10
SUI  2  ZAUGG, Oliver (TINKOFF-SAXO)                              +   10
ESP  3  ERVITI OLLO, Imanol (MOVISTAR)                            +   30
RUS  4  KOLOBNEV, Alexandr (KATUSHA)                              +   39
RSA  5  MEINTJES, Louis (MTN - QHUBEKA)                           +   42
BEL  6  DE CLERCQ, Bart (LOTTO BELISOL)                           +   52
FRA  7  SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR)                                 + 1:44
ESP  8  ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)            + 2:02
ESP  9  VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)    + 2:15
GBR  10 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                                 + 2:36
ESP  11 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                       + 2:37
ESP  12 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)                  + 2:43
ITA  13 ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                       + 2:45
ESP  14 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                   + 3:05
IRL  15 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                             + 3:21
AUS  16 HANSEN, Adam (LOTTO BELISOL)                              + 3:30
ITA  17 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                              + 3:37
COL  18 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)          + 3:42
ESP  19 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)      
ITA  20 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA)                              
FRA  21 BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                           + 3:49
ESP  22 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                        + 4:00
ESP  23 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (ASTANA)                              
NED  24 GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                                   + 4:02
ESP  25 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                               + 4:07
NED  26 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                                 + 4:08
ESP  27 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                   + 4:16
ESP  28 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                     + 4:17
COL  29 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (ORICA GreenEDGE)             + 4:27
GER  30 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                                + 4:31
COL  31 ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                   + 4:42
FRA  32 COPPEL, Jerome (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)               + 4:44
BEL  33 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                          
ESP  34 HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ, Jesus (TINKOFF-SAXO)                  + 4:49
FRA  35 MEDEREL, Maxime (EUROPCAR)                                + 5:07
ESP  36 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)    + 5:09
ESP  37 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOVISTAR)                     
ESP  38 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)         + 5:19
POR  39 CARDOSO, Andre Fernando S. Martins (GARMIN SHARP)         + 5:43
FRA  40 LE MEVEL, Christophe (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)         + 6:15
ESP  41 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jose (MOVISTAR)                            + 7:03
NED  42 POELS, Wouter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)                 + 7:09
IRL  43 DEIGNAN, Philip (SKY)                                     + 7:12
DEN  44 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (TINKOFF-SAXO)                      + 7:30
BLR  45 SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin (SKY)                                + 7:39
POL  46 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                     + 7:59
ESP  47 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KATUSHA)                        + 8:14
ITA  48 TIRALONGO, Paolo (ASTANA)                                 + 8:40
CRC  49 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey (MOVISTAR)                    
ESP  50 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS, Jonathan (MOVISTAR)                 
SWE  51 LUDVIGSSON, Tobias (GIANT-SHIMANO)                       
USA  52 BROWN, Nathan (GARMIN SHARP)                              + 8:45
NED  53 TEN DAM, Laurens (BELKIN)                                 + 9:04
ERI  54 TEKLEHAIMANOT, Daniel (MTN - QHUBEKA)                    
ITA  55 CATALDO, Dario (SKY)                                      + 9:11
RUS  56 VORGANOV, Eduard (KATUSHA)                                + 9:13

General Classification after Stage 14
ESP  1  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)              54:20:16
ESP  2  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                +    42
GBR  3  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                              +  1:13
ESP  4  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                    +  1:29
COL  5  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)       +  2:07
ITA  6  ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                    +  2:15
ESP  7  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                  +  3:26
NED  8  GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                                +  4:14
COL  9  ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                +  4:36
IRL  10 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                          +  4:37
ITA  11 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                           +  4:45
ESP  12 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)    +  5:10
FRA  13 BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                        +  6:02
NED  14 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                              +  6:18
ESP  15 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                     +  7:18
ESP  16 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                            +  8:58
ESP  17 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                + 10:20
FRA  18 SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR)                              + 10:40
COL  19 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (ORICA GreenEDGE)          + 10:43
BEL  20 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                        + 11:31
Full Official Stage 14 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
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Ryder Hesjedal takes a hard-fought mountain stage; Alberto Contador leads Vueltavelonews
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Peter Sagan abandons Vuelta, raising doubts about worldsvelonews
Contador: I can be satisfied with this first climbcyclingnews
I may pay for these intense efforts, says Froomecyclingnews
Meintjes impresses with fifth place on La Camperonacyclingnews
Last 5 Km of Stage 14 (22:31 English)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 14 (06:12 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Alberto Contador Post Stage 14 (00:43 Spanish)cyclismactu
Romain Sicard Post Stage 14 (02:13 French)cyclismactu
Christopher Froome Post Stage 14 (01:08 English)cyclismactu
Warren Barguil Post Stage 14 (00:51 French)cyclismactu
Stage 14 Highlights (02:23 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 14 (00:59 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Ryder Hesjedal Post Stage 14 (01:56 English)cyclismactu
Résumé de la 14e étape (02:34 French, restricted to France)lequipe
Alberto Contador Post Stage 14 (01:58 Spanish/Dutch)nos
Full On-Demand Stage 14 Broadcast (2:02:43 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Full On-Demand Stage 14 Broadcast (1:57:01 Spanish)tdp
Stage 14 Recap/Podium Ceremony (01:50 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Stage 14 Highlights (03:18 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Final Kms of Stage 14 (06:11 Dutch, restricted to Netherlands)nos
Ultimo Kilometro Tappa 14 (01:09 Italian)eurosport
Stage 14 Report: Finish, Podium, Reactions (03:02 Spanish)rtve
Resumen Etapa 14 con Mario Sabato (02:31 Spanish)espn
Los colombianos Urán, Anacona, Serpa y el tico Amador reaccionan a la dura etapa (00:59 Spanish)espn
16 Big Photos from Stage 14sirotti/unipublic
Team Belkin bikecam and interviews Stage 14 (02:54 English/Music)belkin
Official Stage 14 Highlights (03:12 English)unipublic
Resumen Etapa 14 / Official Stage 14 Highlights (03:12 Spanish)unipublic

Stage 14 preview: Santander → La Camperona. Valle de Sábero, 201 km (Mountain)

September 5 update:
Stage 14 Preview and Favoritesc-cycling
Three Vuelta a España stages ahead will be decisive, says Valverdecyclingnews
Pedro Delgado recons La Camperona (05:14 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Sky happy with Froome ahead of mountain stagescyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 14 profile, map and timetable.

Categorized Climbs for Stage 14:

Km / To Go Climb Length Grade Max Cat Interactive Goodies
78 / 123Collada de la Hoz7.1 km6 %2
131 / 70Puerto de San Glorio20.9 km5.8 %11.67 %1
201 / 0LA CAMPERONA8.3 km7.5 %19.5 %1


Stage 14 start time: Saturday 12:15 CEST (10:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Santander, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 17:45 CEST (3:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for La Camperona. Valle de Sábero, Spain

Stage 13 Post-Race Coverage


16 Big Photos from Stage 13sirotti/unipublic
Stage 13 Results
ESP  1  NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)   4:21:04
ESP  2  MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                       +  2
NED  3  KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                             
ESP  4  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                  +  5
FRA  5  BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ.fr)                              
ITA  6  CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                          
ESP  7  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)              
NED  8  GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                               
IRL  9  MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                         
ITA  10 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)       
ESP  11 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                   
COL  12 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)      
GBR  13 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                             
ESP  14 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                 
ESP  15 BILBAO, Peio (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)               
ITA  16 ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                   
ITA  17 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA)                           
ESP  18 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)               
FRA  19 MONDORY, Lloyd (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                        + 16
ITA  20 POZZATO, Filippo (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                       + 20
COL  21 ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - MERIDA)               
RUS  22 KOLOBNEV, Alexandr (KATUSHA)                          
BEL  23 DEBUSSCHERE, Jens (LOTTO BELISOL)                     
POR  24 CARDOSO, Andre Fernando S. Martins (GARMIN SHARP)     
COL  25 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (ORICA GreenEDGE)         
BEL  26 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING)                        
FRA  27 SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR)                             
BEL  28 SERRY, Pieter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)             
GER  29 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                            
ESP  30 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)        
BEL  31 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                       
NED  32 POELS, Wouter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)             
ESP  33 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                           
ESP  34 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KATUSHA)                    
EST  35 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA)                               
POL  36 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                 
ERI  37 TEKLEHAIMANOT, Daniel (MTN - QHUBEKA)                 
RSA  38 VENTER, Christo (MTN - QHUBEKA)                       
FRA  39 COPPEL, Jerome (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)           
ITA  40 CATALDO, Dario (SKY)                                  

General Classification after Stage 13
ESP  1  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)              48:59:23
ESP  2  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                +    20
COL  3  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)       +  1:08
GBR  4  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                              +  1:20
ESP  5  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                    +  1:35
ESP  6  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                  +  1:52
ITA  7  ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                    +  2:13
COL  8  ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                +  2:37
NED  9  GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                                +  2:55
ITA  10 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                           +  3:51
IRL  11 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                          +  3:59
ESP  12 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)    +  4:11
NED  13 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                              +  4:53
ESP  14 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                     +  6:01
ESP  15 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                            +  7:34
ESP  16 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                +  8:47
COL  17 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (ORICA GreenEDGE)          +  8:59
BEL  18 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                        +  9:30
BEL  19 SERRY, Pieter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)              + 10:34
POL  20 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                  + 11:02
Full Official Stage 13 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Navarro wins in Rondacyclingnews
Daniel Navarro's late attack wins Vuelta's stage 13velonews
Cautious Contador has no more knee paincyclingnews
Navarro bounces back after difficult Tour de Francecyclingnews
Lutsenko continues aggressive riding at the Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Last 10 Km of Stage 13 (12:54 English)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 13 (01:21 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Stage 13 Highlights (02:11 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 13 (01:27 Spanish)cyclismactu
Résumé de la 13e étape (02:10 French, restricted to France)lequipe
Full On-Demand Stage 13 Broadcast (1:47:00 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Lloyd Mondory Post Stage 13 (04:06 French)cyclismactu
Highlights from the last 2 Km of Stage 13 (00:50 Ambient Noise)eitb
Verslag: Stage 13 Highlights (02:03 Dutch, restricted to Netherlands)nos
Nacer Bouhanni Post Stage 13 (01:36 French)cyclismactu
Tom Boonen Pre Stage 13 (01:58 French)cyclismactu
Stage 13 One-Minute Highlights (01:04 Spanish)rtve
Alberto Contador Post Stage 13 (01:11 Spanish)cyclismactu
Alejandro Valverde Post Stage 13 (02:14 Spanish)rtve
Alejandro Valverde Post Stage 13 (02:12 Spanish/Dutch)nos
Alberto Contador Post Stage 13 (02:50 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Stage 13 Highlights (03:05 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
16 Big Photos from Stage 13sirotti/unipublic
Behind the scenes; preparation of the leader's jersey (01:55 Spanish)unipublic
Official Stage 13 Highlights (03:05 English)unipublic
Resumen Etapa 13 / Official Stage 13 Highights (03:05 Spanish)unipublic
Hablan los colombianos Urán, Chaves y Anacona luego de la etapa 13 (01:00 Spanish)espn
Resumen Etapa 13 con Mario Sabato (02:59 Spanish)espn
Team Belkin bikecam and interviews Stage 13 (03:18 English/Music)belkin
Winner Post Stage 13 Press Conference (03:38 Spanish)unipublic
Samuel Sanchez Pre Stage 13 (00:57 Spanish)unipublic
Stage 13 Highlights (01:49 English)eurosport
Stage 13 Recap/Podium Ceremony (02:26 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports

Stage 13 preview: Belorado → Obregón. Parque de Cabárceno, 189 km (hilly)

September 4 update:
Stage 13 Preview and Favoritesc-cycling
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 13 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 13 start time: Friday 12:50 CEST (10:50:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Belorado, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 17:27 CEST (3:27:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Obregón. Parque de Cabárceno, Spain

Stage 12 Post-Race Coverage


21 Big Photos from Stage 12sirotti/unipublic
Stage 12 Results
GER  1  DEGENKOLB, John (GIANT-SHIMANO)                  4:11:18
BEL  2  BOONEN, Tom (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)          
ITA  3  GUARNIERI, Jacopo (ASTANA)                       
SVK  4  SAGAN, Peter (CANNONDALE)                        
ARG  5  RICHEZE, Maximiliano Ariel (LAMPRE - MERIDA)     
FRA  6  MARTINEZ, Yannick (EUROPCAR)                     
FRA  7  MONDORY, Lloyd (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                
SUI  8  CANCELLARA, Fabian (TREK FACTORY RACING)         
BEL  9  STUYVEN, Jasper (TREK FACTORY RACING)            
CAN  10 BOIVIN, Guillaume (CANNONDALE)                   
BLR  11 HUTAROVICH, Yauheni (AG2R LA MONDIALE)           
NED  12 SINKELDAM, Ramon (GIANT-SHIMANO)                 
NZL  13 HENDERSON, Greg (LOTTO BELISOL)                  
ITA  14 FERRARI, Roberto (LAMPRE - MERIDA)               
ITA  15 BENNATI, Daniele (TINKOFF-SAXO)                  
FRA  16 BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                  
BEL  17 DEBUSSCHERE, Jens (LOTTO BELISOL)                
ESP  18 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)            
ESP  19 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)         
IRL  20 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                    
GBR  21 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                        
ESP  22 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)          
ESP  23 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOVISTAR)             
ITA  24 LASCA, Francesco (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)      
FRA  25 SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR)                        
BEL  26 ZINGLE, Romain (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)      
SVK  27 VELITS, Martin (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)       
NED  28 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                        
NED  29 GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                          
GER  30 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                       
ITA  31 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                     
NED  32 DE KORT, Koen (GIANT-SHIMANO)                    
RSA  33 VENTER, Christo (MTN - QHUBEKA)                  
POL  34 BODNAR, Maciej (CANNONDALE)                      
AUS  35 LANCASTER, Brett (ORICA GreenEDGE)               
GER  36 MARTENS, Paul (BELKIN)                           
ESP  37 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                      
NED  38 LIGTHART, Pim (LOTTO BELISOL)                    
ESP  39 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)   
ITA  40 ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                              

General Classification after Stage 12
ESP  1  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)              44:38:14
ESP  2  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                +    20
COL  3  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)       +  1:08
GBR  4  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                              +  1:20
ESP  5  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                    +  1:35
ESP  6  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                  +  1:52
ITA  7  ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                    +  2:13
COL  8  ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                +  2:22
NED  9  GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                                +  2:55
ITA  10 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                           +  3:51
IRL  11 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                          +  3:59
ESP  12 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)    +  4:26
FRA  13 BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                        +  4:56
NED  14 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                              +  5:00
ESP  15 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                     +  6:10
ESP  16 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                            +  7:19
COL  17 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (ORICA GreenEDGE)          +  8:44
ESP  18 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                +  8:47
BEL  19 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                        +  9:15
BEL  20 SERRY, Pieter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)              + 10:19
Full Stage 12 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Degenkolb wins in Logroñocyclingnews
Degenkolb takes third Vuelta victory in stage 12velonews
Will the real Chris Froome please stand up?velonews
Degenkolb repeats 2012 Vuelta stage win in Logroñocyclingnews
Talansky enjoying 'free ride' through Vueltavelonews
Sánchez analyses race as Vuelta a España heads northcyclingnews
Ryder Hesjedal's clockwork Cervelo: UCI checks Garmin-Sharp bikescyclingweekly
Nairo Quintana's shoulder operation is successfulvelonews
Last 6 Km of Stage 12 (06:44 English)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 12 (02:08 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Final corner crash aftermath on Stage 12 (02:46 English)eurosport
Ryder Hesjedal responds to motorized bike rumors before Stage 12 (01:36 English/Danish)
Stage 12 Highlights (02:19 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Stage 12 Recap/Podium Ceremony (02:07 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 12 (02:05 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 12 (01:38 English)cyclismactu
Winner's Interview from Stage 12 Press Conference (01:06 English)unipublic
Full On-Demand Stage 12 Broadcast (1:57:46 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Résumé de la 12e étape (01:50 French, restricted to France)lequipe
Tinkoff Saxo bikecam footage of the Stage 11 Crash (00:37 Ambient Noise)tinkoffsaxo
Resumen de la etapa 12 (01:12 Spanish)DiarioAlDiaCR
Alex Rasmussen demonstrates how Ryder Hesjedal's bike started spinning (00:11 Ambient Noise)
Stage 12 Highlights (03:20 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
21 Big Photos from Stage 12sirotti/unipublic
Official Stage 12 Highlights (03:13 English)unipublic
Resumen Etapa 12 / Official Stage 12 Highlights (03:13 Spanish)unipublic
Team Belkin bikecam and interviews Stage 12 (02:57 English)belkin

Stage 12 preview: Logroño → Logroño, 166 km (Circuit)

September 3 update:
Stage 12 Preview and Favoritesc-cycling
With Quintana gone, who can beat Contador?velonews
Valverde takes over as Movistar leader in Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Podcast: Contador cannot lose, Impey inaccuracies, and culture change (40:42 English)cycling-central
Morabito out of Vuelta a España due to motorbike incidentcyclingnews
Pinot withdraws from the Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
The Vuelta and the Tour of Britain w/ R. Moore, L. Birnie and D. Friebe (53:19 English)telegraph
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 12 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 12 start time: Thursday 13:43 CEST (11:43:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Logroño, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 18:00 CEST (4:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Logroño, Spain

Stage 11 Post-Race Coverage


26 Big Photos from Stage 11sirotti/unipublic
Stage 11 Results
ITA  1  ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                    3:41:03
ESP  2  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                 +    6
ESP  3  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                    
ESP  4  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)               
GBR  5  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                               +    7
COL  6  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)        +   13
ESP  7  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                   +   15
IRL  8  MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                          
ESP  9  NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)     +   16
NED  10 GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                                 +   21
ESP  11 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                      +   25
FRA  12 BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                         +   49
ITA  13 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                            +   56
COL  14 ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                 + 1:14
ESP  15 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                
NED  16 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                               + 1:35
ESP  17 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOVISTAR)                    + 1:46
POL  18 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                   + 2:07
EST  19 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA)                                
COL  20 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (ORICA GreenEDGE)           + 2:11
FRA  21 LE MEVEL, Christophe (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)       + 2:16
FRA  22 SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR)                               + 2:22
BEL  23 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                         + 2:40
BEL  24 SERRY, Pieter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)              
POR  25 CARDOSO, Andre Fernando S. Martins (GARMIN SHARP)      
ESP  26 HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ, Jesus (TINKOFF-SAXO)                + 2:45
ESP  27 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (ASTANA)                            
ITA  28 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA)                             + 2:49
GER  29 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                              + 2:50
RSA  30 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN - QHUBEKA)                         + 3:02
SUI  31 ZAUGG, Oliver (TINKOFF-SAXO)                            + 3:20
ESP  32 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jose (MOVISTAR)                         
ESP  33 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                             + 3:33
RSA  34 VENTER, Christo (MTN - QHUBEKA)                         + 3:46
FRA  35 MEDEREL, Maxime (EUROPCAR)                             
BEL  36 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LOTTO BELISOL)                         + 4:00
ESP  37 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)          + 4:37
NED  38 POELS, Wouter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)               + 4:41
ESP  39 TXURRUKA, Amets (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)             
COL  40 ARREDONDO MORENO, Julian David (TREK FACTORY RACING)   

General Classification after Stage 11
ESP  1  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)              40:26:56
ESP  2  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                +    20
COL  3  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)       +  1:08
GBR  4  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                              +  1:21
ESP  5  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                    +  1:35
ESP  6  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                  +  1:52
ITA  7  ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                    +  2:13
COL  8  ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                +  2:22
NED  9  GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                                +  2:55
ITA  10 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                           +  3:51
IRL  11 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                          +  3:59
ESP  12 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)    +  4:26
FRA  13 BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                        +  4:56
NED  14 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                              +  5:00
ESP  15 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                     +  6:10
ESP  16 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                            +  7:19
COL  17 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (ORICA GreenEDGE)          +  8:44
ESP  18 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                +  8:47
BEL  19 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                        +  9:15
BEL  20 SERRY, Pieter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)              + 10:19
Full Official Stage 11 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Aru wins Vuelta a España stage to San Miguel de Aralarcyclingnews
Fabio Aru's daring attack wins Vuelta stage 11velonews
Contador: Quintana crashing out of Vuelta is bad for the racecyclingnews
Aru's attacking style pays off with Vuetla a España stage wincyclingnews
Last 2 Km of Stage 11 (05:25 English)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 11 (03:30 Dutch)sporza
Last Km of Stage 11 (02:51 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve.es
Last 9 Km of Stage 11 (27:10 English)eurosport
Nairo Quintana crashes again, abandons Stage 11 (00:56 French)eurosport
Gesink and Barguil attack with 6 km to go (01:04 Dutch)sporza
Nairo Quintana se cae de nuevo y abandona (01:41 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve.es
Stage 11 Highlights (02:13 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Stage 11: Quintana Out After Crash (00:58 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Warren Barguil Post Stage 11 (01:07 French)cyclismactu
Alberto Contador Post Stage 11 (01:47 Spanish)cyclismactu
Alejandro Valverde Post Stage 11 (01:01 Spanish)cyclismactu
Fabio Aru Post Stage 11 (00:33 Italian)cyclismactu
Winner Anacona Post Stage 11 (01:11 Spanish)cyclismactu
Full On-Demand Stage 11 Broadcast (1:48:46 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve.es
Full On-Demand Stage 11 Broadcast (1:28:23 Spanish)tdp
Stage 11 One-Minute Highlights (01:11 Basque)eitb
Verslag: Stage 11 Highlights (03:42 Dutch, restricted to Netherlands)nos
Résumé de la 11e étape (02:03 French, restricted to France)lequipe
Rigoberto Urán, Esteban Chaves e Imanol Ervitti reaccionan a la caída de Nairo (01:16 Spanish)espn
Stage 11 Recap/Podium Ceremony (02:09 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
26 Big Photos from Stage 11sirotti/unipublic
Resumen Etapa 11 / Official Stage 11 Highlights (03:05 Spanish)unipublic
Official Stage 11 Highlights (03:05 English)unipublic
Tinkoff Saxo bikecam footage of the Stage 11 Crash (00:37 Ambient Noise)tinkoffsaxo
Team Belkin bikecam and interviews Stage 11 (02:47 English)belkin

Stage 11 preview: Pamplona → Santuario de San Miguel de Aralar, 154 km (Mountain)

September 2 update:
Stage 11 Preview and Favoritesc-cycling
Quintana abandons Vuelta a Espana after another crashcyclingnews
Nairo Quintana crashes again, abandons Stage 11 (00:56 French)eurosport
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 11 profile, map and timetable.

Categorized Climbs for Stage 11:

Km / To Go Climb Length Grade Max Cat Interactive Goodies
122 / 32Puerto de Lizarraga18.3 km2.6 %3
154 / 0ALTO DE SAN MIGUEL DE ARALAR9.9 km7.5 %14 %1


Stage 11 start time: Wednesday 13:38 CEST (11:38:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Pamplona, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Santuario de San Miguel de Aralar, Spain

Stage 10 Post-Race Coverage


18 Big Photos from Stage 10sirotti/unipublic
Stage 10 Results
GER  1  MARTIN, Tony (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)              47:02
COL  2  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)      +   15
SUI  3  CANCELLARA, Fabian (TREK FACTORY RACING)              +   18
ESP  4  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)              +   39
ESP  5  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                 +   48
AUS  6  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                             +   49
BLR  7  KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY)                                +   58
ESP  8  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)               + 1:01
NZL  9  SERGENT, Jesse (TREK FACTORY RACING)                  + 1:13
GBR  10 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                             + 1:32
BEL  11 SERRY, Pieter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)             
FRA  12 COPPEL, Jerome (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)           + 1:35
LUX  13 JUNGELS, Bob (TREK FACTORY RACING)                    + 1:39
FRA  14 SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR)                             + 1:45
COL  15 ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - MERIDA)               
EST  16 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA)                               + 1:49
ESP  17 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                   
NED  18 GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                               + 2:01
GER  19 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                            
SWE  20 LUDVIGSSON, Tobias (GIANT-SHIMANO)                    + 2:02
ITA  21 ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                   + 2:03
ITA  22 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                          + 2:05
ESP  23 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)     + 2:06
ITA  24 MALORI, Adriano (MOVISTAR)                            + 2:07
AUS  25 DENNIS, Rohan (BMC RACING)                            + 2:09
BEL  26 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL)                
ITA  27 QUINZIATO, Manuel (BMC RACING)                        + 2:14
BEL  28 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LOTTO BELISOL)                       + 2:15
GBR  29 MILLAR, David (GARMIN SHARP)                          + 2:16
POL  30 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                 + 2:18
ESP  31 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)   + 2:19
NED  32 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                             + 2:22
SUI  33 MORABITO, Steve (BMC RACING)                          + 2:31
FRA  34 BOUET, Maxime (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                      + 2:38
FRA  35 LE BON, Johan (FDJ.fr)                                + 2:41
GER  36 GRETSCH, Patrick (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                   
CAN  37 HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN SHARP)                        
POR  38 MOREIRA PAULINHO, Sergio Miguel (TINKOFF-SAXO)        + 2:44
NED  39 CLEMENT, Stef (BELKIN)                                + 2:45
IRL  40 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                         + 2:48

General Classification after Stage 10
ESP  1  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)              36:45:49
ESP  2  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                 +   27
COL  3  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)        +   59
COL  4  ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                 + 1:12
GBR  5  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                               + 1:18
ESP  6  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                     + 1:37
ESP  7  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                   + 1:41
ITA  8  ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                     + 2:27
NED  9  GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                                 + 2:38
ITA  10 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                            + 2:59
COL  11 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR)              + 3:25
NED  12 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                               + 3:29
IRL  13 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                           + 3:48
ESP  14 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                             + 3:50
FRA  15 BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                         + 4:11
ESP  16 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)     + 4:14
ESP  17 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                      + 6:30
COL  18 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (ORICA GreenEDGE)           + 6:37
BEL  19 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                         + 6:39
ESP  20 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                 + 7:37
Full Official Stage 10 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Quintana crashes out of race lead in time trialcyclingnews
Martin wins Vuelta time trial, Quintana crashes out of leadvelonews
Quintana loses Vuelta a España lead in near-catastrophic crashcyclingnews
Contador storms into Vuelta leadcyclingnews
Froome suffers but stays in fifth overall in Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Quintana blames brakes for crash, vows to help Valverdevelonews
Cancellara loses runner-up slot in Vuelta time trial due to time penaltycyclingtips
Contador takes pole position as Froome stalls in TTvelonews
Martin hopes Vuelta victory makes him Worlds time trial favouritecyclingnews
Nairo Quintana stage 10 TT crash (00:43 English)eurosport
Stage 10 Final ITT Riders (13:44 English)eurosport
Alberto Contador Post Stage 10 (03:22 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve.es
Stage 10 ITT highlights of the best rides (01:57 English)universalsports
Résumé de la 10ème étape (02:05 French, restricted to France)lequipe
Stage 10 One-Minute Highlights (00:57 Ambient Noise)eitb
Quintana crashes in Stage 10 (01:22 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Stage 10 GC Battle Highlights (02:34 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Alberto Contador Post Stage 10 (02:27 Spanish)cyclismactu
Alberto Contador Post Stage 10 Press Conference (01:08 English)unipublic
Joaquim Rodriguez Post Stage 10 (00:55 Spanish)cyclismactu
Stage 10 Report (02:17 Spanish)NoticiasCanalCapital
Stage 10 Highlights (03:20 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Stage 10 Recap/Podium Ceremony (02:08 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 10 (01:31 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Rigoberto Uran Interview (02:14 Spanish/English)specialized
Resumen Etapa 10 / Official Stage 10 Highlights (03:12 Spanish)unipublic
Full On-Demand Stage 10 Broadcast (1:55:44 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Full On-Demand Stage 10 Broadcast (1:41:37 Spanish)tdp
18 Big Photos from Stage 10sirotti/unipublic
Tony Martin Post Stage 10 (02:22 English)cyclismactu
Team Belkin bikecam and interviews Stage 10 (02:35 English)belkin

Stage 10 preview: Real Monasterio de Santa María de Veruela → Borja, 36.7 km (TT)

September 1 update:
Stage 10 Preview and Favoritesc-cycling
Stage 10 ITT Start Order and Times (CET) — biciciclismo
Vuelta race leader Quintana: If I lose time in the time trial, it won’t be muchcyclingtips
Time trial critical in setting up second half of Vueltavelonews
A time trial of two halvescyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 10 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 10 start time: Tuesday 13:10 CEST (11:10:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Real Monasterio de Santa María de Veruela, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 17:39 CEST (3:39:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Borja, Spain

Monday is the first rest day


September 1 update:
Index to Big Photos from the first nine Stagessirotti/flockton/lavuelta
Quintana seizes Vuelta lead as Contador picks up steamvelonews
Contador confident he can battle for Vuelta a España titlecyclingnews
Nairo Quintana y Alejandro Valverde hablan en conferencia de prensa (01:05 Spanish)espn
Brailsford believes Froome can fight for the wincyclingnews
Alberto Contador: "Ahora puedo decir que voy a intentar ganar" (00:35 Spanish)rtve.es
Contador: "Tomorrow will be an important test"tinkoffsaxo
Mechanics cleaning and preparing the team bikes after Stage 9 (02:28 Ambient Noise)tinkoffsaxo
Contador sets sights on Vuelta victoryvelonews
How The Race Was Won - Vuelta 2014 - Stages 6-9 (05:05 English)cosmocatalano

Stage 9 Post-Race Coverage


17 Big Photos from Stage 9sirotti/lavuelta
Stage 9 Results
COL  1  ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                  4:34:14
KAZ  2  LUTSENKO, Alexey (ASTANA)                                 +   45
ITA  3  CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                         +   50
ESP  4  MORENO BAZAN, Javier (MOVISTAR)                           + 1:04
ESP  5  BILBAO, Peio (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)                   + 1:12
FRA  6  COPPEL, Jerome (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)               + 1:21
CAN  7  HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN SHARP)                            + 1:33
AUS  8  HANSEN, Adam (LOTTO BELISOL)                              + 1:45
LUX  9  JUNGELS, Bob (TREK FACTORY RACING)                        + 1:49
ITA  10 FELLINE, Fabio (TREK FACTORY RACING)                      + 2:08
FRA  11 COUSIN, Jerome (EUROPCAR)                                 + 2:13
ESP  12 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)                  + 2:16
ESP  13 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                      
COL  14 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR)               
RUS  15 VORGANOV, Eduard (KATUSHA)                                + 2:22
ESP  16 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                   + 2:39
ITA  17 ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                      
GBR  18 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                                
COL  19 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)         
IRL  20 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                            
ESP  21 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)       + 2:49
ESP  22 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                       
ITA  23 NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                     + 2:51
NED  24 GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                                   + 2:55
ESP  25 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                              
ITA  26 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                             
GER  27 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                               
ESP  28 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                    
ESP  29 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)   
FRA  30 BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                          
ERI  31 TEKLEHAIMANOT, Daniel (MTN - QHUBEKA)                     + 2:58
NED  32 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                                 + 3:14
FRA  33 MARTINEZ, Yannick (EUROPCAR)                              + 3:16
COL  34 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (ORICA GreenEDGE)             + 3:24
FRA  35 SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR)                                 + 3:31
BEL  36 SERRY, Pieter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)                 + 3:36
ITA  37 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA)                               + 3:44
BEL  38 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                           + 4:01
FRA  39 BOUET, Maxime (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                          + 4:37
POL  40 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                     + 4:47
ESP  41 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)           
ESP  42 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)   
ESP  43 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                   + 4:52
POR  44 CARDOSO, Andre Fernando S. Martins (GARMIN SHARP)         + 5:50
ESP  45 TXURRUKA, Amets (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)               
NED  46 POELS, Wouter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)                
SUI  47 ZAUGG, Oliver (TINKOFF-SAXO)                             
ESP  48 HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ, Jesus (TINKOFF-SAXO)                 
ESP  49 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (ASTANA)                               + 5:57
SUI  50 MORABITO, Steve (BMC RACING)                              + 6:03
FRA  51 LEVARLET, Guillaume (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)          + 6:12
NED  52 TEN DAM, Laurens (BELKIN)                                
ITA  53 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)           + 6:18
ITA  54 CATALDO, Dario (SKY)                                      + 6:23

General Classification after Stage 9
COL  1  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR)               35:58:05
ESP  2  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)                  +     3
ESP  3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                   +     8
COL  4  ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                   +     9
GBR  5  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                                 +    28
ESP  6  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                       +    30
ITA  7  ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                       +  1:06
NED  8  GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                                   +  1:19
COL  9  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)          +  1:26
FRA  10 BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                          
ESP  11 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                               +  1:33
COL  12 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (ORICA GreenEDGE)             +  1:34
ESP  13 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                     +  1:35
ITA  14 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                              +  1:36
IRL  15 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                             +  1:42
NED  16 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                                 +  1:49
ESP  17 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)       +  2:37
ESP  18 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                        +  3:17
BEL  19 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                           +  4:16
ESP  20 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                   +  4:33
POR  21 CARDOSO, Andre Fernando S. Martins (GARMIN SHARP)         +  5:49
ESP  22 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)            +  5:53
ITA  23 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA)                               +  6:00
NED  24 TEN DAM, Laurens (BELKIN)                                 +  6:06
SUI  25 MORABITO, Steve (BMC RACING)                              +  6:42
BEL  26 SERRY, Pieter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)                 +  6:53
SUI  27 ZAUGG, Oliver (TINKOFF-SAXO)                              +  7:04
NED  28 POELS, Wouter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)                 +  7:06
POL  29 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                     +  7:08
ESP  30 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (ASTANA)                               +  7:36
FRA  31 SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR)                                 +  8:03
GER  32 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                                +  8:43
CAN  33 HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN SHARP)                            +  9:15
ESP  34 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)    + 10:38
FRA  35 BOUET, Maxime (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                          + 11:11
FRA  36 LE MEVEL, Christophe (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)         + 11:20
RUS  37 VORGANOV, Eduard (KATUSHA)                                + 12:31
DEN  38 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (TINKOFF-SAXO)                      + 14:34
ESP  39 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TREK FACTORY RACING)             + 16:02
FRA  40 COPPEL, Jerome (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)               + 16:08
Full Official Stage 9 Results and GClavuelta
Anacona wins stage 9 on climb to Valdelinarescyclingnews
En el diluvio de Valdelinares, Anacona vence y Contador despeja dudasrtve.es
Nairo Quintana leads 2014 Vuelta a Espana as Winner Anacona takes stage 9velonews
Valverde loses time on the climb to Valdelinarescyclingnews
Contador drops Froome and Valverdecyclingnews
Froome concedes ground to rivals at Valdelinarescyclingnews
Anacona clinches breakthrough win in Vuelta’s mountaintop finishcyclingnews
Quintana: Contador is the number one rival for the Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Contador: "He visto la oportunidad y he probado"rtve.es
Last 2 Km of Stage 9 (05:12 English)eurosport
Last 2 Km of Stage 9 (05:20 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve.es
Last Km of Stage 9 (03:02 Dutch, restricted to Belgium)sporza
Contador attack from the GC group with 1 km to go (01:53 Dutch, restricted to Belgium)sporza
Mario Sabato's excited call of the Stage 9 finish (00:46 Spanish)espn
Last 10 Km of Stage 9 (25:19 English)eurosport
Mid-race action from 22 km to 7 km to go (27:42 Eastern European)eurosport
Stage 9 Highlights (02:17 English)universalsports
Stage 9: GC Battle (02:20 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Stage 9 Podium Ceremony (02:00 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 9 (01:12 Spanish)cyclismactu
Winner's Interview from Stage 9 (01:57 Spanish)rtve.es
Alberto Contador Post Stage 9 (00:53 Spanish)cyclismactu
Nairo Quintana Post Stage 9 (00:54 Spanish)cyclismactu
Winner Anacona y Nairo Quintana reaccionan a la etapa 9 (01:47 Spanish)espn
Full On-Demand Stage 9 Broadcast (1:57:47 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve.es
Full On-Demand Stage 9 Broadcast (1:28:58 Spanish)tdp
17 Big Photos from Stage 9sirotti/lavuelta
Official Stage 9 Highlights (03:11 English)unipublic
Stage 9 Highlights (03:19 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Resumen Etapa 9 / Official Stage 9 Highlights (03:11 Spanish)unipublic
Resumen Etapa 9 con Mario Sabato (02:22 Spanish)espn
Résumé de la 9e étape (02:18 French, restricted to France)lequipe

Stage 9 preview: Carboneras de Guadazaón → Aramón Valdelinares, 185 km (Mountain)

August 30 update:
Stage 9 Preview and Favoritesc-cycling
Preview: Vuelta a España's stage 9 climb to Valdelinarescyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 9 profile, map and timetable.

Categorized Climbs for Stage 9:

Km / To Go Climb Length Grade Max Cat Interactive Goodies
124 / 61Puerto de Cabigordo18 km3.8 %3
172 / 13Alto de San Rafael11.5 km4.2 %2
185 / 0ARAMÓN VALDELINARES8 km6.6 %8.5 %1


Stage 9 start time: Sunday 12:48 CEST (10:48:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Carboneras de Guadazaón, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Aramón Valdelinares, Spain

Stage 8 Post-Race Coverage


29 Big Photos from Stage 8sirotti/lavuelta
Stage 8 Results
FRA  1  BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ.fr)                           4:29:00
AUS  2  MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GreenEDGE)                
SVK  3  SAGAN, Peter (CANNONDALE)                          
GER  4  DEGENKOLB, John (GIANT-SHIMANO)                    
NZL  5  HENDERSON, Greg (LOTTO BELISOL)                    
GER  6  WAGNER, Robert (BELKIN)                            
ITA  7  SBARAGLI, Kristian (MTN - QHUBEKA)                 
ITA  8  FERRARI, Roberto (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                 
BEL  9  BOONEN, Tom (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)            
BEL  10 STUYVEN, Jasper (TREK FACTORY RACING)              
SUI  11 WYSS, Danilo (BMC RACING)                          
FRA  12 HINAULT, Sébastien (IAM CYCLING)                   
ITA  13 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                       
DEN  14 ANDERSEN, Michael Valgren (TINKOFF-SAXO)           
FRA  15 SOUPE, Geoffrey (FDJ.fr)                           
GER  16 CIOLEK, Gerald (MTN - QHUBEKA)                     
GBR  17 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                          
RUS  18 KOLOBNEV, Alexandr (KATUSHA)                       
ESP  19 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)              
NED  20 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                          
NED  21 GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                            
ESP  22 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)            
COL  23 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)   
RUS  24 ROVNY, Ivan (TINKOFF-SAXO)                         
ITA  25 ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                
ESP  26 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)           
BEL  27 MAES, Nikolas (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)          
BEL  28 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                    
COL  29 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR)         

General Classification after Stage 8
ESP  1  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)               31:21:20
COL  2  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR)              +   15
ESP  3  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)                +   18
GBR  4  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                               +   20
COL  5  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (ORICA GreenEDGE)           +   41
ESP  6  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                     +   45
NED  7  GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                                 +   55
ITA  8  ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                     +   58
FRA  9  BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                         + 1:02
NED  10 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                               + 1:06
ESP  11 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                             + 1:09
ESP  12 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                   + 1:11
ITA  13 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                            + 1:12
COL  14 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)        + 1:18
IRL  15 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                           + 1:34
ESP  16 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                 + 2:12
ESP  17 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)     + 2:19
NED  18 TEN DAM, Laurens (BELKIN)                               + 2:25
POR  19 CARDOSO, Andre Fernando S. Martins (GARMIN SHARP)       + 2:30
BEL  20 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                         + 2:46
Full Official Stage 8 Results and GClavuelta
Bouhanni wins stage 8 in Albacetecyclingnews
Nacer Bouhanni wins stage 8; Alejandro Valverde leads Vueltavelonews
Froome pleased with Sky’s initiative on road to Albacetecyclingnews
Valverde: no idea Quintana had been droppedcyclingnews
Contador looking aggressive as echelons threatencyclingnews
Bouhanni making case for Worlds selection at Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Quintana glad not to lose time at Albacetecyclingnews
Stephens, Matthews concerned at Bouhanni sprint; race judges were split on decisioncyclingtips
Last 10 Km of Stage 8 (13:36 English)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 8 (02:09 Dutch)sporza
Last 2 Km of Stage 8 (04:20 Spanish)rtve.es
Last 2 Km of Stage 8 (02:16 English)eurosport
Winner's Interview from Stage 8 (01:04 French)cyclismactu
Nairo Quintana Post Stage 8 (00:57 Spanish)cyclismactu
Alejandro Valverde Post Stage 8 (01:15 Spanish)cyclismactu
Alejandro Valverde Post Stage 8 (02:06 Spanish)rtve.es
Michael Matthews Post Stage 8 (00:28 English)cyclismactu
Full Official Stage 8 Broadcast (1:56:46 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve.es
Stage 8 Highlights (02:18 English)universalsports
Stage 8 Sprint Mischief/Analysis and Podium Ceremony (02:11 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Résumé de la 8e étape (02:11 French, restricted to France)lequipe
Reacciones de Esteban Chaves y Nairo Quintana la etapa 8 (01:23 Spanish)espn
29 Big Photos from Stage 8sirotti/lavuelta
Verslag: Stage 8 Highlights (03:45 Dutch, restricted to Netherlands)nos
Stage 8 Highlights (03:15 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Resumen Etapa 8 con Mario Sabato (04:02 Spanish)espn
Official Stage 8 Highlights (03:06 English)unipublic
Resumen Etapa 8 / Official Stage 8 Highlights (03:06 Spanish)unipublic
Danilo Wyss Post Stage 8 (01:13 English)bmcracing

Stage 8 preview: Baeza → Albacete, 207 km (rolling)

August 29 update:
Stage 8 Preview and Favoritesc-cycling
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 8 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 8 start time: Saturday 12:38 CEST (10:38:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Baeza, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 17:56 CEST (3:56:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Albacete, Spain

Stage 7 Post-Race Coverage


28 Big Photos from Stage 7sirotti/lavuelta/flockton
Stage 7 Results
ITA  1  DE MARCHI, Alessandro (CANNONDALE)                       4:01:52
CAN  2  HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN SHARP)                            + 1:35
FRA  3  DUPONT, Hubert (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                        
SUI  4  TSCHOPP, Johann (IAM CYCLING)                            
BEL  5  GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING)                            + 2:17
IRL  6  MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                            
GBR  7  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                                
ITA  8  BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)           + 2:20
ESP  9  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                  
ESP  10 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)                 
NED  11 GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                                  
COL  12 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR)               
ITA  13 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                             
ESP  14 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                      
AUS  15 MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GreenEDGE)                      
ITA  16 ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                      
BEL  17 SERRY, Pieter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)                
ESP  18 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)           
FRA  19 MONDORY, Lloyd (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                        
SUI  20 ZAUGG, Oliver (TINKOFF-SAXO)                             
POL  21 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                    
RUS  22 KOLOBNEV, Alexandr (KATUSHA)                             
COL  23 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)          + 2:23
COL  24 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (ORICA GreenEDGE)            
NED  25 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                                
FRA  26 LE MEVEL, Christophe (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)        
BEL  27 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                          
ESP  28 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TREK FACTORY RACING)            
POR  29 CARDOSO, Andre Fernando S. Martins (GARMIN SHARP)        
ESP  30 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (ASTANA)                              
ESP  31 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)      
FRA  32 SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR)                                
ESP  33 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)   
COL  34 ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                  
BEL  35 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL)                   
NED  36 TEN DAM, Laurens (BELKIN)                                
NED  37 POELS, Wouter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)                
GER  38 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                               
ESP  39 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                       
FRA  40 BOUET, Maxime (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                         

General Classification after Stage 7
ESP  1  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)               26:52:20
COL  2  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR)              +   15
ESP  3  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)                +   18
GBR  4  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                               +   19
COL  5  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (ORICA GreenEDGE)           +   44
ESP  6  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                     +   45
NED  7  GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                                 +   55
ITA  8  ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                     +   58
NED  9  KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                               + 1:09
ITA  10 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                            + 1:12
ESP  11 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                           
COL  12 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)        + 1:21
ESP  13 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)     + 1:29
IRL  14 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                           + 1:34
ESP  15 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                   + 1:39
ESP  16 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (ASTANA)                             + 1:50
COL  17 ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                 + 2:00
ESP  18 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                      + 2:09
NED  19 TEN DAM, Laurens (BELKIN)                               + 2:28
POL  20 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                   + 2:29
Full Official Stage 7 Results and GClavuelta
De Marchi wins stage 7 in Alcaudetecyclingnews
Alessandro de Marchi solos to victory in Vuelta stage 7velonews
St.7: De Marchi De Winner!pezcyclingnews
Valverde denies attacking when Froome had crashedcyclingnews
De Marchi dedicates Vuelta stage win to former Italian trainer Martinicyclingnews
Froome emerges “relatively unscathed” from Vuelta a España crashcyclingnews
Contador: Nobody pulled in front when Froome crashedcyclingnews
Late crash thwarts Hesjedal at Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Froome dodges bullet, confidence building day by day at Skyvelonews
Hesjedal changes mindset, goes on the attack at the Vueltavelonews
Contador: "Aquí no hay ningún día tranquilo, que se lo digan a Froome"rtve.es
Ryder Hesjedal crashes out of Stage 7 break then cameraman drives over his bike (00:23 English)eurosport
Stage 7: Motorcycle Runs Over Bike (01:12 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Last 6 Km of Stage 7 (20:53 English)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 7 (02:23 Spanish)rtve.es
Crash at the Finish of Stage 7 (01:27 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Chris Froome crashes on Stage 7 (00:45 Spanish)rtve
Stage 7 Highlights (02:12 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 7 (01:47 English)cyclismactu
Alejandro Valverde Post Stage 7 (00:47 Spanish)cyclismactu
Verslag: Stage 7 Highlights (01:19 Dutch, restricted to Netherlands)nos
Hubert Dupont Post Stage 7 (02:07 French)cyclismactu
Résumé de la 7e étape (02:38 French, restricted to France)lequipe
Resumen Etapa 7 con Mario Sabato (02:22 Spanish)espn
Full On-Demand Stage 7 Broadcast (1:51:09 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve.es
Stage 7 Podium Ceremony (02:13 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Stage 7 Highlights from the last 10 km, Podium Ceremony (01:00 Ambient Noise)eitb
Los ciclistas colombianos el previo de la sétima etapa (02:45 Spanish)DiarioAlDiaCR
Los ciclistas colombianos reacciones de la etapa 7 (01:46 Spanish)NuestroCiclismo
Winner Interview after Stage 7 (02:34 Italian)gazzetta
Team director toasts his team at dinner after Stage 7 win (00:52 Ambient Noise)gazzetta
28 Big Photos from Stage 7sirotti/lavuelta/flockton
Official Stage 7 Highlights / Resumen Etapa 7 (03:04 Spanish)unipublic
Stage 7 Highlights (03:12 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Alejandro Valverde Morning Sign-In Interview Pre Stage 7 (00:32 Spanish)unipublic
Alberto Contador Morning Sign-In Interview Pre Stage 7 (00:15 Spanish)unipublic
Alejandro Valverde Post Stage 7 (01:27 Spanish)rtve.es
Samuel Sánchez Post Stage 7 (02:56 Spanish)rtve.es
Philippe Gilbert Post Stage 7 (01:28 English)bmcracing
Bikecam setup and interviews stage 07 (02:43 English)belkin

Stage 7 preview: Alhendín → Alcaudete, 169 km (hilly)

August 28 update:
Stage 7 Preview and Favoritesc-cycling
How The Race Was Won - Vuelta 2014 - Stages 1-5 (05:17 English)cosmocatalano
Barguil happy with Vuelta a Espana formcyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 7 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 7 start time: Friday 13:20 CEST (11:20:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Alhendín, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 17:38 CEST (3:38:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Alcaudete, Spain

Stage 6 Post-Race Coverage


42 Big Photos from Stage 6sirotti/flockton/lavuelta
Stage 6 Results
ESP  1  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                  4:35:27
GBR  2  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                                
ESP  3  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)                 
ESP  4  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                       +    8
COL  5  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR)                +   12
ITA  6  ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                       +   18
COL  7  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (ORICA GreenEDGE)             +   25
ESP  8  NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)      
ESP  9  NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                               +   32
NED  10 GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                                   +   33
FRA  11 BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                          
ESP  12 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                   +   40
NED  13 TEN DAM, Laurens (BELKIN)                                 +   44
NED  14 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                                
ESP  15 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                     +   47
ITA  16 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                              +   56
COL  17 ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                   +   59
IRL  18 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                            
COL  19 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)          + 1:04
GBR  20 YATES, Adam (ORICA GreenEDGE)                             + 1:07
ESP  21 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (ASTANA)                              
FRA  22 SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR)                                 + 1:15
FRA  23 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ.fr)                                 + 1:19
GER  24 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                                + 1:23
ESP  25 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                        + 1:25
FRA  26 COPPEL, Jerome (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)               + 1:31
POR  27 CARDOSO, Andre Fernando S. Martins (GARMIN SHARP)         + 1:39
BEL  28 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                           + 1:43
NZL  29 BENNETT, George (CANNONDALE)                             
FRA  30 LE MEVEL, Christophe (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)         + 1:48
ESP  31 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOVISTAR)                     
ESP  32 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)            + 1:53
POL  33 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                     + 1:54
FRA  34 BOUET, Maxime (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                          + 1:57
SUI  35 ZAUGG, Oliver (TINKOFF-SAXO)                              + 2:12
ESP  36 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TREK FACTORY RACING)             + 2:16
SUI  37 MORABITO, Steve (BMC RACING)                             
AUS  38 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                                
ITA  39 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA)                               + 2:20
ESP  40 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)    + 2:23
NED  41 POELS, Wouter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)                 + 2:30
ITA  42 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)           + 3:10
FRA  43 DUPONT, Hubert (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                         + 3:13
CAN  44 HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN SHARP)                            + 3:44
ESP  45 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jose (MOVISTAR)                            + 3:55
NED  46 CLEMENT, Stef (BELKIN)                                    + 4:17
ESP  47 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KATUSHA)                       
DEN  48 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (TINKOFF-SAXO)                      + 4:29
BEL  49 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL)                    + 4:47
RSA  50 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN - QHUBEKA)                          
USA  51 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN SHARP)                           + 4:52
BEL  52 SERRY, Pieter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)                 + 5:04
SWE  53 LUDVIGSSON, Tobias (GIANT-SHIMANO)                       
KAZ  54 ZEITS, Andrey (ASTANA)                                   
ITA  55 TIRALONGO, Paolo (ASTANA)                                 + 5:12
EST  56 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA)                                   + 5:30
FRA  57 HARDY, Romain (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)                + 5:49
ESP  58 HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ, Jesus (TINKOFF-SAXO)                  + 6:02
BEL  59 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LOTTO BELISOL)                          
BEL  60 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING)                           

General Classification after Stage 6
ESP  1  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)               22:48:08
COL  2  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR)              +   15
ESP  3  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)                +   18
GBR  4  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                               +   22
COL  5  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (ORICA GreenEDGE)           +   41
ESP  6  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                     +   45
NED  7  GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                                 +   55
ITA  8  ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                     +   58
FRA  9  BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                         + 1:02
NED  10 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                               + 1:06
ESP  11 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                             + 1:09
ESP  12 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                   + 1:11
ITA  13 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                            + 1:12
COL  14 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)        + 1:18
ESP  15 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                 + 1:19
ESP  16 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)     + 1:26
IRL  17 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                           + 1:37
ESP  18 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (ASTANA)                             + 1:47
COL  19 ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                 + 1:57
ESP  20 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                      + 2:06
NED  21 TEN DAM, Laurens (BELKIN)                               + 2:25
POL  22 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                   + 2:29
POR  23 CARDOSO, Andre Fernando S. Martins (GARMIN SHARP)       + 2:30
ESP  24 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TREK FACTORY RACING)           + 2:35
AUS  25 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                               + 2:40
ESP  26 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)          + 2:44
BEL  27 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                         + 2:46
SUI  28 ZAUGG, Oliver (TINKOFF-SAXO)                            + 2:52
SUI  29 MORABITO, Steve (BMC RACING)                            + 3:10
NED  30 POELS, Wouter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)               + 3:47
Full Official Stage 6 Results and GClavuelta
Valverde wins stage 6 of the Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Valverde impone su poderío en las Cumbres Verdes para retomar el liderato de la Vueltartve.es
Valverde shows his climbing legs with stage 6 win at Vueltavelonews
St.6: Valverde The Victor!pezcyclingnews
Contador: I never expected to be so good todaycyclingnews
Froome pleased with sensations on Vuelta a España’s first summit finishcyclingnews
Chaves moves into fifth overall after first mountain top finishgreenedgecycling
Big names duke it out in 'Vuelta everyone is hoping for'velonews
Valverde insists Quintana is Movistar’s leader at Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Quintana: I'm still not in top conditioncyclingnews
Valverde declares he’s working for Quintana despite stage win and race leadcyclingtips
Dan Martin overheats on La Zubia but overall hopes have not cooledcyclingnews
Last 6 Km of Stage 6 - Finishing Climb (16:15 English)eurosport
Last 1.5 Km of Stage 6 (05:03 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 6 Highlights (02:28 English)universalsports
Stage 6 Mid Race Clips (01:01 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Verslag: Stage 6 Highlights (05:34 Dutch, restricted to Netherlands)nos
Résumé de la 6ème étape (02:24 French, restricted to France)lequipe
Winner's Interview from Stage 6 (00:45 Spanish)cyclismactu
Winner's Interview from Stage 6 (01:46 Spanish)rtve.es
Alberto Contador Post Stage 6 (01:38 Spanish)cyclismactu
Alberto Contador Post Stage 6 (02:45 Spanish)rtve.es
Warren Barguil à l'arrivée Etape 6 (02:48 French)cyclismactu
Christopher Froome Post Stage 6 (00:30 English)cyclismactu
Resumen Etapa 6 con Mario Sabato (02:17 Spanish)espn
Samuel Sánchez Post Stage 6 (01:07 English)bmcracing
Full On-Demand Stage 6 Broadcast (2:05:11 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve.es
42 Big Photos from Stage 6sirotti/flockton/lavuelta
Stage 6 Highlights (03:11 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Official Stage 6 Highlights (03:01 English)unipublic
Resumen Etapa 6 (03:01 Spanish)unipublic
Vuelta hostess has extra responsibilities (00:59 Ambient Noise)unipublic
Stage 6 Podium Ceremony (01:30 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Reacciones de Nairo Quintana y Rigoberto Urán tras la etapa 6 (01:37 Spanish)espn

Stage 6 preview: Benalmádena → La Zubia, 167 km (Mountain)

August 28 update:
Stage 6 Preview and Favoritesc-cycling
Pedro Delgado recons Alto Cumbres Verdes, finishing climb to St 6 (03:47 Spanish)rtve.es
Froome: La Zubia is the first big test at the Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Vuelta a España's first summit finish may come too soon, says Quintanacyclingnews
Stage 6 rollout from Benalmadena (00:28 Ambient Noise)whiteswanuk
Stage 6 start scene clips w/ the team buses (00:58 Italian)gazzetta
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 6 profile, map and timetable.

Categorized Climbs for Stage 6:

Km / To Go Climb Length Grade Max Cat Interactive Goodies
77 / 90Alto de Zafarraya12.3 km5.7 %n/a2
117 / 50Alto de los Bermejales5.8 km5.8 %n/a3
167 / 0Cumbres Verdes4.6 km7.8 %12.81


Stage 6 start time: Thursday 13:17 CEST (11:17:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Benalmádena, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 17:55 CEST (3:55:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for La Zubia, Spain

Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage


13 Big Photos from Stage 5sirotti/lavuelta
Stage 5 Results
GER  1  DEGENKOLB, John (GIANT-SHIMANO)                     4:04:21
FRA  2  BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ.fr)                            
NED  3  HOFLAND, Moreno (BELKIN)                            
BEL  4  STUYVEN, Jasper (TREK FACTORY RACING)               
GER  5  MARTENS, Paul (BELKIN)                              
FRA  6  MONDORY, Lloyd (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                   
BEL  7  GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING)                      
ESP  8  REYNES MIMO, Vicente (IAM CYCLING)                  
ITA  9  SBARAGLI, Kristian (MTN - QHUBEKA)                  
ITA  10 FERRARI, Roberto (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                  
AUS  11 MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GreenEDGE)                 
BEL  12 DEBUSSCHERE, Jens (LOTTO BELISOL)                   
BLR  13 HUTAROVICH, Yauheni (AG2R LA MONDIALE)              
FRA  14 HARDY, Romain (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)              + 5
GBR  15 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                           
GBR  16 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY)                               
ITA  17 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                        
ESP  18 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)             
AUS  19 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                           
POR  20 CARDOSO, Andre Fernando S. Martins (GARMIN SHARP)   
BEL  21 MAES, Nikolas (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)           
NED  22 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                           
ARG  23 RICHEZE, Maximiliano Ariel (LAMPRE - MERIDA)        
ESP  24 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)               
BEL  25 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL)                     
NED  26 DE KORT, Koen (GIANT-SHIMANO)                       
NED  27 GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                             
COL  28 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR)          
COL  29 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)    
ESP  30 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)             

General Classification after Stage 5
AUS  1  MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GreenEDGE)                17:35:05
COL  2  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR)             + 13
ESP  3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                + 20
COL  4  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)       + 24
ITA  5  CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                           + 26
COL  6  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (ORICA GreenEDGE)      
ESP  7  ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TREK FACTORY RACING)          + 29
NED  8  KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                              + 32
ESP  9  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)           
NED  10 GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                            
ESP  11 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                  + 34
AUS  12 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                          
GBR  13 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                              + 38
FRA  14 BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                        + 39
FRA  15 MONDORY, Lloyd (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                      + 41
POL  16 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                  + 45
ESP  17 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                    + 47
ESP  18 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                        
IRL  19 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                          + 48
ESP  20 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                + 49
Full Official Stage 5 Results and GClavuelta
Degenkolb wins stage 5 of the Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Degenkolb takes second win in a row in Vuelta a Espana's stage 5velonews
Encouraging signs for Alberto Contador in opening days of Vueltavelonews
Stage 5 Tinkoff Attack; We had to give it a go, says Contadorcyclingnews
Pinot struggles in Spanish heat after early illnesscyclingnews
Degenkolb shakes off Bouhanni’s complaints at Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Hesjedal's GC hopes at Vuelta take a blow in crosswindsvelonews
Last Km of Stage 5 (01:26 English)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 5 (02:22 Spanish)rtve.es
Last Km of Stage 5 (03:13 Dutch)sporza
Last 10 Km of Stage 5 (10:41 English)eurosport
40 km to go: Tinkoff-Saxo Attack in the Crosswinds (01:50 Dutch)sporza
Stage 5 Highlights (02:14 English)universalsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 5 (02:04 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 5 (01:33 English)cyclismactu
Stage 5 Finish Replay and Analysis (01:30 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Résumé de la 5ème étape (02:01 French, restricted to France)lequipe
Nacer Bouhanni and John Degenkolb exchange Post-Stage 5 (00:08 English)cyclismactu
Etape 5 - Le Jury s'exprime sur la réclamation de Bouhanni (01:04 French)cyclismactu
Replay of the Final 200m of Stage 5 and the Podium Ceremony (01:13 Ambient Noise)eitb
Stage 5 Podium Ceremony (02:08 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Alberto Contador Post Stage 5 (01:29 Spanish)cyclismactu
Michael Matthews Post Stage 5 (01:20 English)cyclismactu
Full On-Demand Stage 5 Broadcast (2:08:04 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve.es
Stage 5 Highlights (03:20 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Los ciclistas colombianos hablan sobre el fuerte calor en carrera, etapa 5 (02:24 Spanish)espn
Mario Sabato nos cuenta la etapa 5 y la actuación de los colombianos (02:45 Spanish)espn
Pre Stage 5 - Saludo Alberto Contador (00:09 Spanish)unipublic
Pre Stage 5 - Samuel Sánchez (00:27 Spanish)unipublic
13 Big Photos from Stage 5sirotti/lavuelta
Official Stage 5 Highlghts (01:08 English)unipublic
Resumen Etapa 5 (01:08 Spanish)unipublic
Fisheye view of the Stage 5 Finish (00:36 Ambient Noise)unipublic
Philippe Gilbert Post Stage 5 (00:54 English)bmcracing

Stage 5 preview: Priego de Córdoba → Ronda, 180 km (lumpy)

Los niños de la escuela de Priego de Córdoba, con @alejanvalverde antes de la salida de la 5ª etapa de #LaVuelta. pic.twitter.com/XNgbIOIFub

— Movistar Team (@Movistar_Team) August 27, 2014
August 26 update:
Stage 5 Preview and Favoritesc-cycling
Hesjedal confident of return to GC form at Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
La 5ª etapa de la Vuelta a España, al detallebiciciclismo
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 5 start time: Wednesday 13:10 CEST (11:10:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Priego de Córdoba, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 17:54 CEST (3:54:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Ronda, Spain

Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage


24 Big Photos from Stage 4sirotti/flockton
Stage 4 Results
GER  1  DEGENKOLB, John (GIANT-SHIMANO)                          4:02:55
ESP  2  REYNES MIMO, Vicente (IAM CYCLING)                       
AUS  3  MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GreenEDGE)                      
ITA  4  CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                             
IRL  5  MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                            
RUS  6  KOLOBNEV, Alexandr (KATUSHA)                             
FRA  7  MONDORY, Lloyd (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                        
ITA  8  CONTI, Valerio (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                         
LUX  9  JUNGELS, Bob (TREK FACTORY RACING)                       
ITA  10 ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                      
BEL  11 SERRY, Pieter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)                
ITA  12 FAVILLI, Elia (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                          
FRA  13 LE MEVEL, Christophe (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)        
ESP  14 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                  
ESP  15 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                  
NZL  16 BENNETT, George (CANNONDALE)                             
FRA  17 BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                          
COL  18 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (ORICA GreenEDGE)            
ESP  19 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)                 
ESP  20 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                  
RUS  21 VORGANOV, Eduard (KATUSHA)                               
SUI  22 ZAUGG, Oliver (TINKOFF-SAXO)                             
ESP  23 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                       
GBR  24 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                                
ESP  25 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)   
FRA  26 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ.fr)                                
NED  27 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                                
NED  28 POELS, Wouter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)                
ITA  29 TIRALONGO, Paolo (ASTANA)                                
COL  30 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR)               

General Classification after Stage 4
AUS  1  MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GreenEDGE)                13:30:44
COL  2  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR)             +  8
ESP  3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                + 15
COL  4  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)       + 19
ITA  5  CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                           + 21
COL  6  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (ORICA GreenEDGE)      
NZL  7  BENNETT, George (CANNONDALE)                           + 24
ESP  8  ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TREK FACTORY RACING)      
ESP  9  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)               + 27
NED  10 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                          
NED  11 GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                            
ESP  12 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                  + 29
AUS  13 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                          
FRA  14 BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                        + 34
GBR  15 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                              + 35
POL  16 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                  + 40
FRA  17 MONDORY, Lloyd (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                      + 41
ESP  18 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                    + 42
ESP  19 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                        
IRL  20 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                          + 43
Full Official Stage 4 Results and GClavuelta
Degenkolb wins stage 4 in Córdobacyclingnews
Intense heat taking a toll on Vuelta pelotonvelonews
It's Degenkolb's day at stage 4 of the Vuelta a Espanavelonews
Matthews extends lead at Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Degenkolb lays down Worlds marker in Córdobacyclingnews
St.4: Degenkolb Loves Spain!pezcyclingnews
Aru not ready to rest on his Giro d’Italia laurelscyclingnews
Valverde: "Sabía que no iba a ninguna parte; quería que trabajaran atrás"rtve.es
Matthews keeps vuelta lead as degenkolb wins stage 4sbs.au
Last 6 Km of Stage 4 (07:07 English)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 4 (1:52 Spanish)rtve.es
Winner's Interview from Stage 4 (02:38 English)cyclismactu
Winner's Interview from Stage 4 (01:59 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Race Leader Interview after Stage 4 (01:08 English)cyclismactu
Stage 4 Highlights (02:26 English)universalsports
Stage 4 Finish Replay and Podium Ceremony (01:36 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Resumen Etapa 4; Official Stage 4 Highlights (01:04 English/Spanish)unipublic
Résumé de la 4ème étape (02:28 French, restricted to France)lequipe
Verslag: Stage 4 Highlights (02:10 Dutch, restricted to Netherlands)nos
Froome vs. Contador At The Vuelta - The GCN Show Ep. 86 (10:39 English)gcn
Full On-Demand Stage 4 Broadcast (2:02:31 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 4 Highlights (03:21 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
24 Big Photos from Stage 4sirotti/flockton
Michael Matthews Post Stage 4 (01:12 English)sbs
Replay of the Final 200m of Stage 4 and the Podium Ceremony (00:45 Ambient Noise)eitb
Hablan Nairo Quintana y Julián Arredondo tras la 4a etapa (02:07 Spanish)espn
Mario Sabato nos cuenta la etapa 4 y la actuación de los colombianos (02:44 Spanish)espn

Stage 4 preview: Mairena del Alcor → Córdoba, 165 km (hilly finish)


Big Photos from the 2011 Vuelta a Espana Stage 6 Finish in Córdobasirotti/reuters
Big Photos from the 2009 Vuelta a Espana Stage 15 Finish in Córdobasirotti
Highlights 2011 Vuelta a Espana Stage 6 Finish in Córdoba (02:15 English)

August 25 update:
Stage 4 Preview and Favoritesc-cycling
Alberto Contador accepts the Icebucketchallenge (00:24 Spanish)albertocontador0com
Questions for the riders before stage 4 (03:26 English)eurosport
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 4 start time: Tuesday 13:39 CEST (11:39:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Mairena del Alcor, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 17:52 CEST (3:52:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Córdoba, Spain


Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage


26 Big Photos from Stage 3sirotti
Stage 3 Results
AUS  1  MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GreenEDGE)                    5:12:14
IRL  2  MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                          
ESP  3  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                    
NED  4  KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                              
GER  5  MARTENS, Paul (BELKIN)                                 
AUS  6  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                              
FRA  7  MONDORY, Lloyd (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                      
FRA  8  BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ.fr)                               
ESP  9  MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                     
GBR  10 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                              
COL  11 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)       
ESP  12 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                  
COL  13 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR)             
NED  14 GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                                
ESP  15 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)         
ESP  16 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)               
COL  17 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (ORICA GreenEDGE)             +  7
ESP  18 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA)                
COL  19 ARREDONDO MORENO, Julian David (TREK FACTORY RACING)   
GBR  20 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY)                                  
BEL  21 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING)                         
ITA  22 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)        
ITA  23 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                           
USA  24 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN SHARP)                        
ESP  25 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)    
ITA  26 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA)                            
CAN  27 HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN SHARP)                         
POR  28 CARDOSO, Andre Fernando S. Martins (GARMIN SHARP)      
ITA  29 ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                                    
EST  30 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA)                                
FRA  31 LE MEVEL, Christophe (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)      
POL  32 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                  
NZL  33 BENNETT, George (CANNONDALE)                           
ESP  34 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)      
FRA  35 SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR)                              
FRA  36 BOUET, Maxime (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                       
ESP  37 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY)                            
ESP  38 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (ASTANA)                            
ESP  39 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                
BEL  40 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL)                 
NED  41 TEN DAM, Laurens (BELKIN)                              
ESP  42 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TREK FACTORY RACING)          
FRA  43 MARTINEZ, Yannick (EUROPCAR)                           
FRA  44 BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                        
GER  45 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                             
SUI  46 ZAUGG, Oliver (TINKOFF-SAXO)                              + 18
ITA  47 POZZATO, Filippo (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                        + 19
ITA  48 SBARAGLI, Kristian (MTN - QHUBEKA)                     
ESP  49 FERNANDEZ, Koldo (GARMIN SHARP)                           + 22
COL  50 ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                   + 30

General Classification after Stage 3
AUS  1  MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GreenEDGE)                    9:27:53
COL  2  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR)                +  4
ESP  3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)                   + 11
COL  4  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)          + 15
ITA  5  CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                              + 17
COL  6  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (ORICA GreenEDGE)          
NZL  7  BENNETT, George (CANNONDALE)                              + 20
COL  8  ARREDONDO MORENO, Julian David (TREK FACTORY RACING)   
ESP  9  ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TREK FACTORY RACING)          
ITA  10 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)           + 22
NED  11 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                                 + 23
ESP  12 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)               
NED  13 GESINK, Robert (BELKIN)                                
ESP  14 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)                     + 25
AUS  15 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                              
FRA  16 BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO)                           + 30
GBR  17 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                                 + 31
GER  18 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                                + 32
POL  19 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE - MERIDA)                     + 36
FRA  20 MONDORY, Lloyd (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                         + 37
Full Official Stage 3 Results and GClavuelta
Matthews wins stage 3 in Arcos de la Fronteracyclingnews
St.3: Matthews Takes It!pezcyclingnews
Matthews continues rollercoaster season with Vuelta a Espana stage wincyclingnews
Contador makes the cut on stage 3cyclingnews
Michael Matthews wins Vuelta stage 3, grabs overall leadvelonews
Late crash leaves Valverde out of contention and unable to defend leadcyclingnews
Contador: "Me he desgastado mucho pero eso me viene bien para coger rodaje"rtve.es
Last 8 Km of Stage 3 (09:06 English)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 3 (05:32 Spanish)rtve.es
Winner's Interview from Stage 3 (02:18 English)cyclismactu
Winner's Interview from Stage 3 (01:05 English/Dutch)nos
Winner's Interview from Stage 3 (01:11 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Daniel Martin Post Stage 3 (01:01 French)cyclismactu
Alberto Contador Post Stage 3 (01:29 Spanish)cyclismactu
Stage 3 Highlights (02:11 English)universalsports
Movistar Stage 3 Feedzone Crash (01:12 English)universalsports
Full On-Demand Stage 3 Broadcast (2:11:14 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 3 Highlights (01:42 Dutch, restricted to Netherlands)nos
Resumen: Stage 3 One-Minute Highlights (01:02 Spanish)CanalTeleantioquia
Resumen: Official Stage 3 Highlights (01:13 English/Spanish)unipublic
26 Big Photos from Stage 3sirotti
Stage 3 Highlights (03:10 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Cadel Evans Post Stage 3 (01:42 English)cycling-central
Stage 3 Rollout / Desembarco del pelotón de la Vuelta desde el buque Juan Carlos I en Cádiz (02:16 Spanish)rtve.es
Pre-Stage 3 Clips (1:16 Spanish)rtve.es
Mario Sabato nos cuenta la etapa 3 y la actuación de los colombianos (02:49 Spanish)espn

Stage 3 preview: Cádiz → Arcos de la Frontera, 198 km (hilly)


12 Big Photos from the Stage 3 aircraft carrier startsirotti
Stage 3 Rollout / Desembarco del pelotón de la Vuelta desde el buque Juan Carlos I en Cádiz (02:16 Spanish)rtve.es
Pre-Stage 3 Clips (1:16 Spanish)rtve.es

August 24 update:
Stage 3 Preview and Favoritesc-cycling
Final five kilometres of Vuelta stage three provides test for favouritescyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 3 start time: Monday 12:36 CEST (10:36:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Cádiz, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 18:16 CEST (4:16:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Arcos de la Frontera, Spain


Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage


18 Big Photos from Stage 2sirotti
Stage 2 Results
FRA  1  BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ.fr)                       4:01:30
GER  2  DEGENKOLB, John (GIANT-SHIMANO)                
ITA  3  FERRARI, Roberto (LAMPRE - MERIDA)             
BEL  4  STUYVEN, Jasper (TREK FACTORY RACING)          
ITA  5  LASCA, Francesco (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)    
ITA  6  GATTO, Oscar (CANNONDALE)                      
BLR  7  HUTAROVICH, Yauheni (AG2R LA MONDIALE)         
BEL  8  BOONEN, Tom (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)        
NED  9  HOFLAND, Moreno (BELKIN)                       
ITA  10 PELUCCHI, Matteo (IAM CYCLING)                 
GER  11 CIOLEK, Gerald (MTN - QHUBEKA)                 
AUS  12 MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GreenEDGE)            
FRA  13 MONDORY, Lloyd (AG2R LA MONDIALE)              
FRA  14 MARTINEZ, Yannick (EUROPCAR)                   
FRA  15 SOUPE, Geoffrey (FDJ.fr)                       
NED  16 LIGTHART, Pim (LOTTO BELISOL)                  
GBR  17 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)                      
BEL  18 MAES, Nikolas (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)      
ITA  19 GUARNIERI, Jacopo (ASTANA)                     
ARG  20 RICHEZE, Maximiliano Ariel (LAMPRE - MERIDA)   
ESP  21 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)        
ESP  22 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)          
ITA  23 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE)                   
ESP  24 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO)       
COL  25 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR)     
POL  26 BODNAR, Maciej (CANNONDALE)                    
IRL  27 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                  
ITA  28 ARU, Fabio (ASTANA)                            
GER  29 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                     
NED  30 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN)                      

General Classification after Stage 2
ESP  1  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)      4:15:43
COL  2  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR)   
CRC  3  AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey (MOVISTAR)        
ESP  4  CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS, Jonathan (MOVISTAR)     
ESP  5  ERVITI OLLO, Imanol (MOVISTAR)               
ESP  6  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOVISTAR)         
ITA  7  GATTO, Oscar (CANNONDALE)                        + 6
AUS  8  MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GreenEDGE)          
POL  9  BODNAR, Maciej (CANNONDALE)                  
GBR  10 YATES, Adam (ORICA GreenEDGE)                
Full Stage 2 Resultsbiciciclismo
Bouhanni wins in San Fernandocyclingnews
Nacer Bouhanni wins stage 2 at Vuelta; Alejandro Valverde takes leadvelonews
History repeats its self for Valverde and Movistar at Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Bouhanni dominant in opening sprint at Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Riding on the front remains a habit for Contador at Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Nacer Bouhanni se apunta al esprín la segunda etapa de la Vueltartve.es
Last 10 Km of Stage 2 (09:58 English)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 2 (00:51 Spanish)rtve.es
Winner's Interview from Stage 2 (03:36 French)cyclismactu
Alejandro Valverde Post Stage 2 (00:56 Spanish)cyclismactu
Stage 2 Highlights (02:09 English)universalsports
Stage 2 Highlights (04:49 Dutch, restricted to Netherlands)nos
Crash at the back on Stage 2 (01:19 English)universalsports
Full On-Demand Stage 2 Broadcast (1:57:56 Spanish)rtve.es
18 Big Photos from Stage 2sirotti
Resumen Etapa 2 / Official Stage 2 Highlights (01:10 English/Spanish)unipublic
Stage 2 Highlights (03:12 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Alejandro Valverde Post Stage 2 (00:24 Spanish)unipublic
Extended Stage 2 Highlights (25:30 English, restricted to Australia)sbs

Stage 2 preview: Algeciras → San Fernando, 174 km (mostly flat)

August 23 update:
Stage 2 Previewc-cycling
Evans: Sanchez is our leader in the Vueltacyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 2 start time: Sunday 13:25 CEST (11:25:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Algeciras, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:45 CEST (2:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for San Fernando, Spain

Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage


16 Big Photos from Stage 1sirotti/lavuelta
Stage 1 TTT Results
1  Movistar Team            14:13
2  Cannondale               14:19  + 0:06
3  Orica-GreenEdge          14:20  + 0:07
4  Trek Factory Racing      14:22  + 0:09
5  Omega Pharma-Quick Step  14:24  + 0:11
6  Giant-Shimano            14:29  + 0:16
7  Tinkoff-Saxo             14:32  + 0:19
8  Belkin                   14:32  + 0:19
9  BMC Racing               14:34  + 0:21
10 Lampre-Merida            14:38  + 0:25
11 Sky                      14:40  + 0:27
12 MTN-Qhubeka              14:42  + 0:29
13 Astana                   14:43  + 0:30
14 Lotto-Belisol            14:43  + 0:30
15 AG2R La Mondiale         14:46  + 0:33
16 Katusha                  14:51  + 0:38
17 IAM Cycling              14:53  + 0:40
18 Garmin-Sharp             14:54  + 0:41
19 FDJ.fr                   14:58  + 0:45
20 Caja Rural-RGA           15:01  + 0:48
21 Cofidis                  15:04  + 0:51
22 Europcar                 15:16  + 1:03

General Classification after Stage 1
1  Jonathan Castroviejo (Movistar)
Full Official Stage 1 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Movistar win Team Time Trial openercyclingnews
Movistar wins opening TTTvelonews
Movistar vence la crono por equipos y viste a Castroviejo como líder de la Vueltartve.es
Contador able to follow team in Vuelta a España openercyclingnews
Castroviejo did not plan to lead the Vueltacyclingnews
Froome hoped for better in Vuelta a España team time trialcyclingnews
Orica-GreenEdge pleasantly surprised with team time trial performancecyclingnews
No pressure for Chris Froome at the 2014 Vuelta a Espanavelonews
Crash memories hamper Garmin-Sharp's opening day at the Vueltacyclingnews
Final Stage 1 TTT Teams inc. Winning Ride (09:01 English)eurosport
Stage 1 Team Time Trial Highlights (01:55 English)universalsports
Brief Stage 1 Report (0:36 Spanish)rtve.es
16 Big Photos from Stage 1sirotti/lavuelta
Verslag: Stage 1 One-Minute Highlights (01:02 Dutch)sporza
Stage 1 Highlights (04:06 Dutch, restricted to Netherlands)nos
Nairo Quintana Post Stage 1 (01:01 Spanish)cyclismactu
Full On-Demand Stage 1 Broadcast (2:01:29 Spanish)rtve.es
Resumen etapa 1 / Official Stage 1 Highlights (01:26 English/Spanish)unipublic
Stage 1 Highlights (03:16 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Jonathan Castroviejo Post-Stage 1 (01:10 Spanish)cyclismactu
On-board cameras: The Belkin TTT (00:59 English)sbs

Stage 1 preview: Jerez de la Frontera, 12.6 km (TTT)

August 22 update:
Stage 1 Previewc-cycling
Heat, early TT to set tone for Vuelta a Espanavelonews
Stage 1 TTT Start Order and Times (CET) — biciciclismo
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 1 start time: Saturday 19:04 CEST (5:04:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Earliest live video: 19:00 CEST (5:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 20:40 CEST (6:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

Friday Teams Presentation


40 Big Photos from the Teams Presentationsirotti

August 22 update:
Full On-Demand Teams Presentation (1:18:15 Spanish)rtve.es
Christopher Froome Pre-Race Interview (01:51 French)cyclismactu
Thibaut Pinot avant le départ (04:30 French)cyclismactu
Warren Barguil avant le départ (05:56 French)cyclismactu
Nairo Quintana Pre-Race Interview (02:36 Spanish)cyclismactu
Rigoberto Uran Pre-Race Interview (01:59 Spanish)cyclismactu
Quintana: the pressure is on my rivals.cyclingnews
Cadel Evans Pre-Race (02:22 English)cyclismactu
Teams Presentation Highlights; Froome ou Quintana? (01:35 French)lequipe
40 Big Photos from the Teams Presentationsirotti


2014 Vuelta a España Preview


August 22 update:
Vuelta a España 2014 Previewc-cycling
Alberto Contador 'will give it everything' in the Vuelta a Espanacyclingweekly
Lampre pulls Horner out of Vuelta for conflict with MPCCvelonews
Chris Horner out of Vuelta a Espana due to low cortisol levelscyclingnews
Provisional Startlist w/ bib numberssteephill.tv
Christopher Horner Explains Decision To Not Start The Vuelta (07:08 English)cyclismactu
Alberto Contador Pre-Race Press Conference (10:14 Spanish)cyclismactu
Andrew Talansky plays helper role in deep Garmin lineup for Vueltavelonews
Contador names Froome as favourite for Vuelta a España victorycyclingnews
Alberto Contador Exclusive Interview While Training With Team (06:54 English)gcn
Horner finds solace in bike after controversial Vuelta exitvelonews

August 21 update:
Tinkoff-Saxo name Vuelta a España teamcyclingnews
Rodriguez can't rule Contador out of Vuelta fightcyclingnews
Top 10 Riders To Watch At The Vuelta A España (04:23 English)gcn
Horner: Froome and Quintana are the top favorites for the Vueltacyclingnews

August 20 update:
Martin, Hesjedal and Talansky to lead Garmin-Sharp at Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Top 10 riders to watch (05:42 English)cyclingnewstv
Peter Kennaugh ready to return to Grand Tour racing at the Vuelta a Espanacyclingweekly
Vuelta’14: The PEZ Previewpezcyclingnews
No Vuelta for Kreuziger as CAS upholds provisional suspensioncyclingtips
Cavendish left out of Vuelta team (00:29 English)eurosport
LeMond: Vuelta will be most competitive Grand Tour (05:30 English)eurosport

August 19 update:
Horner sports outsider status as reigning Vuelta championvelonews
Quintana and Valverde spearhead Movistar's Vuelta a España teamcyclingnews
Barguil and Degenkolb lead Giant-Shimano at Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
BMC Racing Team specifies targets for Evans, Sanchez, Gilbert in Vuelta a Españacyclingtips
Craddock, Haga to Vuelta for total of six Americans, two Canadiansvelonews
Dan Martin ready for Vuelta: “I am in the best shape I have been in”cyclingtips
Lampre-Merida select experienced team for Horner's Vuelta a España defencecyclingnews
Cannondale riding for Sagan in Spainsbs.au
La Vuelta: The Real Showdownpodiumcafe

August 18 update:
Froome leads Team Sky into Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Opportunists and first ever GC consideration for ORICA-GreenEDGE at Vuelta a Espanagreenedgecycling
Matthews and Chaves lead Orica-GreenEdge at Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Adam Yates confirmed for Vuelta a Espanacyclingweekly
What’s The Attraction of the Vuelta?inrng
Vuelta: Last hurrah for Valverde in Quintana's inevitable rise?velonews
Mark Cavendish misses Vuelta, aims for Tour of Britain insteadroad.cc
Astana name Vuelta a España teamcyclingnews
Omega Pharma-Quick Step backing Uran at Vuelta a Españacyclingnews

August 17 update:
Katusha confirm Rodriguez for Vuelta a Españacyclingnews

August 16 update:
Movistar for Vuelta: "Two riders for the win"sbs.au

August 15 update:
Vuelta A España Preview Show (12:32 English)gcn
Lotto Belisol reveal Vuelta a España teamcyclingnews
Europcar name Vuelta a España teamcyclingnews


August 14 update:
Contador announces he will ride the Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Contador confirms Vuelta start, downplays GC chancesvelonews
Alberto Contador announces he'll ride the Vuelta a España (00:53 Spanish)albertocontador0com
Contador will ride the Vuelta (01:21 French)lequipe
IAM Cycling announce debut Vuelta a España teamcyclingnews

August 12 update:
Aru has no precise target for Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Froome talks about devastating Tour de France abandoncyclingnews
Degenkolb and Barguil lead the Giant-Shimano long list for the Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Wiggins to miss Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Giro podium finisher Aru hungry for Vuelta a España successcyclingtips

August 7 update:
Contador recovery moving quicker than rider and team have claimed?cyclingtips
Horner aiming to take second Vuelta title, promises spectacular racingcyclingtips

August 6 update:
Quintana returns to Europe with eyes on winning Vueltavelonews

August 5 update:
Americans Craddock and Haga in line for Vuelta debutvelonews

August 4 update:
Froome, Cavendish, Talansky among all-star lineup for Vuelta a Españavelonews
Horner not fazed by strong Vuelta field as he prepares for title defensecyclingnews
Contador ruled out of Vuelta a Españacyclingnews

July 24 update:
Slow recovery pushes Contador out of Vueltaafp/sbs.au

July 23 update:
Riis keeps door open for Contador's Vuelta a Espana chancescyclingnews
Brailsford hints that Froome could ride the Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews

July 22 update:
Adam Yates to ride in the Vuelta a Espanacyclingweekly

July 20 update:
Contador talks about Tour de France crashcyclingnews
Alberto Contador injury update; Spanish TV interview (01:59 English/Spanish)eurosport

July 16 update:
Contador in Madrid; hoping to be fit in time for Vuelta (01:08 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Alberto Contador may not be fit in time for Vuelta a Espanacyclingweekly

July 15 update:
Contador gives himself 40 days to recover for the Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Contador unlilkely to contest Vueltasbs.au

June 2 update:
Rodriguez to target Vuelta a Españacyclingnews

April 2 update:
MTN-Qhubeka celebrate Vuelta invitation; Wildcards announcedcyclingnews

January 11 update:
2014 Vuelta a España route unveiledcyclingnews
Route announced for 2014 Vuelta a Espanavelonews
Toned-down 2014 route to contain eight summit finisheswww1.skysports
Gallery: 2014 Vuelta a España presentationcyclingnews
Route Flythrough (05:15 Music)unipublic
Salidas Sevilla Benidorm Pamplona Vilanova de Arousa (02:50 Music)unipublic
La Vuelta 2014 promete emociones, Telediario A la Carta (1:12 Spanish)rtve.es
Highlights from 2013 (08:41 Music)unipublic





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Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

August 27 update: A work in progress for Vuelta a Espana 2014 live and delayed coverage. Most live feeds will be country restricted, but unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Steve

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   live videom (spanish)
   live videom (german)
   live video ($ english)
  tv schedule (british)
  tv schedule (int'l/cet)
Europe; live daily coverage and rebroadcasts in 59 countries. 6.50 € / month if you go with the official broadcaster
   live video (spanish)
   live video (spanish)
   live video (spanish)
  tv schedule
Spanish/RTVE.es dashboard.
   live videom (english)
  tv schedule
United States; Online streaming only for those that subscribe to a cable, satellite or telco video tier, or package, that includes Universal Sports Network. See the ad to the right or below for accessing Universal Sports without cable.

   live video ($ english)
  tv schedule
United States; Universal Sports online streaming to your computer, mobile device or TV without a cable, satellite or telco contract. See the details and link to the right for more access
   live video (english)
  tv schedule
Canada; Rogers Sportsnetwork. Live or delayed daily coverage
   live videom (dutch)
   live video (dutch)
   live videom (dutch)
  tv schedule
Belgium; Sporza Ronde van Spanje live coverage
   live video (dutch)
  tv schedule
Netherlands; Dutch
   live video (english)
  tv schedule
Australia; SBS will broadcast daily highlights for all stages and live video starting with stage 14.
   delayed video (english)
  tv schedule
UK only; ITV4 will broadcast daily highlights (no live coverage)
official ticker Ticker from the official site with brief race radio updates
live text updates English
live text updates English; updates from Charles Pelkey
live text updates ES
Spanish text updates for Vuelta a Espana from Biciciclismo.
live ticker (german)
German text updates
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latest updates on race info, live coverage, results, photos and highlights
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2014 Vuelta a España Route Map


Route Map (Large Version) — lavuelta
Route Flythrough (05:15 Music)unipublic
Stage maps are posted in the race summary table.


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