Vuelta a España 2015 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 The key moment of the 2015 Vuelta a Espana when Stage 20 race leader Tom Dumoulin was dropped and cracked after relentless attacking by Team Astana. This is the 2015 Vuelta a Espana live dashboard with race info, daily previews, live coverage, results, big photos and highlights. Big Photos from 2015 — sirotti/flockton/lavuelta |
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| 1 | Saturday, August 22 | 7.4 km | ||||||||||
 Porto Banus → Marbella | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Sunday, August 23 | 159 km | ||||||||||
| Alhaurin de la Torre → Caminito del Rey | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | Monday, August 24 | 158 km | ||||||||||
| Mijas → Malaga | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Tuesday, August 25 | 210 km | ||||||||||
| Estepona → Vejer de la Frontera | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | Wednesday, August 26 | 167 km | ||||||||||
| Rota → Alcalá de Guadáira | ||||||||||||
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| 6 | Thursday, August 27 | 200 km | ||||||||||
 Cordoba → Cazorla | ||||||||||||
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| 7 | Friday, August 28 | 191 km | ||||||||||
| Jodar → Capilleira | ||||||||||||
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| 8 | Saturday, August 29 | 188 km | ||||||||||
| Puebla de Don Fabrique → Murcia | ||||||||||||
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| 9 | Sunday, August 30 | 168 km | ||||||||||
| Torrevieja → Cumbre del Sol | ||||||||||||
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| 10 | Monday, August 31 | 147 km | ||||||||||
| Valencia → Castellon | ||||||||||||
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| 11 | Wednesday, September 2 | 138 km | ||||||||||
| Andorra → Els Cortals de Encamp | ||||||||||||
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| 12 | Thursday, September 3 | 173 km | ||||||||||
| Andorra → Lleida | ||||||||||||
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| 13 | Friday, September 4 | 177 km | ||||||||||
| Calalayud → Tarazona | ||||||||||||
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| 14 | Saturday, September 5 | 215 km | ||||||||||
| Vitoria → Fuente del Chivo | ||||||||||||
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| 15 | Sunday, September 6 | 176 km | ||||||||||
| Comillas → Sostres Cabrales | ||||||||||||
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| 16 | Monday, September 7 | 185 km | ||||||||||
| Luarca → Ermita del Alba | ||||||||||||
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| 17 | Wednesday, September 9 | 39 km | ||||||||||
 Burgos | ||||||||||||
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| 18 | Thursday, September 10 | 204 km | ||||||||||
| Roa de Duero → Riaza | ||||||||||||
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| 19 | Friday, September 11 | 186 km | ||||||||||
| Medina del Campo → Avila | ||||||||||||
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| 20 | Saturday, September 12 | 176 km | ||||||||||
| San Lorenzo de El Escorial → Cercedilla | ||||||||||||
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| 21 | Sunday, September 13 | 98 km | ||||||||||
| Alcalá de Henares → Madrid | ||||||||||||
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| Total Distance | 3362 km | |||||||||||
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Stage 21 Post-Race Coverage 
29 Big Photos from Stage 21 — sirotti/flockton/aso
Stage 21 Results 1 DEGENKOLB, John (TGA) 2:34:13 2 VAN POPPEL, Danny (TFR) 3 DRUCKER, Jean-Pierre (BMC) 4 IMPEY, Daryl (OGE) 5 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS) 6 RICHEZE, Maximiliano Ariel (LAM) 7 MAES, Nikolas (EQS) 8 SBARAGLI, Kristian (MTN) 9 REZA, Kévin (FDJ) 10 VAN ASBROECK, Tom (TLJ) 11 DUQUE, Leonardo Fabio (COL) 12 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV) 13 BENNATI, Daniele (TCS) 14 SIMON, Julien (COF) 15 REYNES MIMO, Vicente (IAM) 16 BAGDONAS, Gediminas (ALM) 17 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 18 DELAGE, Mickael (FDJ) 19 ERVITI OLLO, Imanol (MOV) 20 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (EUC) Final General Classification 1 ARU, Fabio (AST) 85:36:13 2 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 57 3 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 1:09 4 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 1:42 5 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) + 3:10 6 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) + 3:46 7 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 6:47 8 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 7:06 9 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 7:12 10 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 10:26 11 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 11:10 12 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) + 13:29 13 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 15:26 14 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 16:34 15 SICARD, Romain (EUC) + 16:46 16 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ) + 17:07 17 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (EUC) + 17:10 18 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) + 23:31 19 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOV) + 36:19 20 ROSA, Diego (AST) + 43:27Full Official Stage 21 Results and GC — lavuelta
Degenkolb wins final stage in Madrid — cyclingnews
Aru confirms Vuelta title as Degenkolb claims finale — velonews
Vuelta a Espana champion Aru celebrates first Grand Tour win of career — cyclingnews
Hansen attains his Grand Tour record in Madrid — cyclingnews
Degnkolb's stage win soothes Giant-Alpecin's Vuelta a Espana heartbreak — cyclingnews
Dumoulin's Vuelta performance has the Dutch dreaming of Tour de France glory — cyclingweekly
Movistar satisfied despite missing GC podium at Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
Fifth place overall for Chaves at the Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
Final Kms of Stage 21 (11:02 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 21 (4:19 Dutch, restricted to Belgium) — sporza
Stage 21 Highlights (02:36 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Official Stage 21 Highlights (04:51 English) — la_vuelta
Resumen - Etapa 21 (04:51 Spanish) — la_vuelta
Résumé - Étape 21 (04:51 French) — la_vuelta
Winner's Interview from Stage 21 (03:47 English) — CyclingProNet
Fabio Aru Overall Winner's Interview (02:46 Italian) — CyclingProNet
Extended Stage 21 Highlights (23:26 English) — sbs
Stage 21 Highlights (01:53 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Best of La Vuelta a España 2015 (03:45 English/Music) — la_vuelta
Best of La Vuelta a España 2015 (03:45 French/Music) — la_vuelta
Resumen - Etapa 21 con Mario Sabato (02:42 Spanish) — espn
29 Big Photos from Stage 21 — sirotti/flockton/aso
Bikecam: Stage 21 On Bike Highlights (02:23 Ambient Noise) — VelonCC
Backstage Pass - Vuelta Wrap (14:36 Spanish/English/Music) — ORICAGreenEDGE
Riders to watch: Five Vuelta revelations — velonews
Podcast: Aru claims the Vuelta as Dumoulin falters (58:32 English) — telegraph
Final Kms of the Women's Race - La Madrid Challenge (22:19 English) — eurosport
Results and Report from the first-ever La Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta — cyclingnews
Crash at Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta - Universal Sports (00:53 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Winner's Interview from Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta (00:27 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Stage 21 preview: Alcalá de Henares → Madrid, 98 km (flat)
September 12 update: Stage 21 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
Stolen Vuelta bike found on sale in secondhand Spanish store for £89 — theguardian
Dumoulin's Vuelta performance has the Dutch dreaming of Tour de France glory — cyclingweekly
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 21 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 21 start time: Sunday 17:35 CEST (3:35:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Earliest live video: 18:50 CEST (4:50:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 20:25 CEST (6:25:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Madrid, Spain
Stage 20 Post-Race Coverage
58 Big Photos from Stage 20 — sirotti/aso
Stage 20 Results 1 PLAZA MOLINA, Ruben (LAM) 4:37:05 2 GONÇALVES, José (CJR) + 1:07 3 DE MARCHI, Alessandro (BMC) + 1:08 4 SICARD, Romain (EUC) + 1:29 5 MOINARD, Amaël (BMC) + 1:30 6 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos (EQS) 7 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) 8 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ) + 1:35 9 MONTAGUTI, Matteo (ALM) + 1:43 10 MOSER, Moreno (TCG) + 2:40 11 SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA, Nelson (LAM) + 2:42 12 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) 13 WARBASSE, Lawrence (IAM) 14 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 2:44 15 BENNETT, George (TLJ) 16 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) 17 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TFR) 18 DOMBROWSKI, Joseph Lloyd (TCG) 19 CANO ARDILA, Alex (COL) + 2:48 20 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOV) + 3:01 21 MCCARTHY, Jay (TCS) + 3:19 22 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) + 3:35 23 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 3:37 24 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 3:38 25 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) 26 VANENDERT, Jelle (LTS) + 3:43 27 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (AST) + 3:48 28 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey (MOV) + 4:01 29 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KAT) + 4:53 30 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 6:51 31 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) 32 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 7:28 33 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 7:30 34 SCHLECK, Frank (TFR) 35 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) 36 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) 37 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (EUC) 38 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 39 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) 40 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) General Classification after Stage 20 1 ARU, Fabio (AST) 83:01:40 2 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 1:17 3 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 1:29 4 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 2:02 5 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) + 3:30 6 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) + 3:46 7 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 7:10 8 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 7:26 9 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 7:32 10 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 10:46 11 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 11:30 12 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) + 13:49 13 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 15:46 14 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 16:54 15 SICARD, Romain (EUC) + 17:06 16 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (EUC) + 17:10 17 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ) + 17:27 18 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) + 23:51 19 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOV) + 35:58 20 ROSA, Diego (AST) + 43:27Full Official Stage 20 Results and GC — lavuelta
Aru Devastates Dumoulin To Win Vuelta A España — podiumcafe
Aru seizes Vuelta lead with stage 20 attack — cyclingnews
Fabio Aru reclaims red; Plaza wins stage 20 — velonews
Fabio Aru to win Vuelta a Espana as Tom Dumoulin's challenge collapses — skysports
Stage 20 Key Moments and Quotes — eurosport
Tom Dumoulin deeply disappointed with Vuelta a España loss — cyclingweekly
Aru says Astana could tell Dumoulin was tired — cyclingnews
Five talking points from stage 20 of the Vuelta a España — cyclingweekly
Dumoulin reflects on brutal defeat in Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
Dumoulin defeated on Vuelta's penultimate day — velonews
Aru goes from cracked to Vuelta king — velonews
Plaza secures second Grand Tour stage win in 2015 with spectacular long breakaway — cyclingnews
Rodriguez defends second place overall in Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
Vuelta a Espana podium finish a dream come true for Majka — cyclingnews
Final Kms of Stage 20 (10:29 English) — eurosport
Last 4 Km of Stage 20 (06:07 English) — eurosport
Last 50 Km of Stage 20 (1:34:38 Spanish) — tve
49 km to go: Fabio Aru Attacks Tom Dumoulin (01:37 English) — eurosport
49 km to go: Fabio Aru Attacks Tom Dumoulin, Stage 20 (03:06 English) — sbs
19 km to go: Nairo Quintana attacks (01:04 English) — eurosport
Tom Dumoulin Post Stage 20 (00:22 English) — eurosport
Fabio Aru Post Stage 20 (02:28 English) — eurosport
Brief Finish Highlights from Stage 20 (00:29 Dutch) — sporza
Red Jersey Ceremony after Stage 20 (01:03 Ambient Noise) — gazzetta
Résumé - Étape 20 (05:12 French) — la_vuelta
Stage 20 Highlights (02:47 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Resumen - Etapa 20 (05:12 Spanish) — la_vuelta
Official Stage 20 Highlights (05:12 English) — la_vuelta
Stage 20 One-Minute Highlights (01:09 Spanish) — eitb
58 Big Photos from Stage 20 — sirotti/aso
Bikecam: Stage 20 On-Bike Highlights (03:11 Ambient Noise) — VelonCC
Winner's Interview from Stage 20 (01:40 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Nairo Quintana Interview Post Stage 20 (02:52 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Tom Dumoulin Interview Post Stage 20 (02:00 English) — CyclingProNet
Fabio Aru Interview Post Stage 20 (02:39 Italian) — CyclingProNet
Joaquim Rodriguez Interview Post Stage 20 (01:38 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Extended Stage 20 Highlights (24:37 English) — sbs
Backstage Pass - Stage 20 (09:35 English/Music) — ORICAGreenEDGE
Stage 20 preview: San Lorenzo de El Escorial → Cercedilla, 176 km (Mountain)
September 11 update: Stage 20 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
Every second counts: Dumoulin and Aru face off at the Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
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 |
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| 30 / 146 | Puerto de Navacerrada | 9.4 km | 6.6 % | 11.25 % | 1 |  |
| 68 / 108 | Puerto de la Morcuera | 11.5 km | 5.4 % | 8.5 % | 1 | |
| 127 / 49 | Puerto de la Morcuera | 10.4 km | 6.6 % | 9.5 % | 1 | |
| 158 / 18 | Puerto de Cotos | 11 km | 5.3 % | 8.5 % | 1 | |
| 168 / 8 | Descent of Puerto de Cotos | 10.3 km | -6.5 % | |
Stage 20 start time: Saturday 12:45 CEST (10:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
Earliest live video: 12:45 CEST (10:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Cercedilla, Spain
Stage 19 Post-Race Coverage
31 Big Photos from Stage 19 — sirotti/aso
Stage 19 Results 1 GOUGEARD, Alexis (ALM) 4:19:20 2 SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA, Nelson (LAM) + 40 3 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS) + 44 4 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey (MOV) 5 MACHADO, Tiago (KAT) 6 MOINARD, Amaël (BMC) 7 DUARTE AREVALO, Fabio Andres (COL) + 53 8 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) + 1:03 9 KNEES, Christian (SKY) + 1:17 10 VENTOSO ALBERDI, Francisco (MOV) 11 KING, Benjamin (TCG) + 1:30 12 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS) + 1:45 13 BERHANE, Natnael (MTN) 14 VORGANOV, Eduard (KAT) 15 IRIZAR ARANBURU, Markel (TFR) 16 ENGOULVENT, Jimmy (EUC) + 1:54 17 BOUET, Maxime (EQS) + 1:58 18 BRUTT, Pavel (TCS) + 2:08 19 LEMOINE, Cyril (COF) + 2:11 20 DUQUE, Leonardo Fabio (COL) + 2:36 21 DELAGE, Mickael (FDJ) + 5:34 22 VALENCIA, Juan Pablo (COL) + 5:39 23 COPPEL, Jerome (IAM) + 5:42 24 VILELA, Ricardo (CJR) + 5:56 25 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) + 16:18 26 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) 27 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 16:21 28 ARU, Fabio (AST) 29 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 16:27 30 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (EUC) 31 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) 32 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) 33 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) 34 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 35 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) 36 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) 37 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) 38 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) + 16:46 39 ROSA, Diego (AST) 40 CATALDO, Dario (AST) + 17:10 General Classification after Stage 19 1 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) 78:20:51 2 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 6 3 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 1:24 4 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 2:31 5 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 3:02 6 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 3:24 7 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) + 3:39 8 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 3:46 9 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 4:19 10 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 7:00Full Official Stage 19 Results and GC — lavuelta
Gougeard wins in Avila — cyclingnews
Fabio Aru upset after crash and time loss in Vuelta a España — cyclingweekly
Valverde upbeat despite fruitless late attacks in the Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
Gougeard nabs breakthrough victory in Vuelta a Espana stage — cyclingnews
Astana under fire after teammate pushes Aru uphill — velonews
Last 5 Km of Stage 19 (08:30 English) — eurosport
GC Contenders Last 10 Km of Stage 19 (14:33 English) — eurosport
Verslag: Brief Highlights from Stage 19 (00:35 Dutch) — sporza
Winner's Interview from Stage 19 (01:45 French) — CyclingProNet
Stage 19 Highlights (02:22 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Stage 19 Review (01:33 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Official Stage 19 Highlights (05:12 English) — la_vuelta
Resumen - Etapa 19 (05:12 Spanish) — la_vuelta
Résumé - Étape 19 (05:12 French) — la_vuelta
Bikecam: Stage 19 On Bike Highlights (02:23 Ambient Noise) — VelonCC
Backstage Pass - Stage 19 (07:12 English/Music) — ORICAGreenEDGE
Joaquim Rodriguez Post Stage 19 (00:44 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Tom Dumoulin Post Stage 19 (01:46 English) — CyclingProNet
31 Big Photos from Stage 19 — sirotti/aso
Extended Stage 19 Highlights (25:00 English) — sbs
Stage 19 preview: Medina del Campo → Avila, 186 km (hilly)
September 10 update: Stage 19 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
Oh-so-close Rodriguez faces another heartbreaking Vuelta — velonews
Kris Boeckmans out of medically induced coma — velonews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 19 profile, map and timetable.
Categorized Climbs for Stage 19:
| Km / To Go | Climb | Length | Grade | Max | Cat | Interactive Goodies |
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| 105 / 81 | Alto de Valdavia | 13 km | 2.7 % | n/a | 3 | |
| 167 / 19 | Alto La Paramera | 8.7 km | 4.5 % | n/a | 2 | |
| 186 / 0 | Ronda Vieja | 1.1 km | 4.7 % | 11 % | |
Stage 19 start time: Friday 12:45 CEST (10:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Medina del Campo, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Avila, Spain
Stage 18 Post-Race Coverage
28 Big Photos from Stage 18 — sirotti/aso
Stage 18 Results 1 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) 5:03:59 2 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TFR) 3 GONÇALVES, José (CJR) + 18 4 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 38 5 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) 6 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) 7 SERRY, Pieter (EQS) 8 HANSEN, Adam (LTS) 9 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) 10 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) 11 ARU, Fabio (AST) 12 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) 13 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) 14 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) 15 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) 16 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) 17 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) 18 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV) 19 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 20 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) 21 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC) 22 POLJANSKI, Pawel (TCS) + 45 23 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (EUC) + 1:21 24 ROOSEN, Timo (TLJ) 25 VORGANOV, Eduard (KAT) 26 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOV) 27 MADRAZO RUIZ, Angel (CJR) 28 DURASEK, Kristijan (LAM) 29 COURTEILLE, Arnaud (FDJ) 30 COUSIN, Jerome (EUC) + 1:23 31 ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF) + 2:17 32 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ) 33 BILBAO, Pello (CJR) 34 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos (EQS) 35 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) 36 DEGENKOLB, John (TGA) 37 RUBIANO CHAVEZ, Miguel Angel (COL) 38 CATALDO, Dario (AST) 39 SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA, Nelson (LAM) 40 GAUTIER, Cyril (EUC) General Classification after Stage 18 1 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) 73:45:13 2 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 3 3 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 1:15 4 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 2:22 5 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 2:53 6 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 3:15 7 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) + 3:30 8 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 3:46 9 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 4:10 10 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 6:51 11 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 7:41 12 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 10:47 13 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (EUC) + 13:15 14 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 13:38 15 SICARD, Romain (EUC) + 18:06 16 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ) + 18:21 17 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) + 19:37 18 ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF) + 21:55 19 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) + 30:04 20 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOV) + 35:46Full Official Stage 18 Results and GC — lavuelta
Roche wins stage 18 in Riaza — cyclingnews
Roche sprints to stage 18 win — velonews
Nicolas Roche repays Sky's 'freedom' with Vuelta victory — cyclingweekly
Roche saves Sky's Vuelta after Froome abandon — velonews
Roche puts injury behind to win Vuelta a Espana stage — cyclingnews
Haimar Zubeldia Post Stage 18 (02:33 English) — CyclingProNet
Aru fails to shake Dumoulin on Vuelta a Espana's mountainous stage — cyclingnews
Dumoulin keeps rivals on tight leash on crucial Vuelta a Espana stage — cyclingnews
Last 20 Km of Stage 18 (35:17 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 18 (5:47 Dutch, restricted to Belgium) — sporza
Joaquin Rodriguez attacks with 33 km to go (00:33 English) — eurosport
Winner's Interview from Stage 18 (02:12 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 18 (02:43 French) — CyclingProNet
Race Leader's Interview after Stage 18 (01:22 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Race Leader's Interview after Stage 18 (02:11 English) — CyclingProNet
Official Stage 18 Highlights (05:32 English) — la_vuelta
Stage 18 Highlights (02:13 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Résumé - Étape 18 (05:32 French) — la_vuelta
Resumen - Etapa 18 (05:32 Spanish) — la_vuelta
Omar Fraile Post Stage 18 (01:19 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Nairo Quintana Post Stage 18 (00:25 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Backstage Pass - Stage 18 (08:19 English/Music) — ORICAGreenEDGE
Extended Stage 18 Highlights (26:01 English, restricted to Australia) — sbs
Bikecam: Stage 18 On Bike Highlights (02:32 Ambient Noise) — VelonCC
Resumen: Stage 18 One-Minute Highlights (1:01 Spanish) — rtve
28 Big Photos from Stage 18 — sirotti/aso
Extended Stage 18 Highlights (26:01 English) — sbs
Stage 18 preview: Roa de Duero → Riaza, 204 km (hilly)
September 9 update: Stage 18 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
Podcast: Vuelta, Vuelta, Vuelta, & could Dumoulin be the biggest bolter in GT history? (40:22 English) — cycling-central
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 / 121 | Alto Santibáñez De Ayllón | 7.8 km | 4 % | n/a | 3 | |
| 100 / 104 | Alto Del Campanario | 6.5 km | 3.9 % | n/a | 3 | |
| 191 / 13 | Puerto De La Quesera | 10 km | 5.2 % | 7 % | 1 | |
Stage 18 start time: Thursday 12:42 CEST (10:42:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Roa de Duero, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Riaza, Spain
Stage 17 Post-Race Coverage
14 Big Photos from Stage 17 — sirotti
Stage 17 Results 1 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) 46:01 2 BODNAR, Maciej (TCS) + 1:04 3 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 1:08 4 KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY) + 1:31 5 COPPEL, Jerome (IAM) + 1:32 6 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 1:33 7 SICARD, Romain (EUC) + 1:36 8 SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA, Nelson (LAM) + 1:38 9 CUMMINGS, Stephen (MTN) + 1:40 10 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 1:53 11 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 2:04 12 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY) + 2:28 13 ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF) + 2:31 14 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) + 2:35 15 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LTS) + 2:36 16 PLAZA MOLINA, Ruben (LAM) + 2:38 17 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) 18 GONÇALVES, José (CJR) + 2:41 19 MACHADO, Tiago (KAT) 20 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) + 2:43 21 TERPSTRA, Niki (EQS) 22 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 2:46 23 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM) 24 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 2:48 25 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS) + 2:52 26 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey (MOV) + 2:58 27 IRIZAR ARANBURU, Markel (TFR) + 3:01 28 SERRY, Pieter (EQS) + 3:05 29 PUCCIO, Salvatore (SKY) + 3:06 30 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) 31 WARBASSE, Lawrence (IAM) + 3:09 32 ZOIDL, Riccardo (TFR) 33 MORENO BAZAN, Javier (MOV) + 3:13 34 BOUET, Maxime (EQS) + 3:14 35 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 3:17 36 ROSSKOPF, Joseph (BMC) + 3:18 37 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 3:20 38 BAGDONAS, Gediminas (ALM) + 3:21 39 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOV) + 3:27 40 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 3:29 General Classification after Stage 17 1 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) 68:40:36 2 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 3 3 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 1:15 4 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 2:22 5 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 2:53 6 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 3:15 7 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) + 3:30 8 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 3:46 9 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 4:10 10 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 6:51 11 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 7:41 12 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 10:47 13 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (EUC) + 12:32 14 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 13:36 15 SICARD, Romain (EUC) + 14:03 16 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ) + 15:48 17 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) + 19:38 18 ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF) + 20:16 19 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) + 28:25 20 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (AST) + 30:11Full Official Stage 17 Results and GC — lavuelta
Vuelta a Espana: Dumoulin smashes Burgos time trial — cyclingnews
Dumoulin delivers, takes red — velonews
Dumoulin plays down lead as Vuelta heads for spectacular climax — cyclingweekly
Dumoulin delivers in Vuelta a Espana time trial — cyclingnews
Rodriguez disappointed but defiant as he slumps to third in Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
Vuelta not over yet — Dumoulin’s rivals will go down swinging — velonews
Aru stays in the fight for the Vuelta a Espana lead after superb time trial — cyclingnews
Dumoulin: 'I didn't know what to expect' — velonews
Quintana up to fifth after Vuelta a Espana time trial — cyclingnews
Aru stays in the fight for the Vuelta a Espana lead after superb time trial — cyclingnews
Final Stage 17 ITT Riders (23:32 English) — eurosport
Stage 17 Highlights (03:49 English) — eurosport
Stage 17 ITT Winner Finish (1:11 Dutch, restricted to Belgium) — sporza
Stage 17 Winner Highlights (03:38 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Stage 17 Review (01:48 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 17 (01:51 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 17 (02:09 English) — CyclingProNet
Winner's Interview from Stage 17 (01:13 English) — GrippedPublishing
Fabio Aru Post Stage 17 (00:24 Italian) — CyclingProNet
14 Big Photos from Stage 17 — sirotti
Official Stage 17 Highlights (04:36 English) — la_vuelta
Resumen - Etapa 17 (04:36 Spanish) — la_vuelta
Résumé - Étape 17 (04:36 French) — la_vuelta
Bikecam: Stage 17 On Bike Highlights (02:15 Ambient Noise) — VelonCC
Joaquim Rodriguez Post Stage 17 (01:03 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Nairo Quintana Post Stage 17 (01:09 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Alejandro Valverde Post Stage 17 (01:03 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Romain Sicard Post Stage 17 (01:10 French) — CyclingProNet
Jérôme Coppel Post Stage 17 (01:37 French) — CyclingProNet
Rafal Majka Post Stage 17 (00:35 English) — CyclingProNet
Backstage Pass - Stage 17 ITT (07:09 English/Music) — ORICAGreenEDGE
Full On-Demand Stage 17 Broadcast (1:55:52 Spanish) — tve
Extended Stage 17 Highlights (24:59 English) — sbs
Stage 17 preview: Burgos, 39 km (TT)
September 7 update: Stage 17 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
Start Order and Times for the Stage 17 ITT (CET) — biciciclismo
Rodriguez upbeat after seeing Vuelta a Espana time trial course — cyclingnews
Dumoulin cautiously optimistic about chances of taking Vuelta lead in Burgos TT — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 17 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 17 start time: Wednesday 13:34 CEST (11:34:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Burgos, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:45 CEST (3:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Burgos, Spain
Tuesday is the second and final rest day
September 7 update:Joaquim Rodriguez fearing Vuelta comeback by Tom Dumoulin in time trial — cyclingweekly
The Recon Ride Podcast: Vuelta a España 2015 Show, Part III (40:31 English) — velohuman
Vuelta Rest Day — inrng
Index to Big Photos from the first 16 stages — sirotti/flockton/aso
Chaves commits to Orica-GreenEdge for three more years — cyclingnews
Alejandro Valverde turns down helicopter transfer in order to travel with team — cyclingweekly
Podcast: Can Tom Dumoulin win the Vuelta? (50:58 English) — telegraph
Boeckmans makes step in recovery but remains in induced coma — cyclingnews
Vuelta a Espana rest day: how does the GC look and how might it end up? — cyclingnews
Steve Cummings 'shocked' by Mark Cavendish criticism of Vuelta a España — cyclingweekly
Fabio Aru Rest Day Press Conference (08:50 Italian) — CyclingProNet
Who will win the Vuelta a Espana? — cyclingnews
Highlights from week two (29:08 English, restricted to Australia) — sbs
Tom Dumoulin rest day 2 interview (04:05 English) — CyclingProNet
Stage 16 Post-Race Coverage
39 Big Photos from Stage 16 — sirotti/aso
Stage 16 Results 1 SCHLECK, Frank (TFR) 5:49:56 2 TORRES AGUDELO, Rodolfo (COL) + 1:10 3 MOSER, Moreno (TCG) + 1:48 4 BENNETT, George (TLJ) + 2:42 5 ROLLAND, Pierre (EUC) + 2:49 6 FRAILE MATARRANZ, Omar (CJR) + 3:05 7 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos (EQS) + 4:26 8 WARBASSE, Lawrence (IAM) + 6:02 9 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 8:51 10 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 8:53 11 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 9:03 12 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 13 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 9:05 14 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (AST) + 9:06 15 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 9:07 16 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) + 9:18 17 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 9:33 18 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 9:48 19 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (EUC) + 9:54 20 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) + 9:56 21 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 10:25 22 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) 23 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 24 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 12:03 25 LEMOINE, Cyril (COF) + 12:12 26 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOV) + 12:20 27 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS) + 12:40 28 ROSA, Diego (AST) + 12:47 29 DOMBROWSKI, Joseph Lloyd (TCG) + 13:27 30 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ) + 13:28 31 ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF) + 13:48 32 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) + 14:13 33 POLJANSKI, Pawel (TCS) + 15:37 34 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) + 16:18 35 GONÇALVES, José (CJR) 36 MACHADO, Tiago (KAT) + 16:42 37 BOSWELL, Ian (SKY) + 16:56 38 GRMAY, Tsgabu Gebremaryam (LAM) 39 MONTAGUTI, Matteo (ALM) + 17:08 40 SICARD, Romain (EUC) + 17:10 41 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TFR) + 17:53 42 ZEITS, Andrey (AST) 43 MADRAZO RUIZ, Angel (CJR) + 18:28 44 CRADDOCK, Lawson (TGA) + 19:30 45 COURTEILLE, Arnaud (FDJ) + 20:21 46 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) + 22:11 47 BOUET, Maxime (EQS) 48 NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (ALM) + 22:54 49 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY) + 23:16 50 HANSEN, Jesper (TCS) + 24:22 General Classification after Stage 16 1 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) 67:52:44 2 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 1 3 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 1:35 4 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) + 1:51 5 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 2:32 6 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) + 2:38 7 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 2:49 8 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 3:11 9 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 3:58 10 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 5:22 11 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 6:46 12 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 9:21 13 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (EUC) + 10:20 14 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 13:25 15 SICARD, Romain (EUC) + 14:18 16 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ) + 14:24 17 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) + 14:36 18 ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF) + 19:36 19 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) + 24:23 20 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (AST) + 27:04Full Official Stage 16 Results and GC — lavuelta
Schleck wins on Ermita de Alba — cyclingnews
Rodriguez rides into red as Schleck wins stage 16 — velonews
Rodriguez edges Aru out of Vuelta a Espana lead — cyclingnews
Dumoulin heading for Vuelta a Espana time trial showdown — cyclingnews
Aru minimizes time loss to Rodriguez but cedes Vuelta a Espana lead — cyclingnews
Schleck: I am still a very good climber — cyclingquotes
Chaves loses ground in the Vuelta — cyclingquotes
Rodriguez takes red, but for how long? — velonews
Nieve moves to fifth at Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
Vuelta a Espana stage 16: finish line quotes — cyclingnews
Last 22 Km of Stage 16 - Final Two Climbs (1:02:20 English) — eurosport
Last 5 Km of Stage 16 (10:01 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 16 (3:26 Dutch, restricted to Belgium) — sporza
Last Km of the GC riders from Stage 16 (5:07 Dutch, restricted to Belgium) — sporza
Résumé - Étape 16 (05:34 French) — la_vuelta
Resumen - Etapa 16 (05:34 Spanish) — la_vuelta
Stage 16 Highlights (02:21 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Stage 16 GC Battle Highlights (02:23 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Official Stage 16 Highlights (05:34 English) — la_vuelta
Bikecam: Stage 16 On Bike Highlights (02:45 Ambient Noise) — VelonCC
39 Big Photos from Stage 16 — sirotti/aso
Winner's Interview Post Stage 16 (01:25 French) — CyclingProNet
Rodolfo Torres Post Stage 16 (01:54 Italian) — CyclingProNet
Tom Dumoulin Post Stage 16 (01:10 English) — CyclingProNet
Joaquim Rodriguez Post Stage 16 (00:38 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Fabio Aru Post Stage 16 (02:00 Italian) — CyclingProNet
Backstage Pass - Stage 16 (06:41 English/Music) — ORICAGreenEDGE
Extended Stage 16 Highlights (27:16 English) — sbs
Stage 16 preview: Luarca → Ermita del Alba, 185 km (Mountain)
September 6 update:Stage 16 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
From time trials to Tour? Dumoulin has what it takes, Astana boss says — velonews
Dombrowski gets go-ahead to shoot for Vuelta stage wins — velonews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 16 profile, map and timetable.
Categorized Climbs for Stage 16:
| Km / To Go | Climb | Length | Grade | Max | Cat | Interactive Goodies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 / 170 | Alto Aristébano | 14.6 km | 3.4 % | n/a | 3 | |
| 43 / 142 | Alto de Piedrate | 10.6 km | 4.8 % | n/a | 2 | |
| 86 / 99 | Cabruñana. Alto de la Cabruñana | 4.8 km | 6.7 % | n/a | 3 | |
| 120 / 65 | Alto de Tenebredo | 3.7 km | 8.9 % | n/a | 2 | |
| 150 / 35 | Alto del Cordal | 8.5 km | 5.7 % | n/a | 2 | |
| 167 / 18 | Alto de la Cobertoria | 9.8 km | 8.7 % | 13.7 % | 1 | |
| 185 / 0 | Meta. Ermita de Alba (Quirós) | 6.8 km | 11.1 % | 21.5 % | HC | |
Stage 16 start time: Monday 12:13 CEST (10:13:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Luarca, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 18:30 CEST (4:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Ermita del Alba, Spain
Stage 15 Post-Race Coverage
18 Big Photos from Stage 15 — sirotti/aso
Stage 15 Results 1 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) 4:33:31 2 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 12 3 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 14 4 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 15 5 ARU, Fabio (AST) 6 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (AST) + 18 7 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) + 20 8 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 24 9 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 29 10 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 41 11 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) 12 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) + 51 13 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 1:04 14 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ) + 1:15 15 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (EUC) + 1:22 16 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) + 1:31 17 BOSWELL, Ian (SKY) + 1:36 18 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) 19 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 1:56 20 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TFR) + 2:01 21 CANO ARDILA, Alex (COL) + 2:16 22 POLJANSKI, Pawel (TCS) + 2:18 23 SICARD, Romain (EUC) + 2:36 24 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOV) + 2:47 25 ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF) + 2:49 26 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos (EQS) + 3:08 27 HANSEN, Jesper (TCS) + 3:28 28 MADRAZO RUIZ, Angel (CJR) + 3:39 29 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) + 3:41 30 CATALDO, Dario (AST) + 4:05 31 ROSA, Diego (AST) 32 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KAT) + 4:15 33 TORRES AGUDELO, Rodolfo (COL) + 5:26 34 WARBASSE, Lawrence (IAM) 35 GAUTIER, Cyril (EUC) + 5:54 36 BOUET, Maxime (EQS) 37 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM) 38 VILELA, Ricardo (CJR) + 6:39 39 MONTAGUTI, Matteo (ALM) + 6:50 40 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) + 6:55 General Classification after Stage 15 1 ARU, Fabio (AST) 61:53:56 2 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 1 3 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 1:24 4 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) + 1:25 5 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) + 1:34 6 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 2:08 7 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 2:19 8 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 2:25 9 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 3:00 10 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 5:07Full Official Stage 15 Results and GC — lavuelta
Rodriguez wins stage 15 in Jitu de Escarandi — cyclingnews
Rodriguez rides Movistar train to Vuelta stage victory — velonews
Mark Cavendish: "The Vuelta has become stupid" — cyclingweekly
Aru clings onto lead after Rodriguez takes time — cyclingnews
Katusha's Rodriguez rides Movistar train to Vuelta stage victory — velonews
Quintana'a long-distance attack fails to impact on Vuelta’s 8th summit finish — cyclingnews
Rodriguez closes gap on Aru as he scores 10th Vuelta a Espana stage win of career — cyclingnews
Zubeldia’s bid for Vuelta a Espana stage glory falls short at final fence — cyclingnews
Last 16 Km of Stage 15 - Final Climb (44:07 English) — eurosport
Last 2 Km of Stage 15 (09:31 English) — eurosport
Stage 15 Highlights (02:56 English) — eurosport
Stage 15 Highlights (02:32 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Resumen - Etapa 15 (05:28 Spanish) — la_vuelta
Résumé - Étape 15 (05:28 French) — la_vuelta
Winner's Interview from Stage 15 (00:41 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Race Leader's Interview after Stage 15 (00:27 Italian) — CyclingProNet
Nairo Quintana Post Stage 15 (01:50 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Tom Dumoulin Post Stage 15 (01:47 English) — CyclingProNet
Rafal Majka Post Stage 15 (01:29 English) — CyclingProNet
Stage 15 One-Minute Highlights (01:14 Spanish) — eitb
Official Stage 15 Highlights (05:28 English) — la_vuelta
Bikecam: Stage 15 On Bike Highlights (03:17 Ambient Noise) — VelonCC
18 Big Photos from Stage 15 — sirotti/aso
Backstage Pass - Stage 15 (06:23 English/Music) — ORICAGreenEDGE
Extended Stage 15 Highlights (24:56 English) — sbs
Stage 15 preview: Comillas → Sostres Cabrales, 176 km (Mountain)
September 5 update: Stage 15 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 15 profile, map and timetable.
Categorized Climbs for Stage 15:
| Km / To Go | Climb | Length | Grade | Max | Cat | Interactive Goodies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 / 61 | Alto del Torno | 10.1 km | 3.2 % | n/a | 2 | |
| 176 / 0 | Sotres | 12.7 km | 7.9 % | 13.3 | 1 | |
Stage 15 start time: Sunday 12:35 CEST (10:35:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Comillas, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Sostres Cabrales, Spain
Stage 14 Post-Race Coverage
30 Big Photos from Stage 14 — sirotti/flockton/aso
Stage 14 Results 1 DE MARCHI, Alessandro (BMC) 5:43:12 2 PUCCIO, Salvatore (SKY) + 21 3 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV) + 32 4 CHEREL, Mikael (ALM) + 38 5 QUINTERO, Carlos Julian (COL) + 1:00 6 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 3:32 7 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 3:38 8 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) + 3:39 9 ARU, Fabio (AST) 10 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 3:44 11 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) 12 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 3:51 13 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 3:58 14 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) 15 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) 16 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 4:05 17 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (AST) + 4:11 18 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (EUC) + 4:21 19 CRADDOCK, Lawson (TGA) + 4:23 20 TORRES AGUDELO, Rodolfo (COL) 21 SICARD, Romain (EUC) + 4:27 22 SCHLECK, Frank (TFR) + 4:36 23 CANO ARDILA, Alex (COL) + 4:38 24 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ) + 4:41 25 DUARTE AREVALO, Fabio Andres (COL) + 4:42 26 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS) + 4:52 27 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) 28 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOV) + 4:56 29 ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF) 30 ROSA, Diego (AST) 31 MORENO BAZAN, Javier (MOV) 32 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) + 5:02 33 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) + 5:04 34 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) 35 DOMBROWSKI, Joseph Lloyd (TCG) 36 BAGOT, Yohan (COF) + 5:06 37 HANSEN, Jesper (TCS) + 5:09 38 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) + 5:11 39 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 5:17 40 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KAT) + 5:22 41 VILLELLA, Davide (TCG) + 5:23 42 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos (EQS) + 5:40 43 GRMAY, Tsgabu Gebremaryam (LAM) 44 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM) + 6:20 45 MADRAZO RUIZ, Angel (CJR) + 6:30 46 BOUET, Maxime (EQS) + 6:46 47 ROLLAND, Pierre (EUC) + 7:39 48 POLJANSKI, Pawel (TCS) + 7:53 49 CATALDO, Dario (AST) + 7:55 50 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) + 8:12 General Classification after Stage 14 1 ARU, Fabio (AST) 57:20:10 2 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 26 3 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) + 49 4 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) + 1:29 5 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 1:33 6 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 2:10 7 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 2:11 8 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 2:13 9 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 3:00 10 SICARD, Romain (EUC) + 3:39 11 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 4:29 12 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 4:41 13 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 5:24 14 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (EUC) + 8:11 15 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ) + 8:48 16 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 11:03 17 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) + 11:10 18 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) + 11:42 19 ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF) + 12:07 20 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) + 13:33Full Official Stage 14 Results and GC — lavuelta
De Marchi wins stage 14 in Fuente del Chivo — cyclingnews
Injuries take their toll on BMC, but De Marchi turns things around — velonews
Aru takes confidence out of battle on the slopes as Quintana rebounds — velonews
Last 16 Km of Stage 14 - Final Climb (47:39 English) — eurosport
Stage 14 Highlight (02:29 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Stage 14 GC battle Highlights (02:25 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Résumé - Étape 14 (05:17 French) — la_vuelta
Official Stage 14 Highlights (05:17 English) — la_vuelta
Resumen - Etapa 14 (05:17 Spanish) — la_vuelta
Winner's Interview from Stage 14 (01:15 Italian) — CyclingProNet
Race Leader's Interview after Stage 14 (00:52 Italian) — CyclingProNet
Tom Dumoulin Post Stage 14 (01:16 English) — CyclingProNet
Nairo Quintana Post Stage 14 (00:50 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
30 Big Photos from Stage 14 — sirotti/flockton/aso
Backstage Pass - Stage 14 (08:27 English/Music) — ORICAGreenEDGE
Extended Stage 14 Highlights (24:38 English) — sbs
Resumen - Etapa 14 con Mario Sabato (03:19 Spanish) — espn
Bikecam: Stage 14 On Bike Highlights (03:07 Ambient Noise) — VelonCC
Stage 14 preview: Vitoria → Fuente del Chivo, 215 km (Mountain)
September 4 update: Stage 14 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
Preview: Four days to decide who wins the Vuelta — velonews
Domenico Pozzovivo au départ de la 14e étape de la Vuelta (01:14 French) — CyclingProNet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 / 97 | Puerto de Estacas de Trueba | 11 km | 2.9 % | n/a | 3 | |
| 158.5 / 57 | Puerto del Escud - Provincia de Burgos | 11.5 km | 6.4 % | 15 % | 1 | |
| 215 / 0 | Alto Campo. Fuente del Chivo | 18 km | 5.5 % | 9.0 % | HC | |
Stage 14 start time: Saturday 11:20 CEST (9:20:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Vitoria, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:50 CEST (3:50:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Fuente del Chivo, Spain
Stage 13 Post-Race Coverage
15 Big Photos from Stage 13 — sirotti/aso
Stage 13 Results 1 SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA, Nelson (LAM) 4:14:01 2 SIMON, Julien (COF) + 1:00 3 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) 4 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM) 5 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV) 6 NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (ALM) 7 REZA, Kévin (FDJ) 8 CHEREL, Mikael (ALM) 9 MEYER, Cameron (OGE) 10 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS) 11 CONTI, Valerio (LAM) 12 POLJANSKI, Pawel (TCS) 13 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) 14 DE MARCHI, Alessandro (BMC) 15 PLAZA MOLINA, Ruben (LAM) 16 SICARD, Romain (EUC) 17 TERPSTRA, Niki (EQS) 18 COPPEL, Jerome (IAM) 19 CUMMINGS, Stephen (MTN) 20 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ) 21 BAGOT, Yohan (COF) 22 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) 23 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) 24 ARASHIRO, Yukiya (EUC) + 1:11 General Classification after Stage 13 1 ARU, Fabio (AST) 51:33:19 2 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 27 3 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) + 30 4 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 1:28 5 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) + 1:29 6 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 1:52 7 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 1:54 8 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 1:58 9 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 2:51 10 SICARD, Romain (EUC) 11 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 3:07 12 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 4:15 13 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 5:19 14 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (EUC) + 7:29 15 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ) + 7:46 16 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) + 9:38 17 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 9:50 18 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) + 10:19 19 ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF) + 10:49 20 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) + 11:07Full Official Stage 13 Results and GC — lavuelta
Oliveira solos to victory in Tarazona — cyclingnews
Doubts persist over Quintana’s future in the Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
Nelson Oliveira takes the biggest win of his career on stage 13 of the Vuelta — cyclingweekly
Vuelta: Oliveira takes breakaway victory in stage 13 — velonews
Oliveira uses time trial skills to take breakthrough stage win in Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
Chaves: My legs are not like they were in Malaga — cyclingquotes
Quintana tumbles down Vuelta GC with fever — velonews
Last 20 Km of Stage 13 (29:37 English) — eurosport
Stage 13 Highlights (02:22 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Stage 13 Review (01:47 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Resumen - Etapa 13 (05:13 Spanish) — la_vuelta
Winner's Interview from Stage 13 (00:59 Italian) — CyclingProNet
Tom Dumoulin Post Stage 13 (01:50 English) — CyclingProNet
Nicolas Roche Post Stage 13 (02:24 Italian) — CyclingProNet
Race Leader's Interview after Stage 13 (00:47 Italian) — CyclingProNet
Official Stage 13 Highlights (05:13 English) — la_vuelta
Verslag: Stage 13 One-Minute Highlights (00:41 Dutch) — sporza
Bikecam: Stage 13 On Bike Highlights (03:02 Ambient Noise) — VelonCC
15 Big Photos from Stage 13 — sirotti/aso
Backstage Pass - Stage 13 (05:34 English/Music) — ORICAGreenEDGE
Extended Stage 13 Highlights (24:22 English) — sbs
Stage 13 preview: Calalayud → Tarazona, 177 km (hilly)
September 3 update: Stage 13 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
'As a moto rider on the Vuelta, I feel like a pariah right now' — cyclingweekly
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 13 profile, map and timetable.
Categorized Climbs for Stage 13:
| Km / To Go | Climb | Length | Grade | Max | Cat | Interactive Goodies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 / 120 | Alto Collado de Oseja | 8.2 km | 3.7 % | n/a | 3 | |
| 72 / 105 | Alto de Beratón | 10.9 km | 3.7 % | 7.5 % | 1 | |
| 143.5 / 34 | Alto de Moncayo | 8.5 km | 4.5 % | n/a | 3 | |
Stage 13 start time: Friday 13:05 CEST (11:05:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Calalayud, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Tarazona, Spain
Stage 12 Post-Race Coverage
26 Big Photos from Stage 12 — sirotti/aso
Stage 12 Results 1 VAN POPPEL, Danny (TFR) 4:02:11 2 IMPEY, Daryl (OGE) 3 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS) 4 MAES, Nikolas (EQS) 5 DEGENKOLB, John (TGA) 6 DRUCKER, Jean-Pierre (BMC) 7 VAN ASBROECK, Tom (TLJ) 8 SBARAGLI, Kristian (MTN) 9 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV) 10 DUQUE, Leonardo Fabio (COL) 11 SIMON, Julien (COF) 12 RICHEZE, Maximiliano Ariel (LAM) 13 BARBERO CUESTA, Carlos (CJR) 14 REYNES MIMO, Vicente (IAM) 15 TERPSTRA, Niki (EQS) 16 DELAGE, Mickael (FDJ) 17 KEUKELEIRE, Jens (OGE) 18 ENGOULVENT, Jimmy (EUC) 19 BAGDONAS, Gediminas (ALM) 20 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) General Classification after Stage 12 1 ARU, Fabio (AST) 47:16:00 2 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 27 3 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) + 30 4 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 1:28 5 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) + 1:29 6 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 1:52 7 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 1:54 8 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 1:58 9 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 3:07 10 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 4:15Full Official Stage 12 Results and GC — lavuelta
Danny van Poppel wins stage 12 — cyclingnews
Van Poppel fights back from flat to win Vuelta stage 12 — velonews
Van Poppel takes breakthrough win in Vuelta a Espana’s 12th stage — cyclingnews
We’ll notice the absence of Froome, says Aru — cyclingnews
Bugno (CPA) appeals to UCI to 'stop this bloodbath' — cyclingnews
Tinkoff-Saxo continues on at the Vuelta — sbs.au
Last 20 Km of Stage 12 (27:17 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 12 (2:31 Spanish) — rtve
Last Km of Stage 12 (5:16 Dutch, restricted to Belgium) — sporza
Stage 12 Highlights (02:54 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Résumé - Étape 12 (04:53 French) — la_vuelta
Winner's Interview from Stage 12 (01:44 English) — CyclingProNet
Official Stage 12 Highlights (04:53 English) — la_vuelta
Resumen - Etapa 12 (04:53 Spanish) — la_vuelta
Race Leader Interview after Stage 12 (01:20 Italian) — CyclingProNet
Extended Stage 12 Highlights (24:41 English) — sbs
26 Big Photos from Stage 12 — sirotti/aso
Javier Guillen talks about the moto accidents during Vuelta 2015 (00:48 English) — CyclingProNet
Backstage Pass - Stage 12 (09:06 English/Music) — ORICAGreenEDGE
Bikecam: Stage 12 On Bike Highlights (01:42 Ambient Noise) — VelonCC
Stage 12 preview: Andorra → Lleida, 173 km (mostly downhill)
September 2 update: Stage 12 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
Podcast: Vuelta's moto madness, Rogers' long wait for a bronze, and Haig's L'Avenir (50:28 English) — cycling-central
Oleg Tinkov considering ASO boycott after second moto collision — cyclingweekly
Froome out of the Vuelta a Espana after checks reveal a fracture in his foot — cyclingnews
Louis Meintjes signs for Lampre-Merida — cyclingnews
Tinkoff-Saxo continue in Vuelta a Espana despite motorbike accidents — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 12 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 12 start time: Thursday 13:03 CEST (11:03:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Andorra, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Lleida, Spain
Stage 11 Post-Race Coverage
41 Big Photos from Stage 11 — sirotti/flockton/aso
Stage 11 Results 1 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (AST) 4:34:54 2 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 1:22 3 BOSWELL, Ian (SKY) + 1:40 4 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 1:57 5 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 1:59 6 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 2:10 7 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) 8 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) + 2:59 9 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) 10 ROSA, Diego (AST) + 3:02 11 SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA, Nelson (LAM) + 3:04 12 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 13 TORRES AGUDELO, Rodolfo (COL) + 4:19 14 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 15 DOMBROWSKI, Joseph Lloyd (TCG) 16 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC) 17 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) 18 SICARD, Romain (EUC) + 4:25 19 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (EUC) + 4:32 20 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 5:25 21 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 5:56 22 SCHLECK, Frank (TFR) + 6:40 23 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOV) + 7:18 24 ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF) 25 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ) 26 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 7:51 27 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) + 7:58 28 WARBASSE, Lawrence (IAM) 29 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS) + 8:03 30 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) + 8:05 31 MADRAZO RUIZ, Angel (CJR) + 8:27 32 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 8:41 33 BAGOT, Yohan (COF) + 9:18 34 POLJANSKI, Pawel (TCS) + 9:23 35 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) + 9:26 36 BOUET, Maxime (EQS) 37 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) + 9:32 38 MCCARTHY, Jay (TCS) + 10:24 39 VILELA, Ricardo (CJR) + 11:29 40 COURTEILLE, Arnaud (FDJ) + 11:55 41 COPPEL, Jerome (IAM) 42 CANO ARDILA, Alex (COL) + 12:07 43 ZEITS, Andrey (AST) + 12:09 44 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) 45 ROLLAND, Pierre (EUC) + 13:11 46 KING, Benjamin (TCG) + 13:22 47 BENNETT, George (TLJ) 48 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KAT) + 13:41 49 VANENDERT, Jelle (LTS) + 13:57 50 KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY) + 14:17 General Classification after Stage 11 1 ARU, Fabio (AST) 43:12:19 2 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 27 3 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) + 30 4 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 1:28 5 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) + 1:29 6 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 1:52 7 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 1:54 8 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 1:58 9 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 3:07 10 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 4:15 11 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 5:19 12 SICARD, Romain (EUC) + 6:41 13 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 6:42 14 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (EUC) + 7:29 15 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 7:30 16 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 9:50 17 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) + 10:19 18 ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF) + 10:49 19 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) + 11:07 20 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ) + 11:34Full Official Stage 11 Results and GC — lavuelta
Landa wins Andorra epic — cyclingnews
Paulinho abandons Vuelta a Espana after being hit by moto — cyclingnews
Landa wins Vuelta stage 11; Aru takes red — velonews
Froome’s overall options take major knock with crash — cyclingnews
Astana wreaks its revenge on Vuelta with Landa-Aru one-two — velonews
Tinkov threatens boycott over Paulinho incident — cyclingnews
Peloton licks its wounds after brutal Vuelta stage across Andorra — velonews
Aru soars to overall lead in Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
I needed a win so I took my day says Mikel Landa — cyclingnews
Morning MRI will decide Froome's Vuelta a Espana fate — cyclingnews
Last 14 Km of Stage 11 - Finishing Climb (41:59 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 11 (12:00 Dutch, restricted to Belgium) — sporza
Last Km of Stage 11 (5:09 Spanish) — rtve
Stage 11 Highlights (02:12 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Stage 11 GC Battle Highlights (02:13 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 11 (01:13 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Tom Dumoulin Post Stage 11 (01:18 English) — CyclingProNet
Christopher Froome in pain at the finish of Stage 11 (00:40 Ambient Noise) — CyclingProNet
Chris Froome Post Stage 11 (00:48 English) — CyclingProNet
Official Stage 11 Highlights (05:25 English) — la_vuelta
Résumé - Étape 11 (05:25 French) — la_vuelta
Resumen - Etapa 11 (05:25 Spanish) — la_vuelta
Stage 11 One-Minute Highlights (01:22 Spanish) — eitb
Backstage Pass - Stage 11 (07:55 English/Music) — ORICAGreenEDGE
41 Big Photos from Stage 11 — sirotti/flockton/aso
Extended Stage 11 Highlights (25:00 English) — sbs
Bikecam: Stage 11 On Bike Highlights (02:29 Ambient Noise) — VelonCC
Full On-Demand Stage 11 Broadcast (2:27:45 Spanish, restricted to Spain) — rtve
Stage 11 preview: Andorra → Els Cortals de Encamp, 138 km (Mountain)
August 31 update: Stage 11 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
Froome: “Andorra will be the toughest Grand Tour stage I’ve ever done” — cyclingnews
"This will be the hardest Grand Tour stage I've ever done," says Chris Froome — cyclingweekly
Podcast: The Vuelta past and present with Sean Kelly (51:05 English) — telegraph
Tinkoff-Saxo write open letter to Vuelta organiser and UCI over Sagan moto incident — cyclingweekly
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 / 128 | Collada de Beixalis | 6.5 km | 8.7 % | 14.2 % | 1 | |
| 32 / 106 | Coll d'Ordino | 9.9 km | 7 % | 8.5 % | 1 | |
| 72 / 66 | Puerto de la Rabassa | 13.8 km | 6.6 % | 12.1 % | 1 | |
| 99 / 39 | Coll de la Gallina | 11.7 km | 8.5 % | 13.0 % | HC | |
| 120 / 18 | Alto de la Comella | 4 km | 9.5 % | 14.4 % | 2 | |
| 138 / 0 | Cortals de Encamp | 8.7 km | 9.1 % | 11.6 % | 1 | |
Stage 11 start time: Wednesday 13:22 CEST (11:22:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Andorra, Spain
Earliest live video: 13:30 CEST (11:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 18:15 CEST (4:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Els Cortals de Encamp, Spain
Tuesday is the first rest day
Rest days??? No idea why they call them "rest" days... everyone is working full gas again. 😊 pic.twitter.com/DVmH2y0Ztc
— Team MTN-Qhubeka (@TeamMTNQhubeka) September 1, 2015Index to Big Photos from the first eleven stages — sirotti/flockton/aso
Tinkoff-Saxo pining for Andorra — cyclingnews
The Recon Ride Podcast: Vuelta a España 2015 Show, Part II (38:24 English) — velohuman
Vuelta a Espana recap: The action so far — cyclingnews
Vuelta a Espana Review and Preview With Jesper and David - Part 2 (50:58 English) — cyclinghub
Vuelta a España Rest Day Review — inrng
Movistar leaders prepare for voyage into the unknown — cyclingnews
Quintana: I’m tired after the Tour but I hope the mountains are calling for me — cyclingtips
Niki Terpstra posts Vuelta a Espana bus transfer on Strava, just for fun — cyclingweekly
Dumoulin still can’t believe Vuelta performance, Degenkolb says sensations are good before world championships — cyclingtips
more to come...
Stage 10 Post-Race Coverage
Sbaraglli (MTN) o Degenkolb (TGA) ??? Parece que el del MTN #LV2015 pic.twitter.com/xN0Ikjj9sH
— Goga Ruiz-Sandoval (@BiciGoga) August 31, 2015Stage 10 Results 1 SBARAGLI, Kristian (MTN) 3:12:43 2 DEGENKOLB, John (TGA) 3 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV) 4 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS) 5 GONÇALVES, José (CJR) 6 MONTAGUTI, Matteo (ALM) 7 KEUKELEIRE, Jens (OGE) 8 IMPEY, Daryl (OGE) 9 SERRY, Pieter (EQS) 10 CONTI, Valerio (LAM) 11 SIMON, Julien (COF) 12 ROOSEN, Timo (TLJ) 13 BOUET, Maxime (EQS) 14 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) 15 DRUCKER, Jean-Pierre (BMC) 16 BENNATI, Daniele (TCS) 17 GAUTIER, Cyril (EUC) 18 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) 19 VORGANOV, Eduard (KAT) 20 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) General Classification after Stage 10 1 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) 38:34:56 2 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 57 3 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) + 59 4 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) + 1:07 5 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 1:13 6 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 1:17 7 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 8 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 1:18 9 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 1:47 10 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 1:52 11 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 2:17 12 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 2:25 13 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 2:26 14 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 3:46 15 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) + 4:04 16 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 4:28 17 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) + 4:43 18 SICARD, Romain (EUC) + 4:47 19 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) + 5:07 20 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (EUC) + 5:26Full Official Stage 10 Results and GC — lavuelta
Sbaragli wins stage 10 in Castellon — cyclingnews
Sbaragli grabs chance to win Vuelta a Espana sprint — cyclingnews
Bittersweet stage for Dumoulin as he remains leader while Degenkolb misses out — cyclingnews
Astana’s hopes all pinned on Aru at Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
Roche vows to fight on after Vuelta a Espana crash — cyclingnews
Ewan makes planned abandon of Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
Last 18 Km of Stage 10 (21:03 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 10 (5:38 Dutch, restricted to Belgium) — sporza
Stage 10 Highlights (02:51 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Stage 10: Review (01:50 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Official Stage 10 Highlights (05:01 English) — la_vuelta
Résumé - Étape 10 (05:01 French) — la_vuelta
Resumen - Etapa 10 (05:01 Spanish) — la_vuelta
Bikecam: Stage 10 On Bike Highlights (01:45 Ambient Noise) — VelonCC
Winner's Interview from Stage 10 (01:33 Italian) — CyclingProNet
Race Leader's Interview after Stage 10 (01:07 English) — CyclingProNet
17 Big Photos from Stage 10 — sirotti/aso
Extended Stage 10 Highlights (25:00 English) — sbs
Backstage Pass - Stage 10 (07:51 English/Music) — ORICAGreenEDGE
Stage 10 preview: Valencia → Castellon, 147 km (hilly)
August 30 update: Stage 10 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
Guns Of The Peloton – Which Pro Cyclist Has The Strongest Arms At The Vuelta (02:55 English) — gcn
Resurgent Froome reshuffles Vuelta's deck of GC riders, again — velonews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 10 profile, map and timetable.
Categorized Climbs for Stage 10:
| Km / To Go | Climb | Length | Grade | Max | Cat | Interactive Goodies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 / 118 | Puerto del Oronet | 6 km | 4.4 % | n/a | 3 | |
| 129.5 / 18 | Alto del Desierto de las Palmas | 7 km | 5.6 % | n/a | 2 | |
Stage 10 start time: Monday 14:06 CEST (12:06:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Valencia, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:30 CEST (3:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Castellon, Spain
Stage 9 Post-Race Coverage
45 Big Photos from the Stage 9 — sirotti/flockton/aso
Stage 9 Results 1 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) 4:09:55 2 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 2 3 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 5 4 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 16 5 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 18 6 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 20 7 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 28 8 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) + 31 9 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 33 10 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 34 11 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) + 49 12 ROSA, Diego (AST) + 56 13 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) 14 GONÇALVES, José (CJR) + 59 15 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) 16 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 1:08 17 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) + 1:14 18 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 1:18 19 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 1:21 20 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (EUC) + 1:31 21 BENNETT, George (TLJ) + 1:37 22 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ) + 1:48 23 TORRES AGUDELO, Rodolfo (COL) + 1:52 24 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) 25 COPPEL, Jerome (IAM) 26 SICARD, Romain (EUC) 27 WARBASSE, Lawrence (IAM) 28 ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF) + 2:06 29 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) 30 ZOIDL, Riccardo (TFR) + 2:16 31 SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA, Nelson (LAM) + 2:17 32 HARDY, Romain (COF) + 2:30 33 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOV) + 2:45 34 SCHLECK, Frank (TFR) + 2:49 35 HANSEN, Adam (LTS) 36 VELITS, Peter (BMC) 37 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) 38 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TFR) + 3:01 39 BOUET, Maxime (EQS) + 3:03 40 TXURRUKA, Amets (CJR) General Classification after Stage 9 1 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) 35:22:13 2 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 57 3 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) + 59 4 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) + 1:07 5 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 1:13 6 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 1:17 7 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 8 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 1:18 9 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 1:47 10 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 1:52 11 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 2:17 12 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 2:25 13 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 2:26 14 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) + 3:13 15 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 3:46 16 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) + 4:04 17 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 4:28 18 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) + 4:43 19 SICARD, Romain (EUC) + 4:47 20 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) + 5:07Full Official Stage 9 Results and GC — lavuelta
Dumoulin wins on Cumbre del Sol — cyclingnews
Dumoulin seizes red jersey after winning fight with Froome — velonews
Froome's Vuelta a Espana back on track on Cumbre del Sol — cyclingnews
Rodriguez misses out on stage win but shows strong mountain form — cyclingnews
Dumoulin surprises himself at Vuelta a Espana summit — cyclingnews
Crash injuries slow Valverde on Vuelta a Espana summit finish — cyclingnews
Chaves concedes Vuelta a Espana lead on Cumbre del Sol — cyclingnews
Aru sees progress, Fraile extends mountains lead in Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
Last 18 Km of Stage 9 (32:15 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 9 (6:39 Spanish) — rtve
Last Km of Stage 9 (8:44 Dutch, restricted to Belgium) — sporza
Stage 9 Highlights (02:18 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Post Stage 9 Interviews (02:29 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Stage 9 Review (01:53 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Résumé - Étape 9 (05:30 French) — la_vuelta
Resumen - Etapa 9 (05:30 Spanish) — la_vuelta
Winner and Race Leader Interview from Stage 9 (02:00 English) — CyclingProNet
45 Big Photos from the Stage 9 — sirotti/flockton/aso
Official Stage 9 Highlights (05:30 English) — la_vuelta
Backstage Pass - Stage 9 (06:39 English/Music) — ORICAGreenEDGE
Bikecam: Stage 9 On Bike Highlights (02:11 Ambient Noise) — VelonCC
Stage 9 preview: Torrevieja → Cumbre del Sol, 168 km (Mountain)
August 29 update: Stage 9 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
Sagan abandons the Vuelta a Espana after motorbike incident — cyclingnews
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 / 42 | Alto de Puig Lloren | 3.3 km | 8.9 % | n/a | 2 | |
| 168 / 0 | El Poble Nou de Benitatxell. Alto de Puig Lloren | 4.1 km | 8.9 % | 19 % | 1 | |
Stage 9 start time: Sunday 13:34 CEST (11:34:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Torrevieja , Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:59 CEST (3:59:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Cumbre del Sol, Spain
Stage 8 Post-Race Coverage
35 Big Photos from Stage 8 — sirotti/aso
Stage 8 Results 1 STUYVEN, Jasper (TFR) 4:06:05 2 BILBAO, Pello (CJR) 3 REZA, Kévin (FDJ) 4 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOV) 5 SBARAGLI, Kristian (MTN) 6 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS) 7 SIMON, Julien (COF) 8 SERRY, Pieter (EQS) 9 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV) 10 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) 11 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 12 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) 13 GONÇALVES, José (CJR) 14 VORGANOV, Eduard (KAT) 15 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) 16 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) 17 DURASEK, Kristijan (LAM) 18 RUBIANO CHAVEZ, Miguel Angel (COL) 19 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) 20 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) 21 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 22 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) 23 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) 24 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) 25 SICARD, Romain (EUC) 26 MOINARD, Amaël (BMC) 27 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) 28 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) 29 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) 30 ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF) General Classification after Stage 8 1 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) 31:12:18 2 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) + 10 3 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) + 36 4 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 49 5 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 56 6 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 57 7 ARU, Fabio (AST) 8 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 1:18 9 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 1:19 10 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 1:21 11 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 1:22 12 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 1:29 13 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (AST) + 1:39 14 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 1:51 15 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) + 2:24 16 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 2:25 17 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) + 2:50 18 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) + 2:51 19 SICARD, Romain (EUC) + 2:55 20 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) + 3:01Full Official Stage 8 Results and GC — lavuelta
Stuyven wins stage 8 — cyclingnews
Vuelta crash takes out Van Garderen, Martin, Boeckmans — velonews
Jasper Stuyven sprints to Vuelta stage 8 win at the end of a chaotic day — velonews
Chaves defends red jersey on stressful road to Murcia in Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
Tinkoff-Saxo consider legal action after Sagan taken down by race motorcycle — cyclingnews
Van Garderen crashes out of Vuelta a Espana with broken shoulder — cyclingnews
Boeckmans in induced coma after Vuelta a España crash, broken shoulder for van Garderen — ct
Boeckmans seriously injured in Vuelta a Espana crash — cyclingnews
Cannondale-Garmin rue Vuelta's ‘unkindness' to Dan Martin — cyclingnews
Stuyven wins Vuelta a Espana stage despite fractured scaphoid — cyclingnews
Last 10 Km of Stage 8 (12:53 English) — eurosport
18 Km to go: Stage 8 Final Climb and Descent (09:15 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 8 (01:58 Dutch) — sporza
Last Km of Stage 8 (2:17 Spanish) — rtve
Replay of Big Stage 8 Crash (01:07 English) — eurosport
Peter Sagan angry after taken out by a moto before Stage 8 finish (00:36 Dutch) — sporza
Winner's Interview from Stage 8 (04:20 Dutch) — sporza
Stage 8 Highlights (02:50 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Stage 8 Review (02:21 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Official Stage 8 Highlights (04:37 English) — la_vuelta
Résumé - Étape 8 (04:35 French) — la_vuelta
Resumen - Etapa 8 (04:40 Spanish) — la_vuelta
Verslag: Stage 8 One-Minute Highlights (01:36 Dutch) — sporza
Jose Rojas slides into spectator filming the slide, Stage 8 (00:11 ambient noise) — @jjrojillas
35 Big Photos from Stage 8 — sirotti/aso
Winner's Interview from Stage 8 (01:35 English) — CyclingProNet
Race Leader's Interview after Stage 8 (02:04 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Christopher Froome Post Stage 8 (00:47 English) — CyclingProNet
Bikecam: Stage 8 On Bike Highlights (02:28 Ambient Noise) — VelonCC
Extended Stage 8 Highlights (25:48 English, restricted to Australia) — sbs
Backstage Pass - Stage 8 (08:57 English/Music) — ORICAGreenEDGE
Alex Howes descending crash at the front of Stage 8 (01:20 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Resumen - Etapa 8 con Marío Sabato (03:17 Spanish) — espn
Stage 8 preview: Puebla de Don Fabrique → Murcia, 188 km (mostly downhill)
August 28 update: Stage 8 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
Stephen Roche: Nibali and Astana got what they deserved — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 8 profile, map and timetable.
Categorized Climbs for Stage 8:
| Km / To Go | Climb | Length | Grade | Max | Cat | Interactive Goodies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 147 / 41 | Alto de la Cresta del Gallo | 4.2 km | 7.5 % | n/a | 3 | |
| 166 / 22 | Alto de la Cresta del Gallo | 4.2 km | 7.5 % | n/a | 3 | |
Stage 8 start time: Saturday 13:13 CEST (11:13:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Puebla de Don Fabrique, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:30 CEST (3:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Murcia, Spain
Stage 7 Post-Race Coverage
21 Big Photos from Stage 7 — sirotti/aso
Stage 7 Results 1 LINDEMAN, Bertjan (TLJ) 5:10:24 2 KOSHEVOY, Ilia (LAM) + 9 3 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 29 4 COUSIN, Jerome (EUC) + 34 5 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 36 6 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) 7 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 8 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 9 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) 10 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) 11 MARTIN, Daniel (TCG) 12 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) 13 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) 14 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) 15 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 45 16 TXURRUKA, Amets (CJR) + 51 17 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 1:03 18 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) 19 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) 20 SCHLECK, Frank (TFR) 21 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) 22 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (AST) 23 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (EUC) + 1:09 24 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOV) + 1:10 25 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 1:18 26 ZOIDL, Riccardo (TFR) + 1:21 27 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) 28 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) + 1:25 29 SICARD, Romain (EUC) + 1:31 30 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ) + 1:33 31 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) 32 PLAZA MOLINA, Ruben (LAM) 33 TORRES AGUDELO, Rodolfo (COL) 34 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) 35 BENNETT, George (TLJ) + 1:39 36 ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF) 37 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) + 1:48 General Classification after Stage 7 1 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) 27:06:13 2 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) + 10 3 MARTIN, Daniel (TCG) + 33 4 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) + 36 5 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 49 6 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 56 7 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 57 8 ARU, Fabio (AST) 9 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 1:18 10 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 1:19 11 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 1:21 12 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 1:22 13 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 1:29 14 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (AST) + 1:39 15 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 1:51 16 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) + 2:05 17 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) + 2:24 18 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 2:25 19 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) + 2:50Full Official Stage 7 Results and GC — lavuelta
Lindeman wins stage 7 — cyclingnews
Breakaway artist Lindeman wins Vuelta stage 7 — velonews
Froome and van Garderen lose time at Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
Aru lays down Vuelta a Espana marker at La Alpujarra — cyclingnews
Chaves retains lead on Vuelta a Espana's first major mountain climb — cyclingnews
Froome’s time loss 'not the end of the world,' says Roche — cyclingnews
Quintana, Valverde upbeat after Vuelta a Espana's first mountain stage — cyclingnews
Stage 7 Finish line quotes — cyclingnews
Dan Martin shakes off surprise ending to remain in GC picture at Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
Last 17 Km of Stage 7 - Summit Finish (42:35 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 7 (04:28 Spanish) — rtve
Jerome Cousin touches wheels and falls out of the break with 500m to go, Stage 7 (00:22 Dutch) — sporza
Stage 7 Highlights (02:36 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Stage 7 Review (02:13 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Official Stage 7 Highlights (04:17 English) — la_vuelta
Resumen - Etapa 7 (04:17 Spanish) — la_vuelta
Résumé - Étape 7 (04:17 French) — la_vuelta
Verslag: Stage 7 One-Minute Highlights (00:56 Dutch) — sporza
Winner's Interview from Stage 7 (01:05 English) — CyclingProNet
Race Leader's Interview after Stage 7 (01:12 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Fabio Aru Post Stage 7 (00:45 Italian) — CyclingProNet
Nairo Quintana Post Stage 7 (01:02 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
21 Big Photos from Stage 7 — sirotti/aso
Bikecam: Stage 7 On Bike Highlights (02:21 Ambient Noise) — VelonCC
Backstage Pass - Stage 7 (06:56 English/Music) — ORICAGreenEDGE
Extended Stage 7 Highlights (26:07 English, restricted to Australia) — sbs
Stage 7 preview: Jodar → Capilleira, 191 km (Mountain)
August 27 update: Stage 7 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
Top 10 Vuelta A España Facts – Things You Didn't Know About The Vuelta (07:13 English) — gcn
Vuelta podium in Dan Martin's reach, if that's his goal — velonews
Dan Martin signs with Etixx-QuickStep for two years — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 7 profile, map and timetable.
Categorized Climbs for Stage 7:
| Km / To Go | Climb | Length | Grade | Max | Cat | Interactive Goodies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 / 104 | Puerto de Blancares | 9 km | 3.3 % | n/a | 3 | |
| 191 / 0 | Alto de Capileira. La Alpujarra | 18.7 km | 5 % | 14 % | 1 | |
Stage 7 start time: Friday 12:17 CEST (10:17:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Jodar, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:56 CEST (3:56:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Capilleira, Spain
Stage 6 Post-Race Coverage
37 Big Photos from Stage 6 — sirotti/aso
Stage 6 Results 1 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) 4:46:16 2 MARTIN, Daniel (TCG) + 5 3 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) 4 PLAZA MOLINA, Ruben (LAM) + 11 5 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 6 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) 7 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) 8 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) 9 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 10 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) 11 ARU, Fabio (AST) 12 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (AST) 13 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) 14 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) 15 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) 16 BILBAO, Pello (CJR) 17 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) 18 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) 19 GONÇALVES, José (CJR) 20 SCHLECK, Frank (TFR) 21 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) 22 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) 23 SICARD, Romain (EUC) 24 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) + 20 25 DOMBROWSKI, Joseph Lloyd (TCG) 26 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) 27 TORRES AGUDELO, Rodolfo (COL) 28 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) 29 ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF) + 24 30 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) + 29 31 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) 32 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) + 34 33 WARBASSE, Lawrence (IAM) + 37 34 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS) 35 SIMON, Julien (COF) + 41 36 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (EUC) 37 ROSA, Diego (AST) + 44 38 BENNETT, George (TLJ) 39 CRADDOCK, Lawson (TGA) + 49 40 VILELA, Ricardo (CJR) + 56 41 BOUET, Maxime (EQS) + 58 42 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos (EQS) 43 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ) + 59 44 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KAT) + 1:01 45 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LTS) + 1:07 46 ZOIDL, Riccardo (TFR) 47 COPPEL, Jerome (IAM) + 1:08 48 MADRAZO RUIZ, Angel (CJR) + 1:18 49 DUARTE AREVALO, Fabio Andres (COL) + 1:22 50 BERHANE, Natnael (MTN) General Classification after Stage 6 1 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) 21:55:13 2 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) + 10 3 MARTIN, Daniel (TCG) + 33 4 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) + 36 5 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 49 6 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 51 7 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 55 8 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 56 9 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 57 10 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 1:08 11 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (AST) + 1:12 12 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) 13 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) + 1:16 14 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 1:19 15 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) + 1:27 16 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 1:29 17 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 1:43 18 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) + 1:44 19 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 1:51Full Official Stage 6 Results and GC — lavuelta
Chaves wins stage 6 — cyclingnews
Quotes from Stage 6 — cyclingnews
Meintjes: 'I’m stronger than in last year’s Vuelta a Espana' — cyclingnews
Dan Martin soars to second place on tough Vuelta a Espana stage 6 — cyclingnews
Chaves lives in the moment at Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
Valverde: Chaves is a key rival — cyclingnews
Tejay van Garderen: 'It's no use dwelling on the Tour' — cyclingweekly
Last 11 Km of Stage 6 (20:30 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 6 (9:23 Dutch, restricted to Belgium) — sporza
Stage 6 Highlights (02:23 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Stage 6 Review (01:59 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Official Stage 6 Highlights (04:10 English) — la_vuelta
Resumen - Etapa 6 (04:10 Spanish) — la_vuelta
Résumé - Étape 6 (04:10 French) — la_vuelta
Winner's Interview from Stage 6 (01:15 English) — CyclingProNet
Winner's Interview from Stage 6 (01:31 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Tom Dumoulin Post Stage 6 (01:01 English) — CyclingProNet
Bikecam: Stage 6 On-Bike Highlights (02:19 Ambient Noise) — VelonCC
37 Big Photos from Stage 6 — sirotti/aso
Stage 6 One-Minute Highlights (00:51 Ambient Noise) — eitb
Backstage Pass - Stage 6 (10:21 English/Music) — ORICAGreenEDGE
Extended Stage 6 Highlights (25:21 English, restricted to Australia) — sbs
Stage 6 preview: Cordoba → Cazorla, 200 km (Mountain)
August 26 update: Stage 6 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
Bikecam footage of a Stage 4 crash (00:09 music) — vine
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144.5 / 56 | Alto de Baeza | 11.8 km | 3.9 % | n/a | 3 | |
| 200 / 0 | Sierra Cazorla | 3.3 km | 6.3 % | 15.5 % | 3 | |
Stage 6 start time: Thursday 12:12 CEST (10:12:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Cordoba, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:20 CEST (3:20:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Cazorla, Spain
Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage
21 Big Photos from Stage 5 — sirotti/aso
Stage 5 Results 1 EWAN, Caleb (OGE) 3:57:28 2 DEGENKOLB, John (TGA) 3 SAGAN, Peter (TCS) 4 DRUCKER, Jean-Pierre (BMC) 5 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV) + 2 6 SBARAGLI, Kristian (MTN) 7 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) 8 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) 9 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS) 10 MAES, Nikolas (EQS) 11 VAN ASBROECK, Tom (TLJ) 12 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) 13 LEMOINE, Cyril (COF) 14 DUQUE, Leonardo Fabio (COL) 15 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) 16 VAN WINDEN, Dennis (TLJ) 17 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) 18 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) 19 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 8 20 STUYVEN, Jasper (TFR) 21 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) 22 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) 23 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 24 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) 25 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) 26 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) 27 MARTIN, Daniel (TCG) 28 ARU, Fabio (AST) 29 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (AST) 30 HUREL, Tony (EUC) 31 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) 32 SICARD, Romain (EUC) 33 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 34 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) 35 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS) 36 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) 37 CRADDOCK, Lawson (TGA) 38 TORRES AGUDELO, Rodolfo (COL) + 16 39 MAS BONET, Luis (CJR) 40 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 17 41 BAGDONAS, Gediminas (ALM) General Classification after Stage 5 1 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) 17:09:06 2 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) + 1 3 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) + 16 4 MARTIN, Daniel (TCG) + 25 5 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 29 6 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 31 7 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 35 8 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 36 9 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 37 10 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 48 11 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (AST) + 52 12 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) 13 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) + 56 14 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 59 15 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 1:05 16 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) + 1:07 17 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 1:09 18 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) + 1:15 19 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) + 1:16 20 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 1:31Full Official Stage 5 Results and GC — lavuelta
Ewan wins stage 5 — cyclingnews
Vuelta stage 5: Ewan opens grand tour account — velonews
Stage 5 finish line quotes — cyclingnews
Van Garderen: 'Froome beatable' — velonews
Tom Dumoulin makes up for Tour de France disappointment with Vuelta lead — cyclingweekly
Van Garderen getting into the swing of things at the Vuelta a España — cyclingnews
Ewan: 'Orica team respects me, that's the difference' — velonews
Dumoulin becomes first Dutchman in four years to lead the Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
Every day is a Sagan day at the Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
Last 15 Km of Stage 5 (19:14 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 5 (6:18 Dutch, restricted to Belgium) — sporza
Stage 5 Highlights (02:37 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 5 (01:04 English) — CyclingProNet
Winner's Interview from Stage 5 (01:22 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Official Stage 5 Highlights (04:13 English) — la_vuelta
Résumé - Étape 5 (04:13 French) — la_vuelta
Resumen - Etapa 5 (04:13 Spanish) — la_vuelta
Domenico Pozzovivo Post Stage 5 (00:49 French) — CyclingProNet
21 Big Photos from Stage 5 — sirotti/aso
How To Do A Sprint Leadout Like A Pro Cyclist (06:08 English) — gcn
Stage 5 On Bike Highlights (02:16 Ambient Noise) — VelonCC
Stage 5 One-Minute Highlights (00:52 Ambient Noise) — eitb
Extended Stage 5 Highlights (25:59 English, restricted to Australia) — sbs
Ben King smiles about bike theft joke at Vuelta (01:54 English) — CyclingProNet
Johan Esteban Chaves Post Stage 5 (00:35 English) — CyclingProNet
Peter Sagan Post Stage 5 (00:51 English) — CyclingProNet
Backstage Pass - Stage 5 (07:40 English/Music) — ORICAGreenEDGE
Stage 5 preview: Rota → Alcalá de Guadáira, 167 km (uphill sprint)
August 25 update: Stage 5 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
AG2R-La Mondiale Team Bus Tour (09:06 English) — gcn
Dumoulin keen to seize opportunities at Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 5 start time: Wednesday 13:05 CEST (11:05:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Rota, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Alcalá de Guadáira, Spain
Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage
53 Big Photos from Stage 4 — sirotti/flockton/aso
Stage 4 Results 1 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 5:07:30 2 SAGAN, Peter (TCS) 3 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) 4 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) 5 GONÇALVES, José (CJR) 6 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) 7 SIMON, Julien (COF) 8 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) 9 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 10 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) 11 HARDY, Romain (COF) 12 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) 13 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) 14 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) 15 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) 16 BILBAO, Pello (CJR) 17 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (AST) 18 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) 19 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (EUC) 20 ARU, Fabio (AST) 21 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) 22 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) 23 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) 24 MARTIN, Daniel (TCG) 25 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) 26 SCHLECK, Frank (TFR) + 11 27 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) 28 CRADDOCK, Lawson (TGA) 29 SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA, Nelson (LAM) 30 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) + 14 31 GAUTIER, Cyril (EUC) + 18 32 MAS BONET, Luis (CJR) + 24 33 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 29 34 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ) + 41 35 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos (EQS) 36 BENNETT, George (TLJ) 37 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) 38 ROSA, Diego (AST) 39 BOUET, Maxime (EQS) 40 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey (MOV) 41 TORRES AGUDELO, Rodolfo (COL) + 45 42 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KAT) 43 MADRAZO RUIZ, Angel (CJR) 44 SICARD, Romain (EUC) + 48 45 VORGANOV, Eduard (KAT) + 50 46 PLAZA MOLINA, Ruben (LAM) + 54 47 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC) + 55 48 TXURRUKA, Amets (CJR) + 57 49 VANENDERT, Jelle (LTS) 50 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) + 59 General Classification after Stage 4 1 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) 13:11:31 2 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) + 5 3 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) + 15 4 MARTIN, Daniel (TCG) + 24 5 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 28 6 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 35 7 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) + 36 8 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 9 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 40 10 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 47 11 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (AST) + 51 12 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) 13 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) + 55 14 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 1:04 15 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) 16 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) + 1:06 17 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 1:14 18 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) 19 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) + 1:15 20 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 1:21Full Official Stage 4 Results and GC — lavuelta
Valverde wins stage 4 — cyclingnews
Valverde victorious in punchy stage 4 — velonews
Stage 4: finish line quotes — cyclingnews
Roche comes close to Vuelta a Espana stage win for Team Sky — cyclingnews
Valverde bangs fist on table with Vuelta stage win — velonews
News shorts: Ben King robbed during Vuelta, No fair play in cycling, says Vinkourov — cnews
Chaves holds fast onto Vuelta a Espana lead — cyclingnews
Alejandro Valverde has Google Maps to thank for Vuelta stage four win — cyclingweekly
17 Km of Stage 4 (24:34 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 4 (1:50 Spanish, restricted to Spain) — rtve
Last Km of Stage 4 (5:50 Dutch, restricted to Belgium) — sporza
Last Km of Stage 4 and Podium Ceremony (00:59 Ambient Noise) — eitb
Stage 4 Highlights (02:58 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Stage 4 Crashes (02:04 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Stage 4 On Bike Highlights (02:59 Ambient Noise) — VelonCC
53 Big Photos from Stage 4 — sirotti/flockton/aso
Winner's Interview from Stage 4 (01:48 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Peter Sagan Post-Stage 4 (00:53 English) — CyclingProNet
Race Leader Interview Post Stage 4 (00:48 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Official Stage 4 Highlights (04:32 English) — la_vuelta
Resumen - Etapa 4 (04:32 Spanish) — la_vuelta
Résumé - Étape 4 (04:32 French) — la_vuelta
Backstage Pass - Stage 4 (07:42 English/Music) — ORICAGreenEDGE
Bikecam footage of a Stage 4 crash (00:09 music) — vine
Stage 4 preview: Estepona → Vejer de la Frontera, 210 km (lumpy/uphill finish)
August 24 update: Stage 4 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
Bouhanni fights on at the Vuelta a España despite crashes and pain — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 4 start time: Tuesday 12:26 CEST (10:26:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Estepona, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Vejer de la Frontera, Spain
Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage
27 Big Photos from Stage 3 — sirotti/flockton
Stage 3 Results 1 SAGAN, Peter (TCS) 4:06:46 2 BOUHANNI, Nacer (COF) 3 DEGENKOLB, John (TGA) 4 DRUCKER, Jean-Pierre (BMC) 5 RICHEZE, Maximiliano Ariel (LAM) 6 SBARAGLI, Kristian (MTN) 7 DOCKER, Mitchell (OGE) 8 STUYVEN, Jasper (TFR) 9 REYNES MIMO, Vicente (IAM) 10 VAN ASBROECK, Tom (TLJ) 11 MAES, Nikolas (EQS) 12 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS) 13 VAN WINDEN, Dennis (TLJ) 14 BARBERO CUESTA, Carlos (CJR) 15 RUBIANO CHAVEZ, Miguel Angel (COL) 16 TEUNISSEN, Mike (TLJ) 17 TERPSTRA, Niki (EQS) 18 GONÇALVES, José (CJR) 19 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) 20 SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA, Nelson (LAM) General Classification after Stage 3 1 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) 8:04:01 2 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) + 5 3 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) + 15 4 MARTIN, Daniel (TCG) + 24 5 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 35 6 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 36 7 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 38 8 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 40 9 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) 10 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 47Full Official Stage 3 Results and GC — lavuelta
Peter Sagan wins stage 3 — cyclingnews
Sagan overturns string of seconds in Málaga — cyclingnews
Stage 3: finish line quotes — cyclingnews
Astana pick up the pieces at Vuelta a España after Nibali’s expulsion — cyclingnews
Chaves fights nerves on first day in Vuelta a España lead — cyclingnews
Cancellara out of Vuelta a España: “It was probably one of my hardest days” — cyclingtips
Sagan gets much needed moral boost — velonews
Valverde lays down Vuelta a Espana credentials with stage win — cyclingnews
Last 14 Km of Stage 3 (20:06 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 3 (6:29 Dutch, restricted to Belgium) — sporza
Last Km of Stage 3 (00:51 Ambient Noise) — eitb
Official Stage 3 Highlights (04:14 English) — la_vuelta
Resumen - Etapa 3 (04:14 Spanish) — la_vuelta
Résumé - Étape 3 (04:14 French) — la_vuelta
Stage 3 Highlights (02:35 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Stage 3 Review (02:16 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Winner's Press Conference from Stage 3 (03:01 English) — CyclingProNet
Race Leader Press Conference Post Stage 3 (01:53 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Bikecam: Stage 3 On-bike Highlights (02:48 Ambient Noise) — VelonCC
Backstage Pass - Stage 3 (04:44 English/Music) — ORICAGreenEDGE
27 Big Photos from Stage 3 — sirotti/flockton
Podcast: A controversial weekend at the Vuelta (46:33 English) — telegraph
Extended Stage 3 Highlights (26:28 English, restricted to Australia) — sbs
Resumen - Etapa 3 con Mario Sabato (02:49 Spanish) — espn
Stage 3 preview: Mijas → Malaga, 158 km (hilly/flat finish)
August 23 update: Stage 3 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
How Much Coffee?! GCN Asks The Pros At The Vuelta A España 2015 (03:11 English) — gcn
Nibali left abandoned by Astana at Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
Caleb Ewan denies causing mass crash on stage 2 of the Vuelta a España — cyclingnews
Tiralongo quits Vuelta a España after starting with 20 stitches — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 3 start time: Monday 13:49 CEST (11:49:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Mijas, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:58 CEST (3:58:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Malaga, Spain
Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage
41 Big Photos from Stage 2 — sirotti/flockton/aso
Stage 2 Results 1 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) 3:57:25 2 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) + 1 3 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) + 9 4 MARTIN, Daniel (TCG) + 14 5 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 26 6 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 7 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 30 8 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 9 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) 10 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 37 11 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 41 12 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (AST) 13 SICARD, Romain (EUC) 14 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN) + 42 15 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) + 45 16 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 54 17 ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF) 18 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) 19 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) 20 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) + 56 21 VANENDERT, Jelle (LTS) + 1:04 22 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) 23 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) 24 BOUET, Maxime (EQS) + 1:12 25 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS) + 1:13 26 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) 27 BENNETT, George (TLJ) 28 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) 29 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TFR) + 1:21 30 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC) 31 MOREIRA PAULINHO, Sergio (TCS) + 1:46 General Classification after Stage 2 1 CHAVES RUBIO, Johan Esteban (OGE) 3:57:15 2 DUMOULIN, Tom (TGA) + 5 3 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) + 15 4 MARTIN, Daniel (TCG) + 24 5 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (KAT) + 36 6 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 7 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 40 8 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 41 9 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KAT) 10 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 47Full Official Stage 2 Results and GC — lavuelta
Chaves wins on Caminito del Rey — cyclingnews
Orica's Chaves wins stage 2, takes lead in Vuelta — velonews
Nibali disqualified from Vuelta a España for holding onto team car — cyclingnews
Mixed signals from Quintana on Caminito del Rey — cyclingnews
Patience a virtue for Chaves in Vuelta a Espana stage to Caminito del Rey — cyclingnews
Disqualified Vincenzo Nibali has "regrettable attitude", says Vuelta a Espana boss — cyclingweekly
Vuelta boss Javier Guillén: The rules are very clear — cyclingnews
Dumoulin impresses on return from injury — cyclingnews
Last 15 Km of Stage 2 (29:58 English) — eurosport
Final Kms of Stage 2 (6:57 Dutch, restricted to Belgium) — sporza
Slowmo Replay of Huge Stage 2 Crash with 30 Km to Go (01:17 English) — eurosport
Crash Aftermath on Stage 2 (02:38 English) — eurosport
Stage 2 Highlights (02:38 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Stage Highlights of the Final Kms called by Mario Sabato (02:25 Spanish) — espn
Stage 2: Review (01:31 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Official Stage 2 Highlights (04:16 English) — la_vuelta
Resumen - Etapa 2 (04:16 Spanish) — la_vuelta
Résumé - Étape 2 (04:16 French) — la_vuelta
Vincenzo Nibali and Astana caught cheating on Stage 2 (00:25 Spanish) — rtve
Dan Martin Post Stage 2 (02:31 French) — CyclingProNet
Nicolas Roche Post Stage 2 (01:20 French) — CyclingProNet
41 Big Photos from Stage 2 — sirotti/flockton/aso
Bikecam: Stage 2 On-Bike Highlights (02:50 Ambient Noise) — VelonCC
Also, Vincenzo Nibali caught training with BMC prior to the Vuelta (00:37 Ambient Noise)
Backstage Pass - Stage 2 (10:21 English) — ORICAGreenEDGE
Etapa 2: Mario Sabato analiza lo más destacado de la segunda jornada de acción en la Vuelta a España, donde el colombiano Esteban Chaves fue el gran protagonista. (03:24 Spanish) — espn
Nibali escluso dalla Vuelta (01:02 Italian) — rai
Resumen: Stage 2 One-Minute Highlights (01:22 Spanish) — eitb
Vincenzo Nibali kicked out for Car Pull Infraction (02:03 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Stage 2 preview: Alhaurin de la Torre → Caminito del Rey, 159 km (uphill finish)
August 22 update: Stage 2 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
John Degenkolb ready to fight at the Vuelta (03:50 English) — CyclingProNet
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.
Categorized Climbs for Stage 2:
| Km / To Go | Climb | Length | Grade | Max | Cat | Interactive Goodies |
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| 113 / 46 | Alto de Ardales | 5 km | 4.4 % | n/a | 3 | |
| 159 / 0 | Caminito del Rey | 4.7 km | 6.5 % | n/a | 3 | |
Stage 2 start time: Sunday 13:36 CEST (11:36:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Alhaurin de la Torre, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:30 CEST (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Caminito del Rey, Spain
Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage
24 Big Photos from the Stage 1 TTT — sirotti/flockton/aso
Stage 1 TTT Results 1 BMC Racing 8:10 2 Tinkoff-Saxo 8:11 + 1 3 Orica-GreenEdge 8:11 + 1 4 LottoNL-Jumbo 8:18 + 7 5 Etixx-QuickStep 8:20 + 10 6 Trek Factory Racing 8:21 + 11 7 Lotto-Soudal 8:28 + 18 8 Caja Rural - Seguros RGA 8:28 + 18 9 Movistar 8:34 + 24 10 Cofidis, Solutions Crédit 8:37 + 27 11 IAM Cycling 8:37 + 27 12 Lampre-Meirda 8:37 + 27 13 Astana 8:40 + 30 14 MTN-Qhubeka 8:40 + 30 15 Team Colombia 8:43 + 33 16 FDJ 8:54 + 44 17 Katusha 9:04 + 54 18 AG2R-La Mondiale 9:10 + 1:00 19 Giant-Alpecin 9:17 + 1:07 20 Team Sky 9:21 + 1:11 21 Team Cannondale 9:30 + 1:20 22 Team Europcar 10:25 + 2:15BMC wins opening Vuelta a Espana team time trial — cyclingnews
Five years on, Velits returns to Vuelta a España limelight with team success — cyclingnews
Van Garderen kicks off Vuelta campaign in style — velonews
Vuelta a España technical director reports incident-free team time trial — cyclingnews
Final Stage 1 TTT Teams (17:24 English) — eurosport
Highlights of the Stage 1 Winning TTT Ride (00:50 English) — eurosport
Stage 1 Highlights (02:40 English) — universalsports
Stage 1 Review (01:25 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Bikecam: On Board Stage 1 Team Time Trial Highlights (01:50 Ambient Noise) — VelonCC
Chris Froome after the opening TTT (00:47 English) — CyclingProNet
Vincenzo Nibali after the opening TTT (00:50 Italian) — CyclingProNet
24 Big Photos from the Stage 1 TTT — sirotti/flockton/aso
Backstage Pass - Stage 1 TTT (05:36 English/Music) — ORICAGreenEDGE
Official Stage 1 Highlights (03:27 English) — la_vuelta
Resumen - Etapa 1 (03:32 Spanish) — la_vuelta
Résumé - Étape 1 (03:27 French) — la_vuelta
Extended Stage 1 Highlights (26:10 English, restricted to Australia) — sbs
More Post Stage 1 Interviews (09:33 English) — sbs
Stage 1 preview: Porto Banus → Marbella, 7.4 km (TTT)
August 19 update:Stage 1 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
Vuelta organizers take action over sandy TTT course — velonews
Team Time Trial On The Beach? Vuelta A España Stage 1 Preview (05:06 English) — gcn
Stage 1 debacle (01:32 English) — sbs
Stage 1 TTT Start Order and Times (CET) — biciciclismo
Organisers distance themselves from decision to neutralise TTT — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 1 start time: Saturday 18:48 CEST (4:48:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Porto Banus, Spain
Earliest live video: 18:50 CEST (4:50:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 20:45 CEST (6:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Marbella, Spain
2015 Vuelta a España Teams Presentation
August 21 update:
29 Big Photos from the Teams Presentation — flockton
2015 Vuelta a España Preview
August 20/21 update:
Race Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
Top 10 Riders To Watch (05:26 English) — gcn
Talansky, Dan Martin head up Cannondale-Garmin for Vuelta a España — cyclingnews
Record number of Americans to start Vuelta — velonews
Froome not favourite for Vuelta - Beloki (01:49 English) — eurosport
Quintana in good shape for Vuelta - Beloki (02:08 English) — eurosport
The Recon Ride Podcast: Vuelta a España 2015 Show, Part I (34:49 English) — velohuman
Caleb Ewan: “I’m here for experience, but I’d obviously like a win” — cyclingtips
Movistar: Valverde and Quintana are joint leaders for Vuelta a España — cyclingnews
Quintana: I’m not the kid I was in the 2012 Vuelta — cyclingnews
August 19 update:
Vuelta'15: The PEZ Preview — pezcyclingnews
Five keys to the 2015 Vuelta a Espana — velonews
Podcast preview w/ R Moore, L Birnie, D Friebe (43:23 English) — telegraph
Vuelta a España: Ag2r-La Mondiale target top five with Pozzovivo — cyclingnews
Provisional Startlist — steephill.tv
Etixx-QuickStep head to Vuelta a España without big names — cyclingnews
Etixx_QuickStep team selection (00:44 Music) — Etixx_QuickStep
Podcast: The unofficial Vuelta preview (50:20 English) — cycling-central
August 18 update:
Stage maps and timetables now posted. See race summary table (right)
Top 10 riders to watch (05:08 English) — cyclingnewstv
Majka and Sagan lead two-pronged Tinkoff-Saxo approach at Vuelta a España — cyclingnews
Cancellara, Schleck to lead Trek at Vuelta — velonews
Vuelta a España 2015 race preview — cyclingnews
Ewan to make Grand Tour debut at Vuelta a España — sbs.au
August 17 update:
Quintana and Valverde lead Movistar's Vuelta a España squad — cyclingnews
Team Sky confirm riders to support Froome at Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
August 14 update:
GCN's Vuelta A España Preview Show (10:17 English) — gcn
August 12 update:
John Degenkolb to lead Giant-Alpecin at Vuelta a España — cyclingweekly
No Kittel as Degenkolb, Dumoulin, Craddock tapped for Vuelta — velonews
August 11 update:
With Vuelta start, Froome takes aim at history — velonews
August 10 update:
Chris Froome: Bring on the Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
Pozzovivo targets top 5 at Vuelta a España — cyclingnews
Froome aiming for Tour-Vuelta double; Briton joins impressive Vuelta a España line-up — cyclingtips
August 3 update:
Nairo Quintana to race in Vuelta a España — theguardian
Nairo Quintana to race in the Vuelta a Espana — cyclingweekly
Frank Schleck targeting Vuelta a España having been ruled out of Tour de France — cyclingweekly
Aru happy to have Nibali alongside for Vuelta — velonews
August 1 update:
Aru ready to share leadership with Nibali at the Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews
July 31 update:
Van Garderen to race Vuelta a España — cyclingnews
Nibali confirms Vuelta a España participation — cyclingnews
Astana takes 'strongest team ever' to Vuelta with Nibali — velonews
Satisfied with Tour de France result, Quintana still on Vuelta fence — velonews
July 27 update:
Chris Froome considers racing the Vuelta a España in August — theguardian
July 21 update:
The lineup for the Vuelta a España is starting to look incredibly good — cyclingweekly
 
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March 23 update:
Orica-GreenEdge's Chaves targets Vuelta a España — cyclingnews
March 20 update:
Vuelta a España announce teams for 2015 race — cyclingnews
Vuelta a Espana wildcards announced — cyclingweekly
January 12 update:
Quintana: The first stages of the Vuelta a Espana will cause problems — cyclingnews
January 11 update:
2015 Vuelta a Espana concentrates summit finishes in first two weeks — cyclingnews
2015 Vuelta a Espana features tough mountain stages, Madrid finale — velonews
2015 Route Presentation Highlights (2:09 Spain) — rtve
Vuelta a Espana 2015 Route Flythrough (04:03 Music) — gazzetta
Valverde: "Será una Vuelta exigente y espectacular para la afición" — rtve.es
Full On-Demand - Presentación de la Vuelta a España (1:05:19 Spanish, restricted to Spain) — rtve
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia
Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage
August 19 update: A work in progress for 2015 Vuelta a España 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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2015 Vuelta a España Route Map
Route Map (Large Version) — lavuelta
Vuelta a Espana 2015 Route Flythrough (04:04 Music) — LaVueltaaEspaña