steephill logo
« steephill.tv home   •   email Email This   •   y! Mail This   •   t Tweet   •      •      •   Bookmark and Share   •   

Also follow steephill on Twitter

Stage Races Classics
Vuelta a España 2016 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights

Stage 15 featured bike racing tactics at its best and likely the best Grand Tour stage of the year. More photos posted below. This is the 2016 Vuelta a Espana live dashboard with race info, daily previews, live coverage, results, big photos and highlights.

Big Photos from 2016sirotti/flockton/lavuelta
Big Photos from 2015sirotti/flockton/lavuelta
Big Photos from 2014sirotti/flockton/lavuelta
Big Photos from 2013sirotti/flockton/reuters
Big Photos from 2012sirotti/reuters/flockton
Big Photos from 2011sirotti/reuters/flockton
Big Photos from 2010sirotti/reuters



Show All Profile Thumbnails
1Saturday, August 2027.8 km 
Balneario LaiasCastrelo de Miño (Ourense)
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
2Sunday, August 21159 km 
OurenseBaiona
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
3Monday, August 22176 km 
Marín (Pontevedra) → Mirador Ézaro
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
4Tuesday, August 23161 km 
BetanzosSan André de Teixidó
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
5Wednesday, August 24172 km 
ViveiroLugo
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
6Thursday, August 25163 km 
Monforte de LemosLuintra
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
7Friday, August 26158 km 
MacedaPuebla de Sanabria
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
8Saturday, August 27177 km 
Villalpando (Zamora) → La Camperona
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
9Sunday, August 28165 km 
CistiernaAlto de Naranco
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
10Monday, August 29187 km 
LugonesLagos de Covadonga
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
RTuesday, August 30 
Rest day
11Wednesday, August 31169 km 
ColungaPeña Cabarga
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
12Thursday, September 1193 km 
Los Corrales de BuelnaBilbao
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
13Friday, September 2213 km 
BilbaoUrdax-Dantxarinea
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
14Saturday, September 3196 km 
UrdaxCol d'Aubisque (FR)
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
15Sunday, September 4120 km 
SabiñanigoFormigal
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
16Monday, September 5158 km 
AlcañizPeníscola
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
RTuesday, September 6 
Rest day
17Wednesday, September 7173 km 
CastellónMas de la Costa
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
18Thursday, September 8191 km 
RequenaGandía
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
19Friday, September 939 km 
XàbiaCalp
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
20Saturday, September 10193 km 
BenidormAlto de Aitana
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
21Sunday, September 11103 km 
Las RozasMadrid
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
  Total Distance3294 km 

2016 Vuelta a España Teams
Team Rosters and Withdrawals
Group riders by: or

MOVISTAR (MOV)
ESP
  1VALVERDE BELMONTE  AlejandroESP
  2CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS  JonathanESP
  3ERVITI OLLO  ImanolESP
  4FERNANDEZ  RubenESP
  5HERRADA LOPEZ  JoséESP
  6MORENO FERNANDEZ  DanielESP
  7QUINTANA ROJAS  Nairo AlexanderCOL
  8ROJAS GIL  Jose JoaquinESP
  9SUTHERLAND  RoryAUS

TINKOFF (TNK)
RUS
  11CONTADOR VELASCO  AlbertoESP
  12BENNATI  DanieleITA
  13BOARO  ManueleITA
  14GOGL  MichaelAUT
  15HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ  JesusESP
  16KISERLOVSKI  RobertCRO
  17MOREIRA PAULINHO  Sergio MiguelPOR
  18ROVNY  IvanRUS
  19TROFIMOV  YuryRUS

SKY (SKY)
GBR
  21FROOME  ChristopherGBR
  22BOSWELL  IanUSA
  23GOLAS  MichalPOL
  24KENNAUGH  PeterGBR
  25KNEES  ChristianGER
  26KONIG  LeopoldCZE
  27KWIATKOWSKI  MichalPOL
  28LOPEZ GARCIA  DavidESP
  29PUCCIO  SalvatoreITA

BMC RACING (BMC)
USA
  31VAN GARDEREN  TejayUSA
  32ATAPUMA HURTADO  DarwinCOL
  33DILLIER  SilvanSUI
  34DRUCKER  Jean-PierreLUX
  35GILBERT  PhilippeBEL
  36HERMANS  BenBEL
  37SANCHEZ GONZALEZ  SamuelESP
  38TEUNS  DylanBEL
  39WYSS  DaniloSUI

LOTTO NL - JUMBO (TLJ)
NED
  41KRUIJSWIJK  StevenNED
  42BATTAGLIN  EnricoITA
  43BENNETT  GeorgeNZL
  45CAMPENAERTS  VictorBEL
  46GESINK  RobertNED
  47KEIZER  MartijnNED
  48BOUWMAN  KoenNED
  48TANKINK  BramNED
  49VAN EMDEN  JosNED

ORICA-BikeExchange (OBE)
AUS
  51CHAVES RUBIO  Jhoan EstebanCOL
  52BEWLEY  SamNZL
  53GERRANS  SimonAUS
  54HAIG  JackAUS
  55HOWSON  DamienAUS
  56KEUKELEIRE  JensBEL
  57NIELSEN  Magnus CortDEN
  58TUFT  SveinCAN
  59YATES  SimonGBR

ASTANA (AST)
KAZ
  61SCARPONI  MicheleITA
  62CATALDO  DarioITA
  63GRUZDEV  DmitriyKAZ
  64LOPEZ MORENO  Miguel AngelCOL
  65MALACARNE  DavideITA
  66SANCHEZ GIL  Luis LeonESP
  67SMUKULIS  GatisLAT
  68VANOTTI  AlessandroITA
  69ZEITS  AndreyKAZ

FDJ (FDJ)
FRA
  71ELISSONDE  KennyFRA
  72EIKING  Odd ChristianNOR
  73FISCHER  Murilo AntonioBRA
  74GENIEZ  AlexandreFRA
  75LADAGNOUS  MatthieuFRA
  76LE BON  JohanFRA
  77MANZIN  LorenzoFRA
  78PICHON  LaurentFRA
  79REZA  KévinFRA

GIANT - ALPECIN (TGA)
GER
  81BARGUIL  WarrenFRA
  82ARNDT  NikiasGER
  83DE KORT  KoenNED
  84FRÖHLINGER  JohannesGER
  85HAGA  ChadUSA
  86LUDVIGSSON  TobiasSWE
  87SKJOESTAD LUNKE  SindreNOR
  88STAMSNIJDER  TomNED
  89WAEYTENS  ZicoBEL

TREK - SEGAFREDO (TFS)
USA
  91ZUBELDIA AGIRRE  HaimarESP
  92BEPPU  FumiyukiJPN
  93BERNARD  JulienFRA
  94BONIFAZIO  NiccoloITA
  95DIDIER  LaurentLUX
  96FELLINE  FabioITA
  97IRIZAR ARANBURU  MarkelESP
  98REIJNEN  KielUSA
  99ZOIDL  RiccardoAUT

AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM)
FRA
  101PERAUD  Jean-ChristopheFRA
  102BAGDONAS  GediminasLTU
  103BAKELANTS  JanBEL
  104BIDARD  FrançoisFRA
  105DOMONT  AxelFRA
  106JAUREGUI  QuentinFRA
  107LATOUR  Pierre-RogerFRA
  108MINARD  SébastienFRA
  109RIBLON  ChristopheFRA

KATUSHA (KAT)
RUS
  111LOSADA ALGUACIL  AlbertoESP
  112BYSTRØM  Sven ErikNOR
  113KOCHETKOV  PavelRUS
  114LAGUTIN  SergeyRUS
  115MACHADO  TiagoPOR
  116MAMYKIN  MatveyRUS
  117RESTREPO  JhonatanCOL
  118SILIN  EgorRUS
  119TAARAMAE  ReinEST

LOTTO SOUDAL (LTS)
BEL
  121DE CLERCQ  BartBEL
  122ARMEE  SanderBEL
  123DE GENDT  ThomasBEL
  124DOCKX  GertBEL
  125HANSEN  AdamAUS
  126MONFORT  MaximeBEL
  127VAN DER SANDE  ToshBEL
  128VERVAEKE  LouisBEL
  129WALLAYS  JelleBEL

ETIXX - QUICK STEP (EQS)
BEL
  131BRAMBILLA  GianlucaITA
  132BOUET  MaximeFRA
  133DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO  DavidESP
  134LAMPAERT  YvesBEL
  135MEERSMAN  GianniBEL
  136SERRY  PieterBEL
  137STYBAR  ZdenekCZE
  138TERPSTRA  NikiNED
  139VELITS  MartinSVK

CANNONDALE (CDT)
USA
  141TALANSKY  AndrewUSA
  142BEVIN  PatrickNZL
  143CLARKE  SimonAUS
  144DOMBROWSKI  Joseph LloydUSA
  145FORMOLO  DavideITA
  146KING  BenjaminUSA
  147MOSER  MorenoITA
  148ROLLAND  PierreFRA
  149VILLELLA  DavideITA

DIMENSION DATA (DDD)
RSA
  151ANTON HERNANDEZ  IgorESP
  152DOUGALL  NickRSA
  153FARRAR  TylerUSA
  154FRAILE MATARRANZ  OmarESP
  155HAAS  NathanAUS
  156JANSE VAN RENSBURG  JacquesRSA
  157KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN  MerhawiERI
  158SBARAGLI  KristianITA
  159VENTER  JacoRSA

IAM CYCLING (IAM)
SUI
  161FRANK  MathiasSUI
  162CHEVRIER  ClementFRA
  163DEVENYNS  DriesBEL
  164LAENGEN  Vegard StakeNOR
  165PELLAUD  SimonSUI
  166REYNES MIMO  VicenteESP
  167VANGENECHTEN  JonasBEL
  168WARBASSE  LawrenceUSA
  169WYSS  MarcelSUI

LAMPRE - MERIDA (LAM)
ITA
  171MEINTJES  LouisRSA
  172ARASHIRO  YukiyaJPN
  173CATTANEO  MattiaITA
  174CONTI  ValerioITA
  175DURASEK  KristijanCRO
  176FARIA DA COSTA  Mario JorgePOR
  177GRMAY  Tsgabu GebremaryamETH
  178KOSHEVOY  IliaBLR
  179ZURLO  FedericoITA

COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS (COF)
FRA
  181MATE MARDONES  Luis AngelESP
  182BAGOT  YoannFRA
  183CHETOUT  LoïcFRA
  184COUSIN  JeromeFRA
  185HARDY  RomainFRA
  186MOLARD  RudyFRA
  187ROSSETTO  StéphaneFRA
  188SENECHAL  FlorianFRA
  189VAN BILSEN  KennethBEL

BORA-ARGON 18 (BOA)
GER
  191PIMENTA COSTA MENDES  José JoaoPOR
  192BENEDETTI  CesareITA
  193HERKLOTZ  SilvioGER
  194HUZARSKI  BartoszPOL
  195MUHLBERGER  GregorAUT
  196PFINGSTEN  ChristophGER
  197SCHWARZMANN  MichaelGER
  198SELIG  RudigerGER
  199THWAITES  ScottGBR

CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA (CJR)
ESP
  201ARROYO DURAN  DavidESP
  202BILBAO LOPEZ DE ARMENTIA  PelloESP
  203CARTHY  HughGBR
  204GONÇALVES  JoséPOR
  205MADRAZO RUIZ  AngelESP
  206MAS BONET  LuisESP
  207PARDILLA BELLON  SergioESP
  208PRADES REVERTE  EduardESP
  209ROSON GARCIA  JaimeESP

DIRECT ENERGIE (DEN)
FRA
  211SICARD  RomainFRA
  212ANDERSON  RyanCAN
  213CALMEJANE  LilianFRA
  214CARDIS  RomainFRA
  215HUREL  TonyFRA
  216JEANDESBOZ  FabriceFRA
  217MORICE  JulienFRA
  218NAULEAU  BrianFRA
  219QUEMENEUR  PerrigFRA

  Printable Startlist



News and Updates for Vuelta a España 2016

Also live,
2016 Tour of Britain Live (2.HC GBR): race info, official startlist, broadcasters
Live Friday, 2016 GP Cycliste de Québec Live (1.UWT CAN): race info, official startlist, previews, broadcasters

Stage 21 Post-Race Coverage



34 Big Photos from Stage 21sirotti/aso
Stage 21 Results
1  NIELSEN, Magnus Cort (OBE)     2:48:52
2  BENNATI, Daniele (TNK)         
3  MEERSMAN, Gianni (EQS)         
4  SBARAGLI, Kristian (DDD)       
5  ARNDT, Nikias (TGA)            
6  MANZIN, Lorenzo (FDJ)          
7  HARDY, Romain (COF)            
8  RESTREPO, Jhonatan (KAT)       
9  SELIG, Rudiger (BOA)           
10 PUCCIO, Salvatore (SKY)        
11 PRADES REVERTE, Eduard (CJR)   
12 ARASHIRO, Yukiya (LAM)         
13 BEPPU, Fumiyuki (TFS)          
14 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS)      
15 BYSTRØM, Sven Erik (KAT)       
16 BAGDONAS, Gediminas (ALM)      
17 VANGENECHTEN, Jonas (IAM)      
18 BAKELANTS, Jan (ALM)           
19 ANDERSON, Ryan (DEN)           
20 FELLINE, Fabio (TFS)           

Final General Classification
1  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          83:31:28
2  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)             +  1:23
3  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)     +  4:08
4  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)       +  4:21
5  TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)                +  7:43
6  YATES, Simon (OBE)                    +  8:33
7  DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)     + 11:18
8  MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)        + 13:04
9  FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                 + 13:17
10 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                 + 14:07
11 SCARPONI, Michele (AST)               + 15:33
12 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)    + 15:57
13 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (ALM)         + 18:22
14 HERMANS, Ben (BMC)                    + 19:10
15 SILIN, Egor (KAT)                     + 22:05
16 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS)                 + 29:37
17 BAKELANTS, Jan (ALM)                  + 36:30
18 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR)         + 38:38
19 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TFS)         + 40:29
20 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)                + 42:26
Full Official Stage 21 Results and Final General Classificationlavuelta
Quintana sails to first overall victory in Madridcyclingnews
Alberto Contador Post Race Interview (00:48 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Five talking points from stage 21 of the Vuelta a Españacyclingweekly
Esteban Chaves, 3rd Overall, Post Race Interview (01:27 English)CyclingProNet
Froome hints at targeting Tour de France-Vuelta a Espana double in 2017cyclingnews
Vuelta roundtable: what did Froome learn?velonews
Talansky reaches new heights in Spainvelonews
We'll help van Garderen out of his slump, says Ochowiczcyclingnews
Five things we learned from the Vueltavelonews
After Vuelta win, Quintana signs new Movistar dealvelonews
Last Km of Stage 21 (01:12 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Last Km of Stage 21 (02:03 English)sbs
Last Km of Stage 21 (02:28 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Overall winner podium ceremony (01:11 English)nbcsports
Résumé - Étape 21 (04:30 French)LaVueltaaEspaña
Official Stage 21 Highlights (04:30 English)LaVueltaaEspaña
Overall Vuelta winner puts on red jersey (02:52 English)nbcsports
Vuelta a Espana winner drinking champagne during Stage 21 (00:46 English)nbcsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 21 (01:07 English)CyclingProNet
Overall Race Winner's Interview (02:18 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Chris Froome Post Race Interview (02:13 English)nbcsports
On-board: Stage 21 Bikecam Highlights (02:24 Ambient Noise)VelonCC
Best of Highlights from La Vuelta a España 2016 (02:56 English)LaVueltaaEspaña
34 Big Photos from Stage 21sirotti/aso
Podcast: Post Stage 21 Analysis w/ R Moore, L Birnie, D Friebe (30:55 English)telegraph
Backstage Pass - Stage 21 (11:02 English)ORICABikeExchange

Women's Madrid Challenge Results and Reportcyclingnews
Women's Madrid Challenge Highlights (05:59 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña

Stage 21 preview: Las Rozas → Madrid, 103 km (flat)

September 10 update:
Stage 21 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
Dimension Data Mechanic's Truck Tour (07:45 English)gcn
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 21 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 21 start time: Sunday 17:18 CEST (3:18:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Las Rozas, Spain
Earliest live video: 17:20 CEST (3:20:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 20:20 CEST (6:20:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Madrid, Spain

Stage 20 Post-Race Coverage


40 Big Photos from Stage 20sirotti/aso
Stage 20 Results
1  LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM)           5:19:41
2  ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC)        +     2
3  FELLINE, Fabio (TFS)                 +    17
4  FRANK, Mathias (IAM)                 +    40
5  GESINK, Robert (TLJ)                 +  1:03
6  DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS)                +  1:28
7  MOLARD, Rudy (COF)                   +  2:02
8  CALMEJANE, Lilian (DEN)              +  3:01
9  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)    +  3:17
10 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          +  4:03
11 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)            +  4:05
12 TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)               +  4:34
13 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)      +  4:41
14 YATES, Simon (OBE)                   +  5:04
15 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)    +  5:10
16 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS)            +  5:28
17 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)   +  5:38
18 KING, Benjamin (CDT)                 +  5:49
19 SILIN, Egor (KAT)                    +  5:53
20 KOCHETKOV, Pavel (KAT)               +  5:58
21 CONTI, Valerio (LAM)                 
22 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)               
23 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                +  6:06
24 FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                
25 LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY)            +  6:37
26 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COF)      +  6:40
27 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)       +  7:00
28 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST)         +  7:06
29 KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                 +  9:23
30 SCARPONI, Michele (AST)              +  9:35
31 HERMANS, Ben (BMC)                   +  9:55
32 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (ALM)        
33 MAMYKIN, Matvey (KAT)                
34 VILLELLA, Davide (CDT)               + 11:33
35 CHEVRIER, Clement (IAM)              + 11:44
36 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS)                + 12:26
37 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TFS)        
38 HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ, Jesus (TNK)      
39 MOSER, Moreno (CDT)                  + 12:35

General Classification after Stage 20
1  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          80:42:36
2  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)             +  1:23
3  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)     +  4:08
4  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)       +  4:21
5  TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)                +  7:43
6  YATES, Simon (OBE)                    +  8:33
7  DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)     + 11:18
8  MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)        + 13:04
9  FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                 + 13:17
10 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                 + 14:07
11 SCARPONI, Michele (AST)               + 15:33
12 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)    + 15:57
13 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (ALM)         + 18:22
14 HERMANS, Ben (BMC)                    + 19:10
15 SILIN, Egor (KAT)                     + 22:05
Full Official Stage 20 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Quintana seals overall victory on Alto de Aitanacyclingnews
Esteban Chaves' emotional reaction after told he is 3rd on GC (00:34 Ambient)CyclingProNet
Esteban Chaves Post Stage 20 Interview (00:39 English)CyclingProNet
Esteban Chaves Post Stage 20 Interview (01:05 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Alberto Contador Post Stage 20 Interview (01:48 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Contador wonders why Movistar wouldn’t return favor in Vueltavelonews
Froome unable to dislodge Quintana in Vuelta a Espana finalecyclingnews
Quintana: Winning Vuelta a Espana gives confidence for Tour de Francecyclingnews
Five talking points from stage 20 of the Vuelta a Españacyclingweekly
Chaves celebrates return to Vuelta a Espana podiumcyclingnews
Consistent Felline poised to win points classificationcyclingnews
Fabio Felline Post Stage 20 Interview (01:42 English)CyclingProNet
Last Km of Stage 20 (02:40 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Last Km of Stage 20 (00:52 English)nbcsports
Last 5 Km of Stage 20 (16:53 English)eurosport
Last 50 Km of Stage 20 (1:53:25 Spanish)rtve
Chris Froome attack with 3.5 km to go, Stage 20 (00:24 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
33km to go: Esteban Chaves attacks on Stage 20 (02:23 English)sbs
Official Stage 20 Highlights (04:35 English)LaVueltaaEspaña
Résumé - Étape 20 (04:35 French)LaVueltaaEspaña
Resumen - Etapa 20 (04:35 Spanish)LaVueltaaEspaña
Race Leader's Interview after Stage 20 (03:05 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Winner's Interview from Stage 20 (01:31 French)CyclingProNet
Red jersey presentation after Stage 20 (01:03 English)nbcsports
Onboard: Stage 20 Bikecam Highlights (02:26 Ambient Noise)VelonCC
40 Big Photos from Stage 20sirotti/aso
Extended Stage 20 Highlights (23:56 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Backstage Pass - Stage 20 (20:17 English)ORICABikeExchange
Podcast: Post Stage 20 Analysis w/ R Moore, L Birnie, D Friebe (39:03 English)telegraph

Stage 20 preview: Benidorm → Alto de Aitana, 193 km (Mountain)


September 9 update:
Stage 20 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
Chris Froome is betting everything on Vuelta a España's final mountain daycyclingweekly
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 20 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 20 start time: Saturday 12:18 CEST (10:18:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Benidorm, Spain
Earliest live video: 12:18 CEST (10:18:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:55 CEST (3:55:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Alto de Aitana, Spain

Stage 19 Post-Race Coverage


25 Big Photos from Stage 19sirotti/aso
Stage 19 Results
1  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)             46:33
2  CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS, Jonathan (MOV)   +   44
3  LUDVIGSSON, Tobias (TGA)              + 1:24
4  LAMPAERT, Yves (EQS)                  + 1:26
5  CAMPENAERTS, Victor (TLJ)             + 1:47
6  KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                  + 1:51
7  TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)                + 1:54
8  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)       + 1:57
9  FELLINE, Fabio (TFS)                  + 1:58
10 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST)          + 2:10
11 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)           + 2:16
12 ZOIDL, Riccardo (TFS)                 + 2:30
13 DE GENDT, Thomas (LTS)                + 2:33
14 CATALDO, Dario (AST)                  + 2:38
15 DILLIER, Silvan (BMC)                 + 2:40
16 WARBASSE, Lawrence (IAM)              + 2:47
17 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)    + 2:50
18 HAGA, Chad (TGA)                      + 2:51
19 DEVENYNS, Dries (IAM)                 + 2:56
20 HERMANS, Ben (BMC)                    + 3:02
21 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (ALM)         
22 GRUZDEV, Dmitriy (AST)                + 3:04
23 LAENGEN, Vegard Stake (IAM)           + 3:07
24 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)     + 3:13
25 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                 + 3:18
26 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS)                 + 3:19
27 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)        + 3:20
28 BOARO, Manuele (TNK)                  + 3:30
29 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)     + 3:35
30 BAGDONAS, Gediminas (ALM)             + 3:36
31 MACHADO, Tiago (KAT)                  + 3:44
32 YATES, Simon (OBE)                    + 3:45
33 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TFS)         + 3:49
34 SCARPONI, Michele (AST)               
35 STYBAR, Zdenek (EQS)                  + 3:54
36 LADAGNOUS, Matthieu (FDJ)             + 3:57
37 GESINK, Robert (TLJ)                  + 3:59
38 WYSS, Marcel (IAM)                    + 4:01
39 SICARD, Romain (DEN)                  + 4:06
40 BAKELANTS, Jan (ALM)                  + 4:14

General Classification after Stage 19
1  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          75:18:52
2  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)             +  1:21
3  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)       +  3:43
4  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)     +  4:54
5  TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)                +  7:12
6  YATES, Simon (OBE)                    +  7:32
7  SCARPONI, Michele (AST)               + 10:01
8  MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)        + 10:07
9  DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)     + 10:11
10 FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                 + 11:14
11 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                 + 12:04
12 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)        + 12:25
13 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (ALM)         + 12:30
14 HERMANS, Ben (BMC)                    + 13:18
15 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)    + 14:22
Full Official Stage 19 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Vuelta a Espana: Froome wins stage 19 time trialcyclingnews
Sanchez crashes hard in Vuelta TT; Talansky moves upvelonews
Froome blasts back into contention with Vuelta a Espana time trial wincyclingnews
Contador moves onto provisional podium at Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Nairo Quintana stays calm despite losing time to Froome in Calpcyclingnews
Alberto Contador Post Stage 19 (02:42 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Esteban Chaves Post Stage 19 (00:55 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Last Km of the Stage 19 Winning Ride (01:12 English)nbcsports
Last Km of the Stage 19 Winning Ride (01:23 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Contador finishing Stage 19 TT (00:16 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Froome finishing Stage 19 TT (00:31 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Quintana finishing Stage 19 TT (00:21 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Stage 19 Winner's Interview (02:03 English)CyclingProNet
Stage 19 Winner's Interview (02:30 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Stage 19 Winner's Interview (02:26 English)nbcsports
Race Leader's Interview after Stage 19 (02:41 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Stage 19 Podium Ceremony (02:18 English)nbcsports
Résumé - Étape 19 (04:10 French)LaVueltaaEspaña
Official Stage 19 Highlights (04:10 English)LaVueltaaEspaña
Resumen - Etapa 19 (04:10 Spanish)LaVueltaaEspaña
Podcast: Post Stage 19 Analysis w/ R Moore, L Birnie, D Friebe (26:52 English)telegraph
Onboard: Stage 19 On-Bike Highlights (02:12 Ambient Noise)VelonCC
Extended Stage 19 Highlights (26:23 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Sammy Sanchez Stage 19 ITT crash (00:30 Ambient)@CyclingHubTV
25 Big Photos from Stage 19sirotti/aso
Backstage Pass - Stage 19 (06:28 English)ORICABikeExchange

Stage 19 preview: Xàbia → Calp, 39 km (TT)

September 8 update:
Stage 19 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
Stage 19 ITT Start Order and Times (CET) — aso
Contador upbeat for crucial Vuelta a Espana time trial testcyclingnews
Quintana hoping to continue momentum in time trialcyclingnews
Can Quintana hang onto Vuelta red through TT and final mountain?velonews
Boswell's first-hand account of how Sky (maybe) lost the Vueltavelonews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 19 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 19 start time: Friday 13:46 CEST (11:46:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Xàbia, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:44 CEST (3:44:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Calp, Spain

Stage 18 Post-Race Coverage


28 Big Photos from Stage 18sirotti/aso
Stage 18 Results
1  NIELSEN, Magnus Cort (OBE)           4:54:31
2  ARNDT, Nikias (TGA)                  
3  DRUCKER, Jean-Pierre (BMC)           
4  BENNATI, Daniele (TNK)               
5  VANGENECHTEN, Jonas (IAM)            
6  REIJNEN, Kiel (TFS)                  
7  SCHWARZMANN, Michael (BOA)           
8  MEERSMAN, Gianni (EQS)               
9  SBARAGLI, Kristian (DDD)             
10 MANZIN, Lorenzo (FDJ)                
11 LAMPAERT, Yves (EQS)                 
12 STYBAR, Zdenek (EQS)                 
13 ANDERSON, Ryan (DEN)                 
14 BAGDONAS, Gediminas (ALM)            
15 HARDY, Romain (COF)                  
16 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV)        
17 LAGUTIN, Sergey (KAT)                
18 PRADES REVERTE, Eduard (CJR)         
19 LADAGNOUS, Matthieu (FDJ)            
20 ARASHIRO, Yukiya (LAM)               
21 WALLAYS, Jelle (LTS)                 
22 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)   
23 KNEES, Christian (SKY)               
24 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS)            
25 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                
26 FELLINE, Fabio (TFS)                 
27 RESTREPO, Jhonatan (KAT)             
28 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          
29 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)    
30 HANSEN, Adam (LTS)                   
31 DE KORT, Koen (TGA)                  
32 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)            
33 SCARPONI, Michele (AST)              
34 BYSTRØM, Sven Erik (KAT)             
35 BIDARD, François (ALM)               
36 KEUKELEIRE, Jens (OBE)               
37 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)       
38 SMUKULIS, Gatis (AST)                
39 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (ALM)        
40 WYSS, Marcel (IAM)                   

General Classification after Stage 18
1  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          74:30:03
2  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)             +  3:37
3  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)     +  3:57
4  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)       +  4:02
5  YATES, Simon (OBE)                    +  6:03
6  TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)                +  7:34
7  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)        +  8:12
8  FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                 +  8:13
9  SCARPONI, Michele (AST)               +  8:28
10 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)     +  8:52
11 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)        +  9:03
12 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                 + 11:02
13 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR)         + 11:13
14 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (ALM)         + 11:44
15 HERMANS, Ben (BMC)                    + 12:32
16 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)    + 13:48
17 SILIN, Egor (KAT)                     + 15:56
18 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS)                 + 20:11
19 BAKELANTS, Jan (ALM)                  + 24:50
20 WYSS, Marcel (IAM)                    + 29:36
Full Official Stage 18 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Vuelta a Espana: Cort Nielsen wins stage 18cyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 18 (01:05 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Last 1.5 Km of Stage 18 (03:56 English)sbs
Last Km of Stage 18 (01:39 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 18 (00:56 English)nbcsports
Official Stage 18 Highlights (03:36 English)LaVueltaaEspaña
Résumé - Étape 18 (03:36 French)LaVueltaaEspaña
Resumen - Etapa 18 (03:36 Spanish)LaVueltaaEspaña
Winner's Interview from Stage 18 (02:24 English)CyclingProNet
Winner's Interview from Stage 18 (01:15 English)nbcsports
Race Leader's Interview after Stage 18 (01:40 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Stage 18 podium ceremony (02:01 English)nbcsports
Backstage Pass - Stage 18 (11:05 English)ORICABikeExchange
On-board: Stage 18 Bikecam Highlights (02:14 Ambient Noise)VelonCC
28 Big Photos from Stage 18sirotti/aso
Extended Stage 18 Highlights (23:27 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Podcast: Post Stage 18 Analysis w/ R Moore, L Birnie, D Friebe (42:50 English)telegraph

Stage 18 preview: Requena → Gandía, 191 km (lumpy/flat)

September 7 update:
Stage 18 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
Orica-BikeExchange Mechanics' Truck Tour (08:27 English)gcn
Podcast: Vuelta a España - Quintana's to lose? (38:15 English)cycling-central
Contador refuses to give up on GC at Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Farrar: Most of Vuelta a Espana peloton at a breaking pointcyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 18 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 18 start time: Thursday 12:40 CEST (10:40:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Requena, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Gandía, Spain

Stage 17 Post-Race Coverage


25 Big Photos from Stage 17sirotti/aso
Stage 17 Results
1  FRANK, Mathias (IAM)                 4:34:38
2  KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                  +    6
3  GESINK, Robert (TLJ)                  +   11
4  BILBAO, Pello (CJR)                   +   14
5  CATALDO, Dario (AST)                  +   16
6  HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOV)             +   29
7  DOMONT, Axel (ALM)                    +   48
8  DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS)                 +   57
9  DURASEK, Kristijan (LAM)              + 1:02
10 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TFS)         + 1:04
11 WYSS, Marcel (IAM)                    + 1:10
12 QUEMENEUR, Perrig (DEN)               + 1:21
13 GOGL, Michael (TNK)                   + 1:24
14 KOCHETKOV, Pavel (KAT)                + 1:31
15 DILLIER, Silvan (BMC)                 + 1:34
16 ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF)              + 1:37
17 CHEVRIER, Clement (IAM)               + 1:39
18 SBARAGLI, Kristian (DDD)              + 1:49
19 LADAGNOUS, Matthieu (FDJ)             + 2:17
20 ERVITI OLLO, Imanol (MOV)             + 2:28
21 PFINGSTEN, Christoph (BOA)            + 2:33
22 ROSON GARCIA, Jaime (CJR)             + 2:41
23 THWAITES, Scott (BOA)                 + 3:09
24 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)       + 3:27
25 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)            
26 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          
27 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)    
28 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (ALM)         + 4:05
29 HERMANS, Ben (BMC)                    + 4:15
30 SCARPONI, Michele (AST)               + 4:16
31 TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)                + 4:18
32 MAMYKIN, Matvey (KAT)                 + 4:20
33 FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                 + 4:23
34 YATES, Simon (OBE)                   
35 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)        + 4:25
36 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)    + 4:27
37 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR)         + 4:31
38 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                 + 4:44
39 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)     + 4:56
40 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COF)       + 4:59

General Classification after Stage 17
1  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)         69:35:32
2  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)             + 3:37
3  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)     + 3:57
4  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)       + 4:02
5  YATES, Simon (OBE)                    + 6:03
6  TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)                + 7:34
7  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)        + 8:12
8  FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                 + 8:13
9  SCARPONI, Michele (AST)               + 8:28
10 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)     + 8:52
Full Official Stage 17 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Mathias Frank wins stage 17cyclingnews
Alberto Contador Post Stage 17 Interview (01:40 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Esteban Chaves Post Stage 17 Interview (00:40 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Alejandro Valverde Post Stage 17 Interview (01:06 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Quintana makes solid Vuelta a Espana defense on Mas de La Costacyclingnews
Contador refuses to give up on GC at Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
With another Vuelta stage win, IAM going out in stylevelonews
Tenacious Froome locks onto GC train on Mas de la Costacyclingnews
Chris Froome repels Alberto Contador attack to stay second in Vueltatheguardian
Quintana makes solid Vuelta a Espana defence on Mas de La Costacyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 17 (03:51 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Last Km of Stage 17 (02:53 English)sbs
GC contenders crossing the line, Stage 17 (00:20 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Last 4 Km of Stage 17 - Final Climb (20:33 English)eurosport
Contador attacks out of the GC group with 1 km to go (00:21 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Race Leader's Interview after Stage 17 (01:36 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Winner's Interview from Stage 17 (01:31 English)nbcsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 17 (01:50 English)CyclingProNet
Stage 4 Podium Ceremony (00:38 English)nbcsports
Résumé - Étape 17 (04:14 French)LaVueltaaEspaña
Resumen - Etapa 17 (04:14 Spanish)LaVueltaaEspaña
Official Stage 17 Highlights (04:14 English)LaVueltaaEspaña
Backstage Pass - Stage 17 (07:09 English)ORICABikeExchange
Extended Stage 17 Highlights (26:30 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
On-board: Stage 17 Bikecam Highlights (02:29 Ambient Noise)VelonCC
Podcast: Post Stage 17 Analysis w/ R Moore, L Birnie, D Friebe (31:40 English)telegraph
25 Big Photos from Stage 17sirotti/aso

Stage 17 preview: Castellón → Mas de la Costa, 173 km (Mountain)

September 6 update:

#grafitti in Mas de la Costa 🏁🔥🏁 ¡Bienvenidos!

A photo posted by La Vuelta a España (@lavueltaaespana) on

Stage 17 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
Contador: Mas de la Costa stage will be one of the toughest of the racecyclingnews
Recon of the steep 22% section from the Stage 17 Mas de la Costa finishing climb (00:30 Ambient)@CiclismoInter
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 17 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 17 start time: Wednesday 12:40 CEST (10:40:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Castellón, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Mas de la Costa, Spain

Tuesday is the second and final Rest Day

September 5 update:
How Much Do You Ride On A Rest Day. GCN Asks The Pros (02:44 English)gcn
Index to Big Photos from Stages 1-16 sirotti/flockton/aso
Froome: I'm not just going to give up on Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Sky hoping for Vuelta rebound, but it may be too latevelonews
Simon Yates expects hard-fought final weekcyclingnews
Quintana: My rivals are still racing to win the Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Vuelta roundtable: Nairo's attack, Sky is fallingvelonews
Froome ready to scrap for time at Vueltavelonews
Rest Day Thread: Coming of Age in Spainpodiumcafe
Week 3 Preview (33:39 English)cyclinghub
Rest day 2 Podcast (26:33 English)cyclingnews
Nairo Quintana Rest Day 2 Press Conference (02:00 Spanish)espn
Chris Froome says 93 riders outside the Vuelta time cut should have been eliminatedcyclingweekly
The Recon Ride Podcast: Vuelta a España Preview Part III (41:00 English)velohuman
more to come...

Stage 16 Post-Race Coverage


26 Big Photos from Stage 16sirotti/aso
Stage 16 Results
1  DRUCKER, Jean-Pierre (BMC)           3:21:18
2  SELIG, Rudiger (BOA)                 
3  ARNDT, Nikias (TGA)                  
4  MEERSMAN, Gianni (EQS)               
5  MANZIN, Lorenzo (FDJ)                
6  VANGENECHTEN, Jonas (IAM)            
7  SBARAGLI, Kristian (DDD)             
8  REIJNEN, Kiel (TFS)                  
9  VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS)            
10 RESTREPO, Jhonatan (KAT)             
11 LADAGNOUS, Matthieu (FDJ)            
12 LAGUTIN, Sergey (KAT)                    + 2
13 PRADES REVERTE, Eduard (CJR)         
14 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)    
15 BEPPU, Fumiyuki (TFS)                
16 BAGDONAS, Gediminas (ALM)            
17 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)            
18 CHETOUT, Loïc (COF)                  
19 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          
20 KOCHETKOV, Pavel (KAT)               
21 SCARPONI, Michele (AST)              
22 ANDERSON, Ryan (DEN)                 
23 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)       
24 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (ALM)        
25 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV)        
26 BENNATI, Daniele (TNK)               
27 COUSIN, Jerome (COF)                 
28 BIDARD, François (ALM)               
29 ARASHIRO, Yukiya (LAM)               
30 KEUKELEIRE, Jens (OBE)               
31 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)       
32 NIELSEN, Magnus Cort (OBE)           
33 TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)               
34 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)      
35 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)   
36 FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                
37 YATES, Simon (OBE)                   
38 BOARO, Manuele (TNK)                 
39 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                
40 WYSS, Marcel (IAM)                   

General Classification after Stage 16
1  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)         64:57:27
2  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)             + 3:37
3  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)     + 3:57
4  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)       + 4:02
5  YATES, Simon (OBE)                    + 5:07
6  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)        + 6:12
7  TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)                + 6:43
8  FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                 + 7:17
9  DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)     + 7:23
10 SCARPONI, Michele (AST)               + 7:39
Full Official Stage 16 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Drucker wins stage 16cyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 16 (00:59 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Last 2 Km of Stage 16 (04:08 English)nbcsports
Last 12 Km of Stage 16 (15:43 English)
Résumé - Étape 16 (03:59 French)LaVueltaaEspaña
Official Stage 16 Highlights (03:59 English)LaVueltaaEspaña
Resumen - Etapa 16 (03:59 Spanish)LaVueltaaEspaña
Intermediate Sprint from Stage 16 (02:02 English)nbcsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 16 (01:37 English)nbcsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 16 (01:28 French)CyclingProNet
Race Leader's Interview from Stage 16 (00:54 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Onboard: Stage 16 Bikecam Highlights (02:07 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Podcast: Post Stage 16 Analysis w/ R Moore, L Birnie, D Friebe (30:29 English)telegraph
Extended Stage 16 Highlights (26:16 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
26 Big Photos from Stage 16sirotti/aso
Backstage Pass - Stage 16 (05:02 English)ORICABikeExchange

Stage 16 preview: Alcañiz → Peníscola, 158 km (rolling/flat)

September 4 update:
Stage 16 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 16 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 16 start time: Monday 13:45 CEST (11:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Alcañiz, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:30 CEST (3:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Peníscola, Spain

Stage 15 Post-Race Coverage


61 Big Photos from Stage 15sirotti/flockton/aso
Stage 15 Results
1  BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS)             2:54:30
2  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)           +     3
3  FELLINE, Fabio (TFS)                  +    25
4  ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)                +    28
5  DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)     +    31
6  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)       +    34
7  FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                 +    53
8  MAMYKIN, Matvey (KAT)                 +  1:16
9  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)     +  1:53
10 SCARPONI, Michele (AST)               +  1:59
11 MEINTJES, Louis (LAM)                 +  2:10
12 TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)                
13 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)        
14 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)        
15 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)    +  2:31
16 SILIN, Egor (KAT)                     
17 FRAILE MATARRANZ, Omar (DDD)          +  2:37
18 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)             +  2:40
19 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (ALM)         
20 BAKELANTS, Jan (ALM)                  +  2:45
21 YATES, Simon (OBE)                    +  2:47
22 HERMANS, Ben (BMC)                    +  2:49
23 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COF)       
24 LUDVIGSSON, Tobias (TGA)              
25 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS)                 +  3:00
26 KING, Benjamin (CDT)                  
27 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                 +  3:05
28 KOCHETKOV, Pavel (KAT)                +  3:16
29 HARDY, Romain (COF)                   
30 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR)         +  3:24
31 TEUNS, Dylan (BMC)                    +  4:38
32 WYSS, Marcel (IAM)                    +  5:13
33 KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN, Merhawi (DDD)     +  5:53
34 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST)          +  6:10
35 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV)         + 10:12
36 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS, Jonathan (MOV)   
37 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TFS)         
38 ROVNY, Ivan (TNK)                     
39 TROFIMOV, Yury (TNK)                  
40 DOMONT, Axel (ALM)                    

General Classification after Stage 15
1  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          61:36:07
2  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)             +  3:37
3  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)     +  3:57
4  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)       +  4:02
5  YATES, Simon (OBE)                    +  5:07
6  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)        +  6:12
7  TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)                +  6:43
8  FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                 +  7:17
9  DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)     +  7:23
10 SCARPONI, Michele (AST)               +  7:39
11 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)        +  8:05
12 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                 +  9:45
13 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR)         + 10:09
14 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (ALM)         + 11:06
15 HERMANS, Ben (BMC)                    + 11:44
16 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)    + 12:48
17 SILIN, Egor (KAT)                     + 13:55
18 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS)                 + 17:25
19 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)                + 19:57
20 BAKELANTS, Jan (ALM)                  + 22:48
Full Official Stage 15 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Brambilla out-sprints Nairo Quintana to win stage 15cyclingnews
Chris Froome loses 2min 43sec to Nairo Quintanaskysports
Alberto Contador Post Stage 15 Interview (01:27 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Esteban Chaves Post Stage 15 Interview (00:57 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Kenny Elissonde - Réaction à l'arrivée de la 15e étape (00:58 French)CyclingProNet
Five talking points from stage 15 of the Vuelta a Españacyclingweekly
Contador launches decisive move on the road to Formigalcyclingnews
Quintana and Contador leave Vuelta stage 15 satisfied after successful alliancecyclingweekly
Team Sky reflect on disastrous stage 15cyclingnews
Quintana's gutsy breakaway move pays offvelonews
Quintana cracks Froome as Brambilla wins explosive stage 15 (01:43 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Froome vows to keep on fighting after stage 15 disastercyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 15 (02:10 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Last Km of Stage 15 (04:02 English)nbcsports
Last 10 Km of Stage 15 (24:42 Dutch)nos
The break and chase with 5 km to go, Stage 15 (00:23 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Résumé - Étape 15 (04:11 French)LaVueltaaEspaña
Official Stage 15 Highlights (04:11 English)LaVueltaaEspaña
Winner's Interview from Stage 15 (02:24 Italian)CyclingProNet
Race Leader's Interview after Stage 15 (00:43 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Stage 15 winner's podium ceremony (01:54 English)nbcsports
On-board: Stage 15 Bikecam Highlights (02:12 Ambient Noise)VelonCC
61 Big Photos from Stage 15sirotti/flockton/aso
Extended Stage 15 Highlights (24:43 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Backstage Pass - Stage 15 (07:40 English)ORICABikeExchange
Podcast: Post Stage 15 Analysis w/ R Moore, L Birnie, D Friebe (41:48 English)telegraph

Stage 15 preview: Sabiñanigo → Formigal, 120 km (Mountain)

September 3 update:
Stage 15 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 15 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 15 start time: Sunday 12:41 CEST (10:41:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Sabiñanigo, Spain
Earliest live video: 14:30 CEST (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Formigal, Spain

Stage 14 Post-Race Coverage


58 Big Photos from Stage 14sirotti/flockton/aso
Stage 14 Results
1  GESINK, Robert (TLJ)                5:43:24
2  ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)               +    7
3  SILIN, Egor (KAT)                    +    9
4  BENNETT, George (TLJ)                +   31
5  YATES, Simon (OBE)                   +   39
6  ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TFS)        +   49
7  BAKELANTS, Jan (ALM)                 + 1:11
8  TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)               + 1:14
9  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)   
10 KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                 + 1:16
11 ROLLAND, Pierre (CDT)                + 1:26
12 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          + 1:47
13 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)           
14 WARBASSE, Lawrence (IAM)             + 1:50
15 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)      
16 MOLARD, Rudy (COF)                   + 1:53
17 HARDY, Romain (COF)                  + 1:54
18 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)       + 2:01
19 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)      + 2:07
20 HERMANS, Ben (BMC)                   + 2:17
21 FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                + 2:24
22 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR)        + 2:34

General Classification after Stage 14
1  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)         58:41:40
2  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)             +   54
3  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)     + 2:01
4  YATES, Simon (OBE)                    + 2:17
5  KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                  + 2:38
6  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)       + 3:28
7  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)        + 3:59
8  TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)                + 4:30
9  SCARPONI, Michele (AST)               + 5:37
10 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)        + 5:52
Full Official Stage 14 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Gesink wins stage 14 atop Col d'Aubisquecyclingnews
Kenny Elissonde réaction à l'arrivée de la 14e étape (01:38 French)CyclingProNet
Esteban Chaves Post Stage 14 Interview (01:05 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Jan Bakelants Interview d'arrivée - 14e étape (03:07 French)CyclingProNet
Gesink celebrates first-ever Grand Tour win in Vueltacyclingnews
Nairo Quintana: I gave all I had to try and drop Froomecyclingweekly
Quintana fails to crack Froome in stage 14velonews
Nairo Quintana promises more battles aheadcyclingnews
Vuelta queen stage 'one of the hardest' Grand Tour days for Team Skycyclingweekly
Yates lights up Vuelta GC battle with long-range attackvelonews
Valverde out of GC battle after losing ten minutescyclingnews
Simon Yates climbs to fourth with long-distance attack at Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Vuelta tourist Gesink gets his elusive grand tour winvelonews
Valverde out of GC battle after losing ten minutescyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 14 (02:52 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Last 4 Km of Stage 14 - GC Riders Highlights (03:48 Spanish)espn
Last 8 Km of Stage 14 (19:30 Spanish)espn
Last 20 Km of Stage 14 (1:02:50 Spanish)rtve
Last Km of Stage 14 (03:54 English)nbcsports
Last Km of Stage 14 (02:31 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Official Stage 14 Highlights (04:00 English)LaVueltaaEspaña
Résumé - Étape 14 (04:00 French)LaVueltaaEspaña
Resumen - Etapa 14 (04:03 Spanish)LaVueltaaEspaña
Stage 14 Highlights (01:48 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Winner Interview's from Stage 14 (01:32 English)CyclingProNet
Race Leader's Interview after Stage 14 (01:28 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Stage 14 winner's podium ceremony (03:18 English)nbcsports
Red jersey presentation after Stage 14 (01:21 English)nbcsports
58 Big Photos from Stage 14sirotti/flockton/aso
Backstage Pass - Stage 14 (07:44 English)ORICABikeExchange
On-board: Stage 14 Bikecam Highlights (02:22 Ambient Noise)VelonCC
Podcast: Post Stage 14 Analysis w/ R Moore, L Birnie, D Friebe (35:19 English)telegraph
Extended Stage 14 Highlights (25:00 English, restricted to Australia)sbs

Stage 14 preview: Urdax → Col d'Aubisque, 196 km (Mountain)


September 2 update:
Stage 14 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
Key Vuelta a Espana showdown on the Aubisque on Saturday - Previewcyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 14 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 14 start time: Saturday 11:48 CEST (9:48:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Urdax, Spain
Earliest live video: 12:00 CEST (10:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 18:04 CEST (4:04:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Col d'Aubisque, FR

Stage 13 Post-Race Coverage


30 Big Photos from Stage 13sirotti/aso
Stage 13 Results
1  CONTI, Valerio (LAM)                 5:29:04
2  WYSS, Danilo (BMC)                   +    55
3  LAGUTIN, Sergey (KAT)                
4  GOGL, Michael (TNK)                  
5  LAENGEN, Vegard Stake (IAM)          
6  LAMPAERT, Yves (EQS)                 
7  BENEDETTI, Cesare (BOA)              +  1:02
8  WALLAYS, Jelle (LTS)                 +  1:04
9  SMUKULIS, Gatis (AST)                
10 ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF)             +  1:08
11 STAMSNIJDER, Tom (TGA)               +  1:27
12 CARDIS, Romain (DEN)                 +  3:04
13 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)   + 33:54
14 SUTHERLAND, Rory (MOV)               
15 KNEES, Christian (SKY)               
16 LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY)            
17 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          
18 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV)        
19 ERVITI OLLO, Imanol (MOV)            
20 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOV)            

General Classification after Stage 13
1  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          52:56:29
2  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)              +   54
3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)     + 1:05
4  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)      + 2:34
5  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)        + 3:08
6  KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                   + 3:09
7  YATES, Simon (OBE)                     + 3:25
8  SCARPONI, Michele (AST)                + 3:34
9  DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)      + 3:45
10 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)         + 3:56
Full Official Stage 13 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Valerio Conti wins stage 13cyclingnews
Valerio Conti wins Stage 13 half an hour ahead of pelotoncyclingweekly
Alberto Contador Post Stage 13 Interview (00:45 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Quintana defends peloton's slow march across Basque Countrycyclingnews
Conti takes breakthrough stage victory in Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Peloton's siesta mode angers some Vuelta punditsvelonews
Indurain visits Vuelta a Espana in home region of Navarrecyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 13 (01:11 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Last Km of Stage 13 (01:45 English)nbcsports
Last Km of Stage 13 (02:23 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Last 10 Km of Stage 13 (15:53 English)
Attack with 18 km to go, Stage 13 (00:23 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Official Stage 13 Highlights (04:09 English)LaVueltaaEspaña
Résumé - Étape 13 (04:09 French)LaVueltaaEspaña
Resumen - Etapa 13 (04:09 Spanish)LaVueltaaEspaña
Race Leader's Interview after Stage 13 (00:57 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Winner's Interview from Stage 13 (00:58 Italian)cyclismactu
Stage 13 Winner's Podium Ceremony (00:43 English)nbcsports
Red jersey presentation after Stage 13 (00:42 English)nbcsports
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 13 (01:23 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Backstage Pass - Stage 13 (05:09 English)ORICABikeExchange
30 Big Photos from Stage 13sirotti/aso
Podcast: Post Stage 13 Analysis w/ R Moore, L Birnie, D Friebe (30:41 English)telegraph
Extended Stage 13 Highlights (25:34 English)sbs
On-board: Stage 13 Bikecam Highlights (02:33 Ambient Noise)VelonCC

Stage 13 preview: Bilbao → Urdax-Dantxarinea, 213 km (hilly)

September 1 update:
Stage 13 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 13 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 13 start time: Friday 11:45 CEST (9:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Bilbao, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 18:05 CEST (4:05:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Urdax-Dantxarinea, Spain

Stage 12 Post-Race Coverage


21 Big Photos from Stage 12sirotti/aso
Stage 12 Results
1  KEUKELEIRE, Jens (OBE)               4:31:43
2  BOUET, Maxime (EQS)                  
3  FELLINE, Fabio (TFS)                 
4  SBARAGLI, Kristian (DDD)             
5  SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST)         
6  BILBAO, Pello (CJR)                  
7  BAKELANTS, Jan (ALM)                 
8  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)   
9  DILLIER, Silvan (BMC)                
10 FRANK, Mathias (IAM)                 
11 MOLARD, Rudy (COF)                   
12 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS)                
13 KOCHETKOV, Pavel (KAT)               
14 HERMANS, Ben (BMC)                   
15 WYSS, Marcel (IAM)                   
16 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)    
17 LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM)           
18 SILIN, Egor (KAT)                    
19 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                
20 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)            
21 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TFS)        
22 KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN, Merhawi (DDD)    
23 KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                 
24 HOWSON, Damien (OBE)                 
25 FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                
26 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          
27 SCARPONI, Michele (AST)              
28 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)       
29 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, José (BOA)     
30 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)      

General Classification after Stage 12
1  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          46:53:31
2  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)              +   54
3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)     + 1:05
4  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)      + 2:34
5  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)        + 3:08
6  KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                   + 3:09
7  YATES, Simon (OBE)                     + 3:25
8  SCARPONI, Michele (AST)                + 3:34
9  DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)      + 3:45
10 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)         + 3:56
11 TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)                 + 5:03
12 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)         + 5:38
13 FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                  + 5:44
14 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR)          + 5:55
15 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY)                  + 6:30
16 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (ALM)          + 6:59
17 LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM)             + 7:50
18 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                  + 7:53
19 HERMANS, Ben (BMC)                     + 8:22
20 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC)          + 9:22
Full Official Stage 12 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Keukeleire wins stage 12 in Bilbaocyclingnews
Alberto Contador Post Stage 12 Interview (00:52 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Orica-BikeExchange celebrate second 2016 Vuelta a Espana stage wincyclingnews
Quintana: No quiet days in the Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Contador takes his chances on the road to Bilbaocyclingnews
Maxime Bouet Post Stage 12 Interview (00:50 French)CyclingProNet
Last Km of Stage 12 (01:12 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Last Km of Stage 12 (01:42 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 12 (00:47 English)nbcsports
14 Km to go: Contador attacks (00:21 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Darwin Atapuma's descending fall from Stage 12 (00:20 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
7 escapados from Stage 12 (00:21 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Official Stage 12 Highlights (04:13 English)LaVueltaaEspaña
Résumé - Étape 12 (04:13 French)LaVueltaaEspaña
Resumen - Etapa 12 (04:13 Spanish)LaVueltaaEspaña
Race Leader's Interview from Stage 12 (01:11 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Race Leader's Interview from Stage 12 (01:32 Spanish)espn
Winner's Interview from Stage 12 (01:11 English)CyclingProNet
Winner's Interview from Stage 12 (01:27 English)nbcsports
On-board: Stage 12 Bikecam Highlights (02:28 Ambient Noise)VelonCC
21 Big Photos from Stage 12sirotti/aso
Stage 12 podium ceremony (01:00 English)nbcsports
Backstage Pass - Stage 12 (10:05 English)ORICABikeExchange
Podcast: Post Stage 12 Analysis w/ R Moore, L Birnie, D Friebe (37:06 English)telegraph
Extended Stage 12 Highlights (26:36 English)sbs

Stage 12 preview: Los Corrales de Buelna → Bilbao, 193 km (hilly)

August 31 update:
Stage 12 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
Vuelta Roundtable: Can Quintana hold on?velonews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 12 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 12 start time: Thursday 12:35 CEST (10:35:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Los Corrales de Buelna, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Bilbao, Spain

Stage 11 Post-Race Coverage


27 Big Photos from Stage 11sirotti/aso
Stage 11 Results
1  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)            3:44:47
2  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          
3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)    +    6
4  KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                 
5  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)       +    8
6  YATES, Simon (OBE)                    +   13
7  SCARPONI, Michele (AST)               +   14
8  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)     +   19
9  LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM)            +   22
10 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)        +   30
11 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)     +   36
12 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR)         +   38
13 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (ALM)         +   47
14 FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                 +   51
15 HARDY, Romain (COF)                  
16 TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)                +   52
17 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY)                 + 1:04
18 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS)                 + 1:09
19 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)        + 1:12
20 FERNANDEZ, Ruben (MOV)                + 1:21
21 HERMANS, Ben (BMC)                   
22 MEINTJES, Louis (LAM)                 + 1:24
23 MOLARD, Rudy (COF)                   
24 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                 + 1:35
25 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, José (BOA)      + 1:38
26 ZEITS, Andrey (AST)                   + 1:45
27 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)                + 1:48
28 ROSON GARCIA, Jaime (CJR)             + 1:53
29 HOWSON, Damien (OBE)                  + 1:58
30 WYSS, Marcel (IAM)                    + 2:02
31 MAMYKIN, Matvey (KAT)                 + 2:18
32 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC)        
33 TEUNS, Dylan (BMC)                   
34 LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY)            
35 LUDVIGSSON, Tobias (TGA)              + 2:32
36 SILIN, Egor (KAT)                     + 2:45
37 KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN, Merhawi (DDD)    
38 EIKING, Odd Christian (FDJ)           + 2:57
39 WARBASSE, Lawrence (IAM)             
40 HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ, Jesus (TNK)       + 3:00

General Classification after Stage 11
1  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          42:21:48
2  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)              +   54
3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)     + 1:05
4  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)      + 2:34
5  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)        + 3:08
6  KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                   + 3:09
7  YATES, Simon (OBE)                     + 3:25
8  SCARPONI, Michele (AST)                + 3:34
9  DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)      + 3:45
10 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)         + 3:56
11 TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)                 + 5:03
12 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)         + 5:38
13 FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                  + 5:44
14 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR)          + 5:55
15 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY)                  + 6:32
16 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (ALM)          + 6:59
17 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC)          + 7:26
18 LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM)             + 7:50
19 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                  + 7:53
20 MEINTJES, Louis (LAM)                  + 8:10
Full Official Stage 11 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Froome wins stage 11cyclingnews
Alberto Contador Post Stage 11 Interview (01:03 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Esteban Chaves Post Stage 11 Interview (01:20 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Alejandro Valverde Post Stage 11 Interview (03:16 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Chris Froome wins stage 11 of Vuelta a España to move into secondtheguardian
Talansky looking forward to Vuelta's tough second halfvelonews
Chaves misses out on Vuelta a Espana stage win despite brave attackcyclingnews
Quintana takes it steady after losing mountain duelcyclingnews
Esteban Chaves: 'When Quintana went past, all I felt was pain'cyclingweekly
Last 2 Km of Stage 11 (06:23 English)nbcsports
Last Km of Stage 11 (03:20 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Last Km of Stage 11 (4:51 Dutch, restricted to Belgium)sporza
Last Km of Stage 11 (02:25 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Last 6 Km of Stage 11 - The Final Climb (20:56 English)eurosport
Winner's Interview from Stage 11 (00:49 English)CyclingProNet
Winner's Interview from Stage 11 (01:47 English)nbcsports
Race Leader's Interview from Stage 11 (00:39 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Résumé - Étape 11 (03:51 French)LaVueltaaEspaña
Resumen - Etapa 11 (03:51 Spanish)LaVueltaaEspaña
Official Stage 11 Highlights (03:43 English)LaVueltaaEspaña
On-board: Stage 11 Bikecam Highlights (02:30 Ambient Noise)VelonCC
Backstage Pass - Stage 11 (07:09 Music/English)ORICABikeExchange
27 Big Photos from Stage 11sirotti/aso
Podcast: Post Stage 11 Analysis w/ R Moore, L Birnie, D Friebe (43:04 English)telegraph
Extended Stage 11 Highlights (25:55 English)sbs

Stage 11 preview: Colunga → Peña Cabarga, 169 km (Mountain)

August 30 update:
Stage 11 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 11 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 11 start time: Wednesday 13:12 CEST (11:12:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Colunga, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:20 CEST (3:20:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Peña Cabarga, Spain

Tuesday is the first rest day

August 30 update:
Index to Big Photos from Stages 1-10 sirotti/flockton/aso
Quintana calls for power meters to be banned from racingcyclingnews
Defiant Contador vows to go down swinging, takes swipe at sprint rulesvelonews
How the GC contenders fared at Lagos de Covadongacyclingnews
Chris Froome relishes more battles with in-form Nairo Quintanacyclingweekly
Contador vows to fight on in Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Week 1 Review & Overall GC Preview Update (39:27 English)cyclinghub
The Recon Ride Podcast: Preview Part II (30:06 English)velohuman
Nairo Quintana Rest Day 1 Press Conference (00:57 Spanish)espn
Colombian announcer's call of Quintana's Stage 10 win (00:36 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Rest day montage and bikecam recap (00:58 Music)AstanaProTeam
Rest-day 1 Interview with Hugh Carthy (04:22 English)CiclismoCajaRural-SegurosRGA
Week 1 Highlights (29:25 English)sbs
Chris Froome relishes more battles with in-form Nairo Quintanacyclingweekly
Alberto Contador admits his Vuelta a España chances are almost overcyclingweekly
5 Talking Points From Week 1 Of The Vuelta A España 2016 (04:04 English)gcn

Stage 10 Post-Race Coverage


49 Big Photos from Stage 10flockton/sirotti/aso
Stage 10 Results
1  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          4:50:31
2  GESINK, Robert (TLJ)                  +   24
3  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)             +   25
4  FRAILE MATARRANZ, Omar (DDD)          +   28
5  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)   
6  SCARPONI, Michele (AST)              
7  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)     + 1:02
8  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)       + 1:05
9  YATES, Simon (OBE)                    + 1:09
10 FELLINE, Fabio (TFS)                  + 1:11
11 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)        + 1:24
12 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (ALM)         + 1:31
13 TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)               
14 SILIN, Egor (KAT)                    
15 KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                 
16 FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                
17 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR)        
18 LAENGEN, Vegard Stake (IAM)          
19 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS)             + 1:34
20 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COF)      
21 ROLLAND, Pierre (CDT)                 + 1:49
22 FERNANDEZ, Ruben (MOV)                + 2:02
23 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)        + 2:18
24 MEINTJES, Louis (LAM)                
25 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY)                 + 2:25
26 HERMANS, Ben (BMC)                    + 2:46
27 MAMYKIN, Matvey (KAT)                 + 2:55
28 DOMBROWSKI, Joseph Lloyd (CDT)        + 3:06
29 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC)         + 3:08
30 BAKELANTS, Jan (ALM)                 
31 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)     + 3:15

General Classification after Stage 10
1  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          38:37:07
2  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)     +   57
3  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)              +   58
4  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)      + 2:09
5  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)        + 2:54
6  KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                   + 2:57
7  DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)      + 3:03
8  YATES, Simon (OBE)                     + 3:06
9  SCARPONI, Michele (AST)                + 3:14
10 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)         + 3:20
11 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS)              + 3:49
12 TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)                 + 4:05
13 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)         + 4:20
14 FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                  + 4:47
15 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC)          + 5:02
16 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR)          + 5:11
17 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY)                  + 5:22
18 FELLINE, Fabio (TFS)                   + 5:50
19 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (ALM)          + 6:06
20 MEINTJES, Louis (LAM)                  + 6:40
Full Official Stage 10 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Nairo Quintana wins stage 10cyclingnews
Alejandro Valverde Post Stage 10 Interview (01:36 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Gesink on track for strong second half of Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Nairo Quintana takes lead with lone win in Covadongacyclingnews
Froome remains in Vuelta a Espana contention with dramatic bounce backcyclingnews
Contador struggles on Covadonga to remain in contention at Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
How the GC contenders fared at Lagos de Covadongacyclingnews
Fraile rides breakaway to take Vuelta mountains jerseycyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 10 (01:37 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Last 2 Km of Stage 10 (08:24 English)nbcsports
Last 4 Km of Stage 10 (08:10 Spanish)espn
Last 7 Km of Stage 10 (33:07 Spanish)espn
Last 7 Km of Stage 10 (22:04 English)
Last 12 Km - Finishing Climb to Lagos de Covadonga (37:10 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Finish line clip from Stage 10 (00:09 Ambient Noise)vine
3 Km to go: the winning attack, Stage 10 (00:19 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
4 Km to go: next GC group on the road, Stage 10 (00:25 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
6 Km to go: the front of the GC group, Stage 10 (00:25 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Official Stage 10 Highlights (04:19 English)LaVueltaaEspaña
Résumé - Étape 10 (04:19 French)LaVueltaaEspaña
Winner and Race Leader Interview after Stage 10 (01:07 Spanish)CyclingProNet
49 Big Photos from Stage 10flockton/sirotti/aso
Extended Stage 10 Highlights (23:55 English)sbs
Podcast: Post Stage 10 Analysis w/ R Moore, L Birnie, D Friebe (32:43 English)telegraph
Onboard Stage 10 Bikecam Highlights (02:41 Ambient Noise)VelonCC
Leader's Jersey Presentation after Stage 10 (01:54 English)nbcsports

Stage 10 preview: Lugones → Lagos de Covadonga, 187 km (Mountain)


August 28 update:
Stage 10 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
Lagos de Covadonga Summit Finish from the 2014 Vuelta St 15 (14:24 English)eurosport
Lagos de Covadonga Summit Finish from the 2014 Vuelta St 15sirotti/flockton
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 10 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 10 start time: Monday 12:30 CEST (10:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Lugones, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:33 CEST (3:33:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Lagos de Covadonga, Spain

Stage 9 Post-Race Coverage


36 Big Photos from Stage 9flockton/aso/sirotti
Stage 9 Results
1  DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)    3:47:56
2  DEVENYNS, Dries (IAM)                 +   27
3  MOSER, Moreno (CDT)                   +   33
4  SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST)          +   51
5  FRANK, Mathias (IAM)                 
6  GENIEZ, Alexandre (FDJ)               +   53
7  HUZARSKI, Bartosz (BOA)               +   58
8  DE GENDT, Thomas (LTS)                + 1:04
9  BILBAO, Pello (CJR)                  
10 TEUNS, Dylan (BMC)                    + 1:10
11 BAKELANTS, Jan (ALM)                  + 1:26
12 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS)             + 2:55
13 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)    + 2:56
14 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)       
15 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)            
16 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          
17 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)    
18 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)      
19 SCARPONI, Michele (AST)              
20 KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                 
21 YATES, Simon (OBE)                   
22 LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM)           
23 TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)               
24 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC)         + 3:04
25 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (ALM)        
26 MEINTJES, Louis (LAM)                
27 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)       
28 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                
29 FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                
30 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)               
31 FELLINE, Fabio (TFS)                 
32 FRAILE MATARRANZ, Omar (DDD)          + 3:09
33 ROSON GARCIA, Jaime (CJR)            
34 HARDY, Romain (COF)                  
35 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR)        
36 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY)                 + 3:14
37 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS)                
38 SILIN, Egor (KAT)                    
39 CARTHY, Hugh (CJR)                    + 3:17
40 MOLARD, Rudy (COF)                   

General Classification after Stage 9
1  DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)    33:46:24
2  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)            +   22
3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)     +   41
4  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)              +   49
5  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)      + 1:19
6  KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                   + 1:38
7  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)        + 2:01
8  ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC)          + 2:06
9  BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS)              + 2:07
10 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)         + 2:08
11 YATES, Simon (OBE)                     + 2:09
12 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)         + 2:14
13 TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)                 + 2:46
14 SCARPONI, Michele (AST)                + 2:58
15 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY)                  + 3:09
16 FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                  + 3:28
17 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR)          + 3:52
18 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)                 + 3:57
19 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                  + 4:07
20 LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM)             + 4:10
Full Official Stage 9 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
De la Cruz wins on the Alto del Narancocyclingnews
Victory in Vuelta a Espana a massive first for De La Cruzcyclingnews
Movistar unconcerned with losing Vuelta a Espana leadcyclingnews
St.9: Stage And Overall For De La Cruz!pezcyclingnews
Contador continues recovery for second day in Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 9 (02:36 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Last 4 Km of Stage 9 (15:11 Dutch)nos
Last Km of Stage 9 (01:59 English)nbcsports
Race Leader Podium Ceremony after Stage 9 (01:05 English)nbcsports
Résumé - Étape 9 (04:17 French)LaVueltaaEspaña
Official Stage 9 Highlights (04:17 English)LaVueltaaEspaña
On-board Stage 9 Bikecam Highlights (02:54 Ambient Noise)VelonCC
Low-Res Last 25 Km of Stage 9 (39:58 English)eurosport
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 9 (01:05 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Extended Stage 9 Highlights (26:29 English)sbs
Podcast: Post Stage 9 Analysis w/ R Moore, L Birnie, D Friebe (19:50 English)telegraph
36 Big Photos from Stage 9flockton/aso/sirotti
Winner and Race Leader Interview after Stage 9 (01:25 English)CyclingProNet
Alberto Contador Post Stage 9 Interview (00:41 Spanish)CyclingProNet

Stage 9 preview: Cistierna → Alto de Naranco, 165 km (hilly/summit finish)

August 27 update:
Stage 9 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 9 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 9 start time: Sunday 13:23 CEST (11:23:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Cistierna, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Alto de Naranco, Spain

Stage 8 Post-Race Coverage


49 Big Photos from Stage 8sirotti/flockton/aso
Stage 8 Results
1  LAGUTIN, Sergey (KAT)                4:09:30
2  DOMONT, Axel (ALM)                    +   10
3  QUEMENEUR, Perrig (DEN)               +   17
4  CATTANEO, Mattia (LAM)                +   24
5  SERRY, Pieter (EQS)                   +   40
6  JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Jacques (DDD)     +   55
7  THWAITES, Scott (BOA)                 + 1:11
8  SMUKULIS, Gatis (AST)                 + 1:30
9  RESTREPO, Jhonatan (KAT)             
10 CHETOUT, Loïc (COF)                   + 1:44
11 WAEYTENS, Zico (TGA)                  + 2:38
12 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)           + 4:41
13 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)       + 5:06
14 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR)         + 5:14
15 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)            
16 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)   
17 KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                  + 5:23
18 TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)                + 5:30
19 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)        + 5:35
20 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)     + 5:38
21 YATES, Simon (OBE)                   
22 SCARPONI, Michele (AST)              
23 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS)             + 5:43
24 FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                
25 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (ALM)         + 5:47
26 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                
27 WARBASSE, Lawrence (IAM)             
28 HARDY, Romain (COF)                   + 5:51
29 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)        + 5:58
30 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)                + 6:00
31 SICARD, Romain (DEN)                 
32 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)     + 6:10
33 MEINTJES, Louis (LAM)                 + 6:13
34 LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM)            + 6:17
35 SILIN, Egor (KAT)                     + 6:22
36 HERMANS, Ben (BMC)                    + 6:29
37 FELLINE, Fabio (TFS)                 
38 BOUET, Maxime (EQS)                  
39 ZEITS, Andrey (AST)                   + 6:33
40 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY)                 + 6:34
41 CARTHY, Hugh (CJR)                   
42 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS)                 + 6:45
43 MOLARD, Rudy (COF)                   
44 DOMBROWSKI, Joseph Lloyd (CDT)        + 6:50
45 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, José (BOA)      + 6:53
46 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC)         + 6:55
47 LUDVIGSSON, Tobias (TGA)              + 7:01
48 HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ, Jesus (TNK)       + 7:08
49 FRANK, Mathias (IAM)                  + 7:16
50 WYSS, Marcel (IAM)                   

General Classification after Stage 8
1  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          29:55:54
2  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)     +   19
3  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)              +   27
4  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)      +   57
5  KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                   + 1:16
6  ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC)          + 1:36
7  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)        + 1:39
8  MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)         + 1:44
9  BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS)              + 1:46
10 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)       
11 YATES, Simon (OBE)                     + 1:47
12 TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)                 + 2:24
13 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY)                  + 2:29
14 SCARPONI, Michele (AST)                + 2:36
15 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)      + 2:46
16 FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                  + 2:58
17 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR)          + 3:17
18 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)                 + 3:27
19 HERMANS, Ben (BMC)                     + 3:30
20 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                  + 3:37
Full Official Stage 8 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Lagutin wins atop Alto de la Camperonacyclingnews
Quintana counter-attacks Froome, gains the race lead after Stage 8 (03:27 Music)espn
Contador finishes Stage 8 strong, passes Froome (00:27 Spanish)LaVueltaaEspaña
Chris Froome Post Stage 8 Interview (00:27 English)CyclingProNet
Alejandro Valverde Post Stage 8 Interview (00:20 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Alberto Contador Post Stage 8 Interview (01:10 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Quintana roars to life in first GC throw downvelonews
Froome battles through Vuelta a Espana's tough mountain finishcyclingnews
Contador: I thought I was going to abandon the Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Chris Froome and Nairo Quintana prepared for two more weeks of Vuelta battlescyclingweekly
Lagutin completes Katusha's Grand Tour hat trickcyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 8 (03:50 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Last Km of Stage 8 (01:02 English)nbcsports
Last 5.5 Km of Stage 8 (27:45 Dutch)nos
Last 13 Km of Stage 8 (32:04 Spanish)espn
Final Kms of Stage 8 (8:13 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Winner's Interview from Stage 8 (01:32 English)CyclingProNet
Winner's Interview from Stage 8 (00:58 English)nbcsports
Race Leader's Interview after Stage 8 (01:40 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Official Stage 8 Highlights (04:09 English)LaVueltaaEspaña
Résumé - Étape 8 (04:09 French)LaVueltaaEspaña
Resumen - Etapa 8 (04:09 Spanish)LaVueltaaEspaña
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 8 (01:25 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
49 Big Photos from Stage 8sirotti/flockton/aso
On-board: Stage 8 Bikecam Highlights (02:14 Ambient Noise)VelonCC
Extended Stage 8 Highlights (26:33 English)sbs
Podcast: Post Stage 8 Analysis w/ R Moore, L Birnie, D Friebe (35:25 English)telegraph

Stage 8 preview: Villalpando → La Camperona, 177 km (flat/summit finish)

August 26 update:
Stage 8 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
Chris Froome: 'I'm looking forward to the business end of the Vuelta'cyclingweekly
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 8 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 8 start time: Saturday 12:53 CEST (10:53:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Villalpando, Zamora
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for La Camperona, Spain

Stage 7 Post-Race Coverage


15 Big Photos from Stage 7sirotti/aso
Stage 7 Results
1  VANGENECHTEN, Jonas (IAM)            3:55:44
2  BENNATI, Daniele (TNK)               
3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)   
4  GILBERT, Philippe (BMC)              
5  REZA, Kévin (FDJ)                    
6  BAGDONAS, Gediminas (ALM)            
7  MEERSMAN, Gianni (EQS)               
8  SBARAGLI, Kristian (DDD)             
9  HARDY, Romain (COF)                  
10 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS)            
11 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST)         
12 SENECHAL, Florian (COF)              
13 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV)        
14 BAKELANTS, Jan (ALM)                 
15 MUHLBERGER, Gregor (BOA)             
16 HERMANS, Ben (BMC)                   
17 DOMONT, Axel (ALM)                   
18 LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM)           
19 KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                 
20 BEPPU, Fumiyuki (TFS)                
21 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC)        
22 LAGUTIN, Sergey (KAT)                
23 KING, Benjamin (CDT)                 
24 DE KORT, Koen (TGA)                  
25 MEINTJES, Louis (LAM)                
26 ARNDT, Nikias (TGA)                  
27 MOLARD, Rudy (COF)                   
28 YATES, Simon (OBE)                   
29 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS)                
30 CLARKE, Simon (CDT)                  
31 MANZIN, Lorenzo (FDJ)                
32 TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)               
33 WARBASSE, Lawrence (IAM)             
34 WYSS, Marcel (IAM)                   
35 GRMAY, Tsgabu Gebremaryam (LAM)      
36 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          
37 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)            
38 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)    
39 FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                
40 SICARD, Romain (DEN)                 

General Classification after Stage 7
1  ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC)        25:41:05
2  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)     +   24
3  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)              +   32
4  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)            +   38
5  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)    
6  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)         + 1:07
7  KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                   + 1:12
8  KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY)                  + 1:14
9  BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS)              + 1:22
10 YATES, Simon (OBE)                     + 1:28
11 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)       
12 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)        + 1:52
13 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)      + 1:55
14 WYSS, Marcel (IAM)                     + 2:07
15 TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)                 + 2:13
16 SCARPONI, Michele (AST)                + 2:17
17 HERMANS, Ben (BMC)                     + 2:20
18 FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                  + 2:34
19 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)                 + 2:46
20 LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM)             + 2:50
Full Official Stage 7 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Van Genechten wins stage 7cyclingnews
Froome ready for mountains in Vuelta a Espana, but Team Sky lose Kwiatkowskicyclingnews
Brief Interview with Alberto Contador Post Stage 7 (00:21 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Alberto Contador furious after crashing late in Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Contador hits deck ahead of key mountain stagesvelonews
Alberto Contador's Vuelta in trouble after another Grand Tour smashcyclingweekly
Last Km of Stage 7 (01:22 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Last 500m of Stage 7 (01:10 English)nbcsports
Last Km of Stage 7 (01:52 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Finish line clip from Stage 7 (00:09 Ambient Noise)vine
Animated GIF: Overhead of the Contador crash in the final km of Stage 7@CyclingHubTV
Winner's Interview from Stage 7 (00:47 English)nbcsports
Official Stage 7 Highlights (04:32 English)LaVueltaaEspaña
Résumé - Étape 7 (04:32 French)LaVueltaaEspaña
Resumen - Etapa 7 (04:32 Spanish)LaVueltaaEspaña
Rein Taaramae's bike after struck by a car on Stage 7@CyclingHubTV
Podcast: Post Stage 7 Analysis w/ R Moore, L Birnie, D Friebe (30:55 English)telegraph
On-board: Stage 7 Bikecam Highlights (02:14 Ambient Noise)VelonCC
Low-Res Last 48 Km from Stage 7 (56:31 English)eurosport
15 Big Photos from Stage 7sirotti/aso

Stage 7 preview: Maceda → Puebla de Sanabria, 158 km (hilly)

August 25 update:
Stage 7 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 7 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 7 start time: Friday 13:43 CEST (11:43:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Maceda, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:54 CEST (3:54:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Puebla de Sanabria, Spain

Stage 6 Post-Race Coverage


21 Big Photos from Stage 6sirotti
Stage 6 Results
1  YATES, Simon (OBE)                   4:05:00
2  SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST)          +   20
3  FELLINE, Fabio (TFS)                  +   22
4  HERMANS, Ben (BMC)                   
5  ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)               
6  MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)       
7  FRANK, Mathias (IAM)                 
8  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)    +   29
9  HARDY, Romain (COF)                  
10 CLARKE, Simon (CDT)                  
11 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS)            
12 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS)            
13 LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM)           
14 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)    
15 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)      
16 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC)        
17 STYBAR, Zdenek (EQS)                 
18 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY)                
19 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, José (BOA)     
20 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)            
21 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS)                
22 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)       
23 KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                 
24 WYSS, Marcel (IAM)                   
25 SILIN, Egor (KAT)                    
26 HOWSON, Damien (OBE)                 
27 FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                
28 MOLARD, Rudy (COF)                   
29 TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)               
30 MEINTJES, Louis (LAM)                
31 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          
32 SCARPONI, Michele (AST)              
33 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                
34 SICARD, Romain (DEN)                 
35 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)    
36 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (ALM)        
37 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR)        
38 MACHADO, Tiago (KAT)                 
39 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TFS)        
40 BOUET, Maxime (EQS)                  
41 HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ, Jesus (TNK)       +   41
42 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS)                 +   58
43 TROFIMOV, Yury (TNK)                  + 1:24
44 ZEITS, Andrey (AST)                   + 2:28
45 KING, Benjamin (CDT)                 

General Classification after Stage 6
1  ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC)        21:45:21
2  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)     +   28
3  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)              +   32
4  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)            +   38
5  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)    
6  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)         + 1:07
7  KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                   + 1:12
8  KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY)                  + 1:14
9  BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS)              + 1:22
10 YATES, Simon (OBE)                     + 1:28
11 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)       
12 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)        + 1:52
13 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)      + 1:55
14 WYSS, Marcel (IAM)                     + 2:07
15 TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)                 + 2:13
16 SCARPONI, Michele (AST)                + 2:17
17 HERMANS, Ben (BMC)                     + 2:20
18 FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                  + 2:34
19 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)                 + 2:46
20 LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM)             + 2:50
Full Official Stage 6 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Yates win in Luintracyclingnews
Simon Yates solos to victory on Vuelta a España stage sixcyclingweekly
Simon Yates claims first Vuelta a Espana stage win for British rider since 2012cyclingnews
Contador: Today's Vuelta a Espana stage was for the GC riderscyclingnews
Frank comes close to his biggest ever career victorycyclingnews
Mathias Frank Post Stage 6 Interview (01:18 French)CyclingProNet
Five talking points from stage six of the Vuelta a Españacyclingweekly
After four-month ban, Simon Yates strikes at the Vueltavelonews
Last Km of Stage 6 (01:27 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Final Kms of Stage 6 (5:55 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Last Km of Stage 6 (01:23 English)nbcsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 6 (01:04 English)nbcsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 6 (01:22 English)CyclingProNet
Official Stage 6 Highlights (03:32 English)LaVueltaaEspaña
Résumé - Étape 6 (03:32 French)LaVueltaaEspaña
Resumen - Etapa 6 (03:31 Spanish)LaVueltaaEspaña
Last 10 Km of Stage 6 (17:47 English)eurosport
Stage 6 Highlights (02:01 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Stage 6 podium ceremony (00:32 English)nbcsports
21 Big Photos from Stage 6sirotti
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 6 (00:45 Basque)eitb
Podcast: Post Stage 6 Analysis w/ R Moore, L Birnie, D Friebe (21:20 English)telegraph
Extended Stage 6 Highlights (25:54 English)sbs
On-board: Stage 6 Bikecam Highlights (02:25 Ambient Noise)VelonCC

Stage 6 preview: Monforte de Lemos → Luintra, 163 km (lumpy/ hilly finish)

August 24 update:
Stage 6 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 6 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 6 start time: Thursday 13:31 CEST (11:31:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Monforte de Lemos, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Luintra, Spain

Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage


14 Big Photos from Stage 5sirotti
Stage 5 Results
1  MEERSMAN, Gianni (EQS)               4:16:42
2  DIDIER, Laurent (TFS)                
3  REZA, Kévin (FDJ)                    
4  SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST)         
5  WAEYTENS, Zico (TGA)                 
6  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)   
7  HARDY, Romain (COF)                  
8  DRUCKER, Jean-Pierre (BMC)           
9  VAN BILSEN, Kenneth (COF)            
10 GONÇALVES, José (CJR)                
11 BAGDONAS, Gediminas (ALM)            
12 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS)            
13 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          
14 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)             +    5
15 STYBAR, Zdenek (EQS)                 
16 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)       
17 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC)               +   12
18 MANZIN, Lorenzo (FDJ)                 +   23
19 EIKING, Odd Christian (FDJ)           +   48
20 REIJNEN, Kiel (TFS)                  
21 SCHWARZMANN, Michael (BOA)            +   51
22 CLARKE, Simon (CDT)                   +   55
23 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS)             +   57
24 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS)                 + 1:00
25 HERMANS, Ben (BMC)                    + 1:02
26 LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM)           
27 YATES, Simon (OBE)                   
28 CALMEJANE, Lilian (DEN)              
29 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS)                
30 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC)        

General Classification after Stage 5
1  ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC)        17:39:52
2  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)     +   28
3  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)              +   32
4  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)            +   38
5  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)    
6  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)         + 1:07
7  FERNANDEZ, Ruben (MOV)                 + 1:10
8  KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                   + 1:12
9  KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY)                  + 1:14
10 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS)              + 1:22
11 CALMEJANE, Lilian (DEN)                + 1:24
12 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)         + 1:35
13 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)        + 1:52
14 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)      + 1:55
15 WYSS, Marcel (IAM)                     + 2:07
16 TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)                 + 2:13
17 SCARPONI, Michele (AST)                + 2:17
18 HERMANS, Ben (BMC)                     + 2:27
19 FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                  + 2:34
20 ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF)               + 2:35
Full Official Stage 5 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Meersman wins stage 5 in Lugocyclingnews
Stage 5 finish line quotescyclingnews
Kruijswijk crashes out of Vueltavelonews
Crashes shake stage 5 finishcyclingnews
Contador evades crash, remains uncertain about formcyclingtips
Atapuma has 'no idea' how long he can keep Vuelta a Espana leadcyclingnews
Last 2 Km of Stage 5 (03:07 English)nbcsports
Last Km of Stage 5 (02:36 Dutch, restricted to Belgium)sporza
Last Km of Stage 5 (02:45 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Last 500m of Stage 5 (00:32 Ambient)@lavuelta
Final Kms of Stage 5 (7:19 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Winner's Interview from Stage 5 (01:04 English)CyclingProNet
Winner's Interview from Stage 5 (00:56 English)nbcsports
Race Leader's Interview after Stage 5 (01:30 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Official Stage 5 Highlights (04:07 English)LaVueltaaEspaña
Resumen - Etapa 5 (04:07 Spanish)LaVueltaaEspaña
The pole Kruijswijk hit and where he received first aid, Stage 5@friebos
Onboard: Stage 5 Bikecam Highlights (02:07 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
14 Big Photos from Stage 5sirotti
Podcast: Post Stage 5 Analysis w/ R Moore and L Birnie (20:56 English)telegraph
Slowmo replay of the Stage 5 finish crash (00:24 Ambient)@cyclinghubtv

Stage 5 preview: Viveiro → Lugo, 172 km (flat/lumpy)

August 23 update:
Stage 5 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 5 start time: Wednesday 13:10 CEST (11:10:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Viveiro, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Lugo, Spain

Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage


16 Big Photos from the Stage 4sirotti/flockton
Stage 4 Results
1  CALMEJANE, Lilian (DEN)              4:05:19
2  ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC)         +   15
3  KING, Benjamin (CDT)                 
4  ZEITS, Andrey (AST)                   +   19
5  HAAS, Nathan (DDD)                    +   23
6  BATTAGLIN, Enrico (TLJ)               +   24
7  ROLLAND, Pierre (CDT)                 +   33
8  HAGA, Chad (TGA)                      +   37
9  ROSON GARCIA, Jaime (CJR)             +   40
10 BENEDETTI, Cesare (BOA)               +   42
11 WARBASSE, Lawrence (IAM)             
12 MADRAZO RUIZ, Angel (CJR)             +   46
13 KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN, Merhawi (DDD)     +   49
14 WYSS, Marcel (IAM)                    +   55
15 ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF)              + 1:04
16 STYBAR, Zdenek (EQS)                  + 1:35
17 THWAITES, Scott (BOA)                 + 1:38
18 DE GENDT, Thomas (LTS)               
19 GRMAY, Tsgabu Gebremaryam (LAM)       + 1:42
20 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)    + 2:06
21 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)    
22 FROOME, Christopher (SKY)            
23 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)      
24 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          
25 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS)            
26 KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                 
27 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)       
28 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)    
29 MEINTJES, Louis (LAM)                
30 LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM)           
31 SCARPONI, Michele (AST)              
32 TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)               
33 DOMONT, Axel (ALM)                    + 2:10
34 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY)                 + 2:12
35 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)        + 2:22
36 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS)                
37 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, José (BOA)     
38 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR)        
39 SICARD, Romain (DEN)                  + 2:29
40 YATES, Simon (OBE)                   

General Classification after Stage 4
1  ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC)        13:23:10
2  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)     +   29
3  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)              +   33
4  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)      +   39
5  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          
6  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)         + 1:08
7  FERNANDEZ, Ruben (MOV)                 + 1:11
8  KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                   + 1:13
9  KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY)                  + 1:15
10 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS)              + 1:23
11 CALMEJANE, Lilian (DEN)                + 1:24
12 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)         + 1:36
13 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)        + 1:53
14 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)      + 1:56
15 YATES, Simon (OBE)                     + 2:08
Full Official Stage 4 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Calmejane wins atop San Andre de Teixidocyclingnews
Contador back on track in second Vuelta a Espana summit finishcyclingnews
Gerrans on recovery trail from Tour injury in Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Froome 'will not turn down' opportunities for Vuelta a Espana leadcyclingnews
Esteban Chaves Post Stage 4 Interview (00:31 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Esteban Chaves Post Stage 4 Interview (00:27 English)CyclingProNet
Atapuma misses out on stage win but claims overall leadcyclingnews
Chaves holds fourth overallcyclingnews
Calmejane makes his mark on debut Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Dislocated hip for Mas Bonet in post-stage crashcyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 4 (03:07 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Last Km of Stage 4 (6:09 Dutch, restricted to Belgium)sporza
Last Km of Stage 4 (04:31 English)nbcsports
Race Leader's Interview after Stage 4 (01:19 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Winner's Interview from Stage 4 (02:40 French)CyclingProNet
Winner's Interview from Stage 4 (02:23 English)nbcsports
Winner's Podium Presentation from Stage 4 (02:11 English)nbcsports
Official Stage 4 Highlights (03:54 English)LaVueltaaEspaña
Résumé - Étape 4 (03:54 French)LaVueltaaEspaña
Resumen - Etapa 4 (03:54 Spanish)LaVueltaaEspaña
16 Big Photos from the Stage 4sirotti/flockton
On-board: Stage 4 Bikecam Highlights (02:25 Ambient Noise)VelonCC
Podcast: Post Stage 4 Analysis w/ R Moore and L Birnie (23:20 English)telegraph
Extended Stage 4 Highlights (26:45 English)sbs

Stage 4 Winner Pre-Race Interview (02:19 French)CyclingProNet

Stage 4 preview: Betanzos → San André de Teixidó, 161 km (hilly/ uphill finish)

August 22 update:
Stage 4 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
Contador: The Vuelta isn't over for me by any meanscyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 4 start time: Tuesday 13:14 CEST (11:14:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Betanzos, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for San André de Teixidó, Spain

Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage


29 Big Photos from Stage 3sirotti/flockton
Stage 3 Results
1  GENIEZ, Alexandre (FDJ)              4:28:36
2  FERNANDEZ, Ruben (MOV)                +   21
3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)    +   26
4  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)            
5  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)    
6  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)           +   32
7  ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (DDD)          
8  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)        +   54
9  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK)      
10 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS)            
11 MOLARD, Rudy (COF)                   
12 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS)                 +   56
13 MEINTJES, Louis (LAM)                
14 LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM)           
15 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY)                 + 1:02
16 KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                  + 1:06
17 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (EQS)    
18 GONÇALVES, José (CJR)                
19 FRANK, Mathias (IAM)                  + 1:11
20 HERMANS, Ben (BMC)                   
21 SCARPONI, Michele (AST)               + 1:13
22 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)       
23 FORMOLO, Davide (CDT)                
24 TALANSKY, Andrew (CDT)                + 1:15
25 HARDY, Romain (COF)                   + 1:18
26 HUZARSKI, Bartosz (BOA)               + 1:19
27 BAKELANTS, Jan (ALM)                 
28 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)               
29 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR)         + 1:24
30 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KAT)        + 1:25
31 SERRY, Pieter (EQS)                   + 1:27
32 PELLAUD, Simon (IAM)                  + 1:30
33 SICARD, Romain (DEN)                  + 1:32
34 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS)                
35 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (ALM)        
36 SILIN, Egor (KAT)                    
37 MAMYKIN, Matvey (KAT)                
38 ZOIDL, Riccardo (TFS)                
39 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, José (BOA)     
40 MACHADO, Tiago (KAT)                 

General Classification after Stage 3
1  FERNANDEZ, Ruben (MOV)               9:16:07
2  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)    +    7
3  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)             +   11
4  CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OBE)     +   17
5  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          
6  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)        +   46
7  KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY)                 +   47
8  KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                  +   51
9  MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV)        +   58
10 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS)             + 1:01
Full Official Stage 3 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Geniez wins on Mirador de Ézarocyclingnews
Geniez turns season around with stage wincyclingnews
Vuelta stage 3's winners and losersvelonews
Chris Froome: Rivals 'got carried away and paid the price' on brutal Vuelta climbcyclingweekly
Chaves shows form on Mirador de Ezaro finishcyclingnews
Barguil first Vuelta a Espana abandoncyclingnews
Meintjes pleased with tough first weekcyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 3 (05:05 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Last Km of Stage 3 (02:08 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Last 2 Km of Stage 3 (09:11 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Last Km of Stage 3 (02:06 English)nbcsports
Animated GIF: Reprimanding for the Stage 3 winner for failing to recycle@NomesCiclisme
Official Stage 3 Highlights (04:22 English)LaVueltaaEspaña
Resumen Etapa 3 (04:22 Spanish)LaVueltaaEspaña
Winner's Interview from Stage 3 (00:20 French)cyclismactu
Podcast: Post Stage 3 Analysis w/ R Moore and L Birnie (26:44 English)telegraph
On-board Stage 3 Bikecam Highlights (02:24 Ambient Noise)VelonCC
29 Big Photos from Stage 3sirotti/flockton
Extended Stage 3 Highlights (26:55 English)sbs

Stage 3 preview: Marín → Mirador Ézaro, 176 km (hilly/ uphill finish)

Mirador de Ezaro. That's the steepest climb I have ever seen. But what a view at the top! #LV2016 stage 3 @Eurosport pic.twitter.com/vTvALVgxiD

— LAURENCE SCHIRRECKER (@ESPCyclingQueen) August 22, 2016
August 21 update:
Stage 3 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
Is Monday's summit finish the Vuelta a Espana's steepest ever?cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 3 start time: Monday 13:06 CEST (11:06:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Marín, Pontevedra
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:52 CEST (3:52:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Mirador Ézaro, Spain

Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage


34 Big Photos from Stage 2sirotti/flockton
Stage 2 Results
1  MEERSMAN, Gianni (EQS)          4:16:39
2  SCHWARZMANN, Michael (BOA)      
3  NIELSEN, Magnus Cort (OBE)      
4  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (SKY)       
5  VANGENECHTEN, Jonas (IAM)       
6  SBARAGLI, Kristian (DDD)        
7  BONIFAZIO, Niccolo (TFS)        
8  RESTREPO, Jhonatan (KAT)        
9  DRUCKER, Jean-Pierre (BMC)      
10 MANZIN, Lorenzo (FDJ)           
11 KEUKELEIRE, Jens (OBE)          
12 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV)   

General Classification after Stage 2
1  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (SKY)             4:47:16
2  ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV)         
3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)    
4  FROOME, Christopher (SKY)             
5  PUCCIO, Salvatore (SKY)               
6  KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY)                 
7  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)           
8  KONIG, Leopold (SKY)                  
9  FERNANDEZ, Ruben (MOV)                
10 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS, Jonathan (MOV)   
Full Official Stage 2 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Meersman wins Vuelta's second stagecyclingnews
Michal Kwiatkowski takes overall lead as Gianni Meersman winscyclingweekly
Meersman takes advantage of top sprinters' absence to claim Vuelta a Espana stagecyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 2 (01:54 English)nbcsports
Last Km of Stage 2 (2:27 Dutch, restricted to Belgium)sporza
Last Km of Stage 2 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
GIF: Crash with 2.5 km to go, Stage 2@CyclingHubTV
Intermediate Sprint: The break with 18 Km to go, Stage 2 (00:21 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Intermediate Sprint: 81 km to go, Stage 2 (00:19 Ambient Noise)LaVueltaaEspaña
Alberto Contador Post Stage 2 Interview (00:48 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Official Stage 2 Highlights (03:31 English)cyclingnewstv
Resumen - Etapa 2 (03:39 Spanish)LaVueltaaEspaña
Winner's Interview from Stage 2 (01:08 English)nbcsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 2 (00:57 English)CyclingProNet
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 2 (1:03 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Podcast: Post Stage 2 Analysis w/ R Moore and L Birnie (21:24 English)telegraph
On-board Stage 2 Bikecam Highlights (02:30 Ambient Noise)VelonCC
Slomo footage of the Stage 2 Finish line crash (00:43 English)nbcsports
Race Leader's Interview after Stage 2 (01:43 English)CyclingProNet
34 Big Photos from Stage 2sirotti/flockton
Extended Stage 2 Highlights (24:15 English)sbs
The 5 key moments of Stage 2 (01:54 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport

Stage 2 preview: Ourense → Baiona, 159 km (lumpy)

August 20 update:
Stage 2 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
Carthy playing it by ear in Grand Tour debut at Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 2 start time: Sunday 13:40 CEST (11:40:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Ourense, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 18:05 CEST (4:05:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Baiona, Spain

Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage


30 Big Photos from the Stage 1 TTTsirotti/flockton
Stage 1 TTT Results
1	Team Sky            30:37	 
2	Movistar
3	Orica-BikeExchange +    6	 
4	BMC Racing Team    +    7	 
5	Etixx-QuickStep    +   22	 
6	LottoNL-Jumbo      +   27	 
7	Trek-Segafredo     +   50	 
8	Cannondale         +   52	 
9	Tinkoff	 	 
10	Bora-Argon 18      +   57	 
11	Astana Pro Team    +   58	 
12	FDJ                + 1:05	 
13	IAM Cycling        + 1:13	 
14	Katusha            + 1:17	 
15	Dimension Data	 	 
16	Lotto Soudal       + 1:27	 
17	Cofidis            + 1:34	 
18	Caja Rural         + 1:36	 
19	Ag2r-La Mondiale   + 1:48	 
20	Giant-Alpecin      + 1:50	 
21	Direct Energie     + 1:55	 
22	Lampre-Merida      + 2:09

General Classification after Stage 1
1  Peter Kennaugh (GBr/Team Sky)
Team Sky win team time trialcyclingnews
Britain's Peter Kennaugh into leader's jersey as Team Sky win opening TTTcyclingweekly
Finish of Movistar Stage 1 TTT (00:17 Ambient)@Movistar_Team
Kennaugh gains first Grand Tour lead of career in Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
St1: First Blood To Sky!pezcyclingnews
Froome delighted with strong start for Team Sky in Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Contador loses early ground in Vuelta a Espana team time trialcyclingnews
Last Km of the Winning Team, Stage 1 (00:41 English)nbcsports
Finish of the Winning Stage 1 TTT Ride (01:54 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Finish of the Winning Stage 1 TTT Ride (00:21 Ambient)@lavuelta
Interview with the First Race Leader after Stage 1 (00:42 English)CyclingProNet
Christopher Froome Post Stage 1 Interview (00:54 English)CyclingProNet
Official Stage 1 Highlights (03:53 English)cyclingnewstv
Résumé - Étape 1 (04:01 French)LaVueltaaEspaña
30 Big Photos from the Stage 1 TTTsirotti/flockton
Podcast: Post Stage 1 Analysis with R Moore and L Birnie (20:15 English)telegraph
On-board Stage 1 Highlights (02:08 Ambient Noise)VelonCC
Extended Stage 1 TTT Highlights (26:25 English)sbs
Stage 1: 5 Key Moments (02:19 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport

Stage 1 begins with ribbon-cutting ceremony (00:59 English)nbcsports

Stage 1 preview: Balneario Laias → Castrelo de Miño, 27.8 km (TTT)


August 18 update:
Contador/Tinkoff Pre-Race & St 1 TTT Reconflockton
Stage 1 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
Stage 1 TTT Start Order and Times (CET) — aso
Stage 1 Team Time Trial Course Preview (04:14 English)gcn
Team Sky: The Art & Science Of A Team Time Trial (06:33 English)gcn
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 1 start time: Saturday 18:26 CEST (4:26:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Balneario Laias, Spain
Earliest live video: 18:26 CEST (4:26:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 20:10 CEST (6:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Castrelo de Miño, Ourense

2016 Vuelta a España Preview

Morgen barst het spektakel los in @lavuelta. Wat moet je weten? https://t.co/5dJfQ7x5wO pic.twitter.com/O6vmpgUbx0

— Sporza Wielrennen (@sporza_koers) August 19, 2016
August 19 update:
Who's favourite for the Vuelta? Quintana and Contador say each othercyclingweekly
Chaves dismisses pressure ahead of Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
No limit on Kruijswijk's ambition at Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews

August 18 update:
On-Demand Teams Presentation Broadcast (1:02:00 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Teams Presentation Photoscyclingnews
Alberto Contador ready for 'hugely important' Vuelta (02:17 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Chris Froome 'happy and ready' ahead of La Vuelta (01:09 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Highlights and Interviews from the Teams Presentation (00:43 Spanish, restricted to Spain)rtve
Official Startlist w/ Bib Numberssteephill.tv
Favourites' form unknown, says Sir Dave Brailsfordskysports

August 17 update:
Vuelta'16: PEZ Previewpezcyclingnews
GCN's 2016 Vuelta A España Preview Show (10:25 English)gcn
10 riders to watch (05:29 English)cyclingnewstv
Alberto Contador: The Vuelta a España is not revenge for the Tour de Francecyclingweekly
Week 1 & Overall GC Preview (45:44 English)CyclingHub

August 16 update:
Preview - how brightly will the stars shine?cyclingnews
Chris Froome faces trial of strength in Vuelta a Españatheguardian
Contador aiming for victory at the Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Hugh Carthy to make Grand Tour debut at Vuelta a Espanaroadcyclinguk

August 11 update:
Froome 'very likely' to race star-studded Vueltavelonews
Vuelta a Espana: van Garderen, Sanchez, Gilbert in, Phinney outcyclingnews

July 29 update:
Froome, Contador, Quintana set the stage for another memorable Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews

July 26 update:
Froome to race Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews

July 24 update:
Rio is Froome's next big goal, Vuelta maybe, Giro unlikelyvelonews

July 21 update:
Alberto Contador to ride Vuelta a España, Nairo Quintana as well?cyclingweekly

May 3 update:
Vuelta a Espana 2016 teams announcedcyclingnews

March 21 update:
Vuelta boss: Shorter race absolutely impossiblevelonews

January 10 update:
On-Demand: 2016 Route Presentation (1:09:54 Spanish)rtve
Vuelta a Espana 2016 race route revealedcyclingnews
Mountaintop finishes aplenty for 2016 Vueltavelonews
Contador leaves door open for Vuelta in final seasonvelonews
Route Flythrough (08:48 Music)LaVueltaaEspaña
2015 Highlights/ 2016 Race Promo (05:23 Music)LaVueltaaEspaña

Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winnerswikipedia




Also follow steephill on Twitter for the latest race info and video updates.

Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

August 17 update: A work in progress for 2016 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

Warning: Any unrestricted live video links (in bold) in the table below that we suspect or have been reported to contain MS Windows malicious/malware popups are now denoted with 'm' as in "live videom (english)". Ignore the requests to upgrade/install/download a media player. Please ensure your Windows computer is virus protected before using "live videom" links as they are beyond our control. Expand the video to full screen to avoid the popups or click the tiny '[x]' close boxes.


media source tv or internet comments/restrictions
eurosport    live video (english)
   live video (english)
   live video (english)
   live videom (english)
   live videom (english)
   live videom (dutch)
   live videom (english)
   live video ($ english)
  tv schedule (british)
  tv schedule (int'l/cet)
Europe; live daily coverage and rebroadcasts in 59 countries. 6.50 € / month if you go with the official broadcaster
   live video (spanish)
   live video (spanish)
   live video (spanish)
  tv schedule
Spanish/RTVE.es dashboard.
   live video ($ english)
  tv schedule
United States only; live online coverage only, delayed tv coverage on Universal HD.
   live videom (dutch)
   live videom (dutch)
   live video (dutch)
  tv schedule
Belgium; Sporza Ronde van Spanje live coverage
   live video (english)
  tv schedule
Australia; SBS will broadcast daily highlights for all stages and live video starting with stage 14.
   delayed video (english)
  tv schedule
UK only; ITV4 will broadcast daily highlights (no live coverage)
   live video (dutch)
  tv schedule
Netherlands; Dutch
  tv schedule Canada; Rogers Sportsnetwork. Delayed daily coverage until Stage 14
official ticker (ES)
official ticker (EN)
Ticker from the official site with brief race radio updates
live text updates English
 steephill text updates
latest updates on race info, live coverage, results, photos and highlights
check back at race time for more and updated links; email send a comment or a new live link



2016 Vuelta a España Route Map


Stage maps will be posted in the race summary table when available.
Route Flythrough (08:48 Music)LaVueltaaEspaña



2015 Vuelta a España Archived Coverage

2014 Vuelta a España Archived Coverage

2013 Vuelta a España Archived Coverage

2012 Vuelta a España Archived Coverage

2011 Vuelta a España Archived Coverage

2010 Vuelta a España Archived Coverage

2009 Vuelta a España Archived Coverage

2008 Vuelta a España Archived Coverage

2007 Vuelta a España Archived Coverage