Vuelta Espana

'I would like to be competitive, but this time I don't arrive in the same form,' says Bahrain-Victorious rider.

If Landa’s predictions come to fruition and he does slump out of the overall classification fight, the team is likely to look to Gino Mäder for a GC result. It has been a recurring problem for Landa and it saw him have to take around a month off the bike. In addition to Landa’s disappointing form, Jack Haig had to be pulled from the start list as he continues to recover from injury. I hope that people continue to be excited about me,” Landa told the media in a press conference. The five-day race was the litmus test for his Vuelta bid, and he came through in 44th overall without anything close to a stage win. While we may not see him mixing it at the front of the GC pack, he will hopefully be able to show some of his usual attacking flair.

New jerseys for Movistar, Astana, Arkéa as teams arrive via boats on Utrecht canal to enthusiastic Dutch crowds.

She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp. Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. Utrecht Mayor Sharon Dijksma welcomed the large crowd gathered on Vredenburg-Platz, noting that the Netherlands had now scored a trifecta for hosting all the Grand Tours, most recently the Tour de France in 2015 and three times for the Giro d’Italia (2002, 2010, 2016). Astana Qazaqstan will also be in a white switch kit, while Arkéa-Samsic will be racing in fluorescent yellow as their regular red jersey clashes with the Vuelta leader's jersey. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Movistar will race in white with a special design honouring their retiring leader Alejandro Valverde.

The 3,280 kilometre route starts in the Netherlands before returning to Spain for some crunch summit finishes and gruelling sprints.

- Stage 19 – 9 September – Talavera de la Reina to Talavera de la Reina – 138.3km – Medium mountains - Stage 3 – 21 August – Breda to Breda – 193.5km – Flat - Stage 13 – 2 September – Ronda to Montilla – 168.4km – Flat At 2,512m, this is the highest climb of the race and should play host to some serious damage in the battle for red. - Stage 2 – 20 August – ‘s-Hertogenbosch to Utrecht – 175.1km – Flat - Stage 1 – 19 August – Utrecht to Utrecht – 23.2km – Team Time Trial

Enric Mas taking it 'day by day' as Valverde fires the 'last bullet' in Vuelta farewell.

“I hope to enjoy the race, and after the hard moments during the Tour, let’s see how my legs respond. I have two years with the team, with another role, but I am going to enjoy it. “It’s going to be difficult because there are 20 years on the bike as a professional, but I think I will get through it OK,” he said. “I felt good at the start of the season, but later not so great,” he said. “As the season has unfolded I am realizing more and more that this is going to be my last year,” he said. What I see for myself is that I will try to win a stage.”

While not the favourites at the Spanish Grand Tour, these riders could shock a few across the three-week race.

Meintjes could also challenge for stage wins, evidenced by finishing second on stage 12 of the Tour, on the summit finish up Alpe d'Huez. Ryan is a staff writer for Cycling Weekly, having joined the team in September 2021. He has stage wins at both the Giro and Tour, too, and leading the French squad could provide him with the confidence necessary across the three-week race. Ben O'Connor has a point to prove at the Vuelta, having quit the Tour de France last month before stage ten, following crashes on both stage two and eight that he failed to recover from. The 32-year-old finished third overall at the Giro d'Italia in May, showing he has the strength to compete at the head of the race, while four top ten stage finishes also reinforces his ability. By Ryan Dabbs • Published At this year's Giro d'Italia he even managed to finish fourth overall, and over the past month he has been preparing optimally by racing exclusively in Spain. Certainly, the Spaniard will want to do better this year at his home race. At the aforementioned Tour of Poland, Arensman won the individual time trial on stage six, a skill which could prove crucial in determining the outcome at this year's Vuelta. His most recent competitive appearance at the Tour of Poland saw him finish second overall, narrowly losing to Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers) by 11 seconds. [the favourite to win](https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/vuelta-a-espana-2022-five-riders-to-watch-out-for-at-the-spanish-grand-tour), as he targets his fourth successive victory at the Spanish Grand Tour. All will lead their teams, and, should they find themselves with an opportunity, they could capitalise and take advantage of the red jersey over the 21 stages.

The Vuelta a Espana starts in Utrecht. · Early in the route there are also some narrow sections, and so it will be critical for teams to be able to take risks ...

There will be other teams in contention, but no team can say they have had more warm-up and/or mileage this years when it comes to these efforts. Zweeler is a fantasy sports game that includes many sports and cycling is no exception. It is rare nowadays to see a team time-trial, so this should be a good spectacle with the GC riders also urging to put in as strong times as possible. Primoz Roglic is an obvious presence, but the team will not want to take crazy risks so as to protect him. It will not be an easy day however, with teams having to manage and plan how to conduct the course in the fastest way possible, knowing they have several technical sections ahead. QuickStep – Perhaps the team that over the last few years has performed the best on TTT’s.

In May, Landa secured the second Grand Tour podium finish of his career when he placed third at the Giro d'Italia, but his lone outing since was a low-key ...

Buitrago warmed up for the Vuelta by landing the opening stage in Burgos, where he went on to finish eighth overall. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. Regardless of his later ambitions, Landa will hope to emerge unscathed from the Vuelta's opening stanza in the Netherlands before the race travels to his native Basque Country on Monday's rest day. "I don't think I'm going to be able to fight for the general classification. In the meantime, Landa has enjoyed more fruitful outings at the Tour and Giro, with two fourth places in Paris as well as this year's podium finish in Verona. I've trained well since then, but I haven't had much time and miracles don't happen," said Landa in a video conference.

The Vuelta a España starts on Friday in Utrecht with a team time trial. The riders of Team Jumbo-Visma put the final touches to the team time trial during…

Check out the pictures of the training, team presentation and more below. The Vuelta a España starts on Friday in Utrecht with a team time trial. It was a very good week in Denmark for Team Jumbo-Visma!

Here's how to watch a 2022 Vuelta a España live stream from anywhere, with Remco Evenepoel and Jai Hindley amongst the riders hoping to end Primož Roglič's ...

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The 2020 Vuelta podium finisher looks to end season on a high after so-so season.

The Vuelta will pass nearby during stage 4 to Vitoria-Gasteiz. He came good in the last week of the Giro d’Italia, finishing ninth overall after going strongly in the final mountain stages. It’s his best result of the year, alongside ninth overall in the Tour of the Alps. “The preparation has been good, I had a good summer. “It should be good.” “The aim is for a top 10, top 5, see how I go,” he told VeloNews at the team presentation Thursday.

Roglic and Jumbo-Visma last off at 19:58 CET.

The Dutch squad won't want for support on the streets of Utrecht. Cyclingnews is the world's leader in English-language coverage of professional cycling. Astana emerged victorious on that occasion, putting Miguel Angel López in the first red jersey of the race. Arkéa-Samsic – minus Nairo Quintana – are off at 18:46, while Simon Yates and BikeExchange-Jayco begin their Vuelta at 19:02. The site was purchased by Knapp Communications in 1999, and owner Gerard Knapp built it into the definitive voice of pro cycling. [stage 1](https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2022/stage-1/preview/) is almost twice that of the Vuelta's last team time trial, which came [on the opening day in Torrevieja in 2019](https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2019/stage-1/results/).

While it might take less than half an hour for the professionals to hurtle round the course, any time gaps might have a big impact on the general classification ...

By Adam Becket • Published Before cycling took over his professional life, he covered ecclesiastical matters at the world’s largest Anglican newspaper and politics at Business Insider. By Jack Elton-Walters • Published By Rob Spedding • Published There are 23 teams due to set off on the course, with the first being ProTour team Burgos-BH at 1730 BST (1830 CEST). Adam is Cycling Weekly’s senior news and feature writer – his greatest love is road racing but as long as he is cycling on tarmac, he's happy.