Good morning and welcome to the Vuelta a Espana liveblog. Following Tadej Pogacars withdrawal, today promises to be a real sufferfest. The riders face 187 gruelling kilometres where there will be nowhere to hide, and the genuine contenders for overall victory will have to show their credentials. If...

Patrick Lefevere has revealed how four Soudal Quick-Step mechanics secretly weighed, measured and analysed Tadej Pogacars bike after the Slovenian innocently left it in their care. Pogacar had asked whether his Colnago could be stored inside the teams bike room while he spent time with his partn...

The overwhelming favourite is gone and the 2026 Vuelta a Espana has been transformed. Tadej Pogacars Stage 8 crash removed the rider who had won three stages, worn red from the opening day and built a 3:50 advantage before the race had completed its first week. Enric Mas has inherited the red jerse...

Tom Pidcock produced a spectacular charge from the fifth row of the starting grid to win the elite men's cross-country world title at the 2026 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Val di Sole, while Mathieu van der Poel's bid for the one rainbow jersey still missing from his collection ended in...

Alex Aranburu won the 2026 Bretagne Classic after attacking inside the final two kilometres and holding off Alexander Kamp in a dramatic finish in Plouay. The Cofidis rider made his move from the front group with 1.8 kilometres remaining and quickly opened a gap. Kamp emerged as the closest challeng...

The day after Tadej Pogaar abandoned the Vuelta a Espaa, stage 9 saw the battle for the general classification explode on the slopes of the Alto de Aitana, as Enric Mas dominated on the final climb to take the victory and strengthen his grip on the red jersey.

The first red jersey of the 2026 Vuelta a Espana will be decided immediately in Monaco, where a 9.4-kilometre individual time trial opens a race featuring more than 58,000 metres of climbing, repeated summit finishes and a second race against the clock later in the final week. This live classificati...

The2026 Vuelta a Espaawill be the third and final Grand Tour of the men's calendar and will take place from the 22nd of August to the 13th of September. Starting in Monaco, the World Tour peloton will travel through the eastern and southern half of Spain for a mountain-packed edition. Below, you...

Tom Pidcock dedicated his elite cross-country world title at the 2026 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships to Finlay Tarling and his brother Josh after storming from the fifth row of the grid to victory in Val di Sole. The two-time Olympic champion recovered from around 32nd position after the open...

Crashes, illness and injuries can quickly reduce the Vuelta a Espana peloton, with some riders abandoning during a stage and others only ruled out after further assessment once the racing has finished. This live 2026 Vuelta a Espaa Medical Reports and Withdrawals hub will be updated throughout the...