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2024 La Vuelta Femenina: Stage Recaps & Highlights

Check out our up-to-date recaps of the latest Vuelta stages and catch up on all the action.

Stage 7: San Esteban de Gormaz to Sigüenza, 138.6 km

Stage 6: tarazona to vinuesa, 132 km, stage 5: huesca to jaca, 113.9 km, stage 4: molina de aragón to zaragoza, 142 km, stage 3: lucena to teruel, 130.2 km, stage 2: buñol to moncofa, 118.3 km, stage 1: valencia to valencia, 16 km.

Movistar’s Annemiek van Vleuten won last year’s race and became the first woman to win all three of the major women’s stage races (La Vuelta, Tour de France Femmes , and Giro Donne). But she retired at the end of 2023, so there is no chance of a repeat winner.

Stage 8: Distrito Telefónica to Valdesquí Comunidad de Madrid, 89.5 km

Demi vollering wins final stage with solo attack and takes the overall.

Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) won La Vuelta Femenina 2024 in style with a 6.5-kilometer solo attack at the Valdesquí resort winning the final stage in the red leader’s jersey.

Twenty-nine seconds later, Évita Muzic (FDJ-SUEZ) finished second, and Riejanne Markus (Visma-Lease a Bike) was third at 33 seconds. Markus snatched the overall second place from Italian Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek), who finished seventh on the day one minute behind the leader.

“I’m happy to win this stage because it’s nice to finish it off like this. We did a really good Vuelta, some podiums, and two stage wins, so I think we can be very proud of ourselves,” said Vollering in the post-race interview.

“I was a bit nervous because this last climb was difficult. There was a headwind, and it was not super-steep. There was one part where we turned a bit and had a tailwind. There, I thought, ‘I need to attack, and I need to make sure I have a gap,’ so that the rest would also have a headwind when chasing me back. I could extend my gap and stay out.”

Check out NBC’s Extended Highlights of Stage 8 on YouTube.

In Madrid, the final stage of the 2024 La Vuelta Femenina began spanning 89.5km and featuring two challenging climbs: the first-category Puerto de La Morcuera and the ascent to the finish at Valdesquí, named Cima Estela Domínguez after a promising Spanish junior cyclist who tragically passed away in 2023.

25 km into the race, a breakaway of 13 riders formed. Sarah Gigante made a decisive move on Puerto de La Morcuera, joined only by Brodie Chapman and Karlijn Swinkels. Chapman eventually dropped Gigante, but the peloton, led by Grace Brown, closed in.

Pauliena Rooijakkers bridged to Chapman, then went solo on the descent. Swinkels made another attempt but was caught by Brown. With 6.5 km left, Vollering attacked, establishing a solo lead.

Behind Vollering, a battle ensued for second place overall, with Markus leading a group ahead of Longo Borghini. Muzic sprinted to second, while Markus secured third, moving up to second overall.

Vollering claimed both stage and overall victory, with Markus in second. Vollering also won the polka-dot jersey, and Marianne Vos took the green points jersey. Niedermaier was the top U23 rider, finishing 11th overall.

Another Day, Another Top Performance from the GOAT

Marianne Vos of Visma-Lease a Bike claimed victory in Stage 7 of La Vuelta Femenina, marking her second stage win of the 2024 edition. Kristen Faulkner (EF Education-Cannondale) got an impressive second-place finish ahead of Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek), who finished third.

Demi Vollering (SD Worxs-Protime) placed fourth place and successfully defended her red leader’s jersey. Heading into the final stage, Vollering now holds a commanding 52-second lead over Longo Borghini.

The penultimate stage of the race covered 138.6 km from San Esteban de Gormaz to Sigüenza, with no categorized climbing and very little prospect of wind. At first glance, and bookmarked by mountain stages, it looked like a pretty straightforward sprint stage, until you got a closer look at the finish.

While most of the stage was flat, 1,183 meters of elevation gain were backloaded into the final. In true Vuelta fashion, there were a few non-categorized climbs to start the day then roughly 50 km of flat before another chunk of non-categorized climbing. The hardest climb on the course was at 49 km to go, reached 9 percent, and was about 2 km long.

Check out NBC’s Extended Highlights of Stage 7 on YouTube

As part of a front echelon made of 30 riders, Vos strategically trailed behind Faulkner and Longo Borghini during the punchy 500-meter climb to the finish line. With a turn of speed in the final 200 meters, Vos surged ahead and crossed the finish line with a two-second lead over Faulkner and Longo Borghini.

“We really wanted to go for the stage win today. That’s the reason why the team controlled [it]. And of course, when they do so much work, you want to make it in the final,” Vos said after the finish. This is Vos’ 253rd road victory.

Joined by teammate Riejanne Markus in the decisive breakaway, Vos navigated the challenging conditions with determination and focus. “That was a good situation, but of course also a little bit hard to control, so a little bit stressful. But when we entered the final kilometer, we just tried to stay in the best possible position and go for it,” Vos added.

Évita Muzic Out Pedals Demi Vollering on Stunning Summit Finish

Évita Muzic (FDJ–Suez) won stage 6 of the Vuelta Femenina, in the second of three summit finishes of the Vuelta Femenina. Muzic battled Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) and took over the lead in the final 25 meters in an extremely steep summit finish. Yara Kastelijn (Credishop–Fristads) took third on the day. Vollering maintains the red jersey.

Today’s stage took us from Tarazona to a La Laguna Negra summit finish in Vinuesa. Riders traveled 132 kilometers and climbed over 2,000 meters (6,562 feet). They also battled almost continuous crosswinds, common this time of year in northern Spain. Only one categorized climb was at the end of the race, but there was plenty of climbing leading up to the main event.

Team Canyon-SRAM announced that Katarzyna Niewiadoma would not start stage 6 due to illness. Gaia Realini (Lidl-Trek) was also a DNS after suffering a crash yesterday. Both women were among the favorites for the Vuelta podium.

Laura Molenaar (VolkerWessels), Claudia San Justo (Eneicat-CM Team), Aurelia Nerlo (Winspace), and Fauve Bastiaenssen (Lotto-Dstny) worked together as a breakaway group starting around 70 km. to go. All members of the continental teams worked well as a bunch. They didn’t get reeled back in by the peloton until 18 km to go, just before the sprint for bonus seconds.

Check out NBC’s Extended Highlights of Stage 6 on YouTube.

Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) took first in the sprint for maximum points, adding to her lead for the green jersey. Elena Cecchini (SD Worx-Protime) took second, and Brodie Chapman (Lidl-Trek) took third.

The final climb was a category 1 grind, with 6.5 km of official climbing, but the road ramped up beginning around 10 km. to go. The average grade was 6.8 percent, though there are stretches that reached 13 and 14 percent. There were fewer switchbacks than yesterday’s final climb, but there were more sweeping turns on narrow roads.

Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) led for much of the climb. Pauliena Rooijakkers (Fenix-Deceuninck) attacked at 1.6 km. to go, but couldn’t make it stick. It was Vollering and Évita Muzic (FDJ–Suez) for the last 100 meters, and Muzic out-pedaled the red jersey, out of the saddle for the win in the last 25 meters. Yara Kastelijn (Credishop–Fristads) took third on the day.

Demi Vollering Dominates Summit Finish and Takes Over the Leader’s Jersey

Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) won stage 5 of the Vuelta Femenina, in the first of three summit finishes of the stage race. Vollering battled with Yara Kastelijn (Credishop-Fristads) and Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) in the final steep climb, but broke away with around 1,000 meters to go. Vollering was all alone at the line, 28 seconds ahead of Kastelijn and Longo Borghini. This was Vollering’s first win of 2024 and she has taken over the lead of the GC.

To the mountains! From Huesca to Jaca, our first real mountain stage saw nearly 114 kilometers with a pair of category 2 climbs, one of which provided the day’s summit finish. More than 1,800 meters of climbing (5,905 feet) overall. The first climb, San Juan de la Peña, wasn’t ever incredibly steep, but at 18 km in length, it required endurance and pacing. The second, Rapitán Fort, came at the end—a 3.4 km climb with an average grade of 7.9 percent.

At the 54 km marker, Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) had a minor crash, but there were no real consequences. This stage was basically a long warmup to the climbs, and the peloton stayed together without any menacing breakaways.

Karlijns Swinkels (UAE Team ADQ) was first to the summit of San Juan de la Peña. She gained 10 bonus points. Once the group reached the monastery at the top of the climb, it was a steep technical descent. Gaia Realini (Lidl-Trek) went down hard, but managed to get back on the bike and to the group with the help of teammate Brodie Chapman.

Check out NBC’s Extended Highlights of Stage 5 on YouTube.

Swinkels made a move with about 12 km to go and stayed 15-20 seconds ahead of the chase group as they entered the final climb. Just before the climb in Jaca, there was a sprint for points where Swinkels took maximum bonus points, followed by Vos.

The final climb brought all the switchbacks, with sections above 10 percent; this climb finish was short but extremely tough. Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) set the pace for the bulk of the climb, followed by Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) and Yara Kastelijn (Credishop–Fristads). Vollering opened a gap with less than 1,000 meters to go, and ran away with it, building 28 seconds on the chasers. Vollering reached the line first, followed by Kastelijn in second and Longo Borghini in third.

Vollering takes over the leader’s jersey and said in her post-race interview that she hopes she can keep it until the end. Swinkels maintains the polka-dot jersey, and Vos takes the green jersey.

American Kristen Faulkner Blasts to Victory in Stage Four of La Vuelta Femenina

Kristen Faulkner (EF Education–Cannondale) won stage 4 of the Vuelta Femenina, sprinting alone after a breakaway starting at 7.3 km to go. The American finished 10 seconds ahead of Georgia Baker (Liv AlUla Jayco), who took second, and Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike), who took third. Vos now takes over the lead, five seconds ahead of Blanka Vas (SD Worx-Protime). Faulkner is now in third place in the overall GC.

Stage four covered 142 kilometers from Molina de Aragón to Zaragoza. The day included a net downhill, with a lot of flat, fast riding. Kind of the opposite of yesterday’s profile. But they were in a region known for extremely stiff winds, and today did not stray from that trend. Echelons all day.

It was a bank holiday in Spain, so the crowds were out in the wind and a bit of rain, but there were sunny skies for the race to the finish line in Zaragoza.

The lead group maintained a little over a minute on the peloton for a huge portion of the race. It was composed of 18 riders, including 5 from SD Worx. They were followed by a group of 40 riders chasing them.

Check out NBC’s Extended Highlights of Stage 4 on YouTube.

Vos was wearing green today, even though she was technically behind Blanka Vas, because Vas earned both the red and green jersey yesterday.

There was a sprint 12 km from the finish—in Santa Fe—which came with very important bonus points. Vos took maximum points and bonus seconds, which put her in the virtual lead, ahead of Blanka Vas.

Vas took second in the sprint, followed by Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl–Trek), Riejanne Ockeloen-Markus (Visma–Lease a Bike), and Alison Jackson (EF Education–Cannondale).

The first break in the lead group ahead of the finish came with 6 km to go. Faulkner took off, followed by Longo Borghini, Vos, and Jackson, but none could hang on. With 4.5 km to go, Faulkner opened up her gap to as much as 17 seconds. Faulkner crossed the line 10 seconds ahead of the sprint.

In her post-race interview, Faulkner said that the win was thanks to “a combination of planning and a bit of luck.”

Today’s stage was the fastest-ever women’s WorldTour stage, with an average of over 46 km per hour.

On the Anniversary of Her First Ever Pro Win, Marianne Vos Takes the Stage Three Victory

Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) won Stage 3 of the Vuelta Femenina, sprinting to a clear lead in the final meters after a crash fractured the peloton with 2.4 km to go. The 36-year-old Dutch rider beat Charlotte Kool (dsm-firmenich PostN), who finished second, and Olivia Baril (Movistar), who took third. After securing bonus points in an earlier sprint, Blanka Vas (SD Worx-Protime) maintains the leader’s jersey, and also takes over the green jersey.

Stage 3 was a 131-kilometer medium mountain stage. Riders traveled from Lucena to Teruel with another Category 3 ascent. There was also quite a bit of non-categorized climbing throughout—more than 2,000 meters overall—making the day pretty much relentless.

There were four riders who were unable to start the day because of injuries from yesterday’s crashes. Anna Henderson (Visma-Lease a Bike), Clara Emond (EF Education–Cannondale), Marta Cavalli (FDJ-Suez), and Sabrina Stultiens (VolkerWessels). Emma Norsgaard (Movistar) began the day but also had to abandon due to injury.

Once the climbing started around 30 km into the race, there were only a few breaks until the main event, the Alto Fuente de Robielos, which featured in the men’s 2023 race. Mireia Benito (AG Insurance-Soudal-Quick-Step) crossed the line on the climb first, while Karlijn Swinkels (UAE Team ADQ) was able to maintain the QOM jersey.

Benito took a breakaway move with 85 km to go, and as is her style, she just kept growing that lead. By 50 km to go she had 5 minutes and 20 seconds on the peloton. The Spanish national time trial champion is comfortable on these solo breaks and found her rhyme well ahead of the pack for most of the day.

Check out NBC’s Extended Highlights of Stage 3 on YouTube.

With 43 km to go, an intermediate sprint came, on which Benito took maximum bonus points, still more than four minutes ahead of the peloton. Then, Grace Brown (FDJ–Suez) made her own solo break, which earned her bonus points in the sprint. The race leader, Blanka Vas (SD Worx-Protime), took the final points. Brown was eventually reeled back into the peloton.

With about 25 km to go, Vos and team Visma-Lease a Bike started putting the hammer down, getting into formation for the final push. With 10 km to go, Benito’s lead was down to 17 seconds, but she battled on. She was finally caught with 7.3 km to go. For her effort on the day, she earned the white jersey.

Just like yesterday, there was a serious crash with just 2.4 km. to go. This fractured the peloton pretty significantly. The final stretch included several roundabouts and tight turns. There was no real organization as the final sprint came together, but with less than 100 meters to go, Vos took a clear lead for the win by 2-3 bike lengths.

On this day in 2006, Marianne Vos took her first-ever pro victory. She now has 252 pro victories. In her post-race interview, Vos said that she was very pleased. “Yesterday, we worked hard and tried hard, and today, we went all-in. All the girls were working really hard for this, and of course, it’s really nice to be able to finish it off, so I'm very happy with this win.”

Alison Jackson Takes a Stunning Sprint Win

Alison Jackson (EF Education-Cannondale) won stage 2 of the Vuelta Femenina in a reduced sprint after surviving a crash-marred final kilometers. The Canadian beat Blanka Vas (SD Worx-Protime), who finished second, and Karlijn Swinkels (UAE Team ADQ), who finished in third place. After taking the bonus seconds at the finish and in the intermediate sprint, Vas is our new GC leader.

The meat of the action came in the final third of the stage, with bonus points and seconds available at Porte L’Oronet (a Category 3 climb 40 km away from the finish), in the intermediate sprints following the climb, and at the finish line. With such a tight GC standing after Sunday’s team time trial, bonus seconds proved crucial for the green jersey.

Swinkels took the maximum points on the QOM climb. Amanda Spratt (Lidl–Trek) took second, and Gaia Realini (Lidl–Trek) third. Following the climb, Anneke Dijkstra (VolkerWessels) took the first sprint points toward the green jersey, Blanka Vas (SD Worx-Protime) took second, and Grace Brown (FDJ-SUEZ) took third. But it wasn’t a done deal until the sprint to the finish, which came with even more bonus points.

Check out NBC’s Extended Highlights of Stage 2 on YouTube.

The final kilometers were flat, with some technical turns and damp roads that required some serious bike handling. With three kilometers left, there was a major crash in the peloton, and then another at a roundabout with 2.4 km to go. Tons of riders went down.

Despite the crashes, Jackson delivered a beautiful sprint against a reduced group of riders. In her signature style, the victory was immediately followed by a dancing celebration.

“​​I was in the right position at the right time with teammates to take care of me from beginning to end. And then, we just made the right decisions. Crashes were happening, and I kept safe, playing it smart. At the finish, it was all due to my teammates,” said Jackson in her post-race interview.

Heading into Stage 3, Jackson will wear the green jersey, Vas of SD Worx-Protime will wear the leader’s jersey, and Swinkels of UAE Team ADQ will wear the polka-dot jersey. Lidl-Trek still leads the team classification, followed closely by Visma-Lease a Bike, and SD Worx-Protime.

Sunday’s 16-kilometer team time trial in Valencia, Spain, was flat and fast. This, first and foremost, means we got another look at the Visma-Lease a Bike TT helmets , and we also saw a lot of excellent team action.

It was a tight race throughout, with everyone looking to claim an early general classification lead. But it was Lidl-Trek that took the victory late in the day. The women averaged just under 50 km/h to finish in a time of 19:20. Gaia Realini led across the line and thus will wear the leader’s jersey heading into stage two.

Check out NBC’s Extended Highlights of Stage 1 on YouTube.

The lead didn’t come without drama. Ellen van Dijk and Elynor Bäckstedt both crashed, slightly holding up their teammates on the approach to the finish. But the American team managed to regroup and push to the line just 0.02 seconds over Visma-Lease a Bike.

“After crashing in the TTT, Ellen [van Dijk] has a wound on her chin, which will require stitches, as well as blows to her right shoulder and left knee. She will be taken to hospital for checks to rule out any fractures. Fortunately, there is no sign of concussion,” shared Lidl-Trek in a statement via social media .

In her post-race interview, when asked if the team would work to hold onto the leader’s jersey, Realini said, “For sure, we will take this jersey and defend it for the next stage.”

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Vuelta a España 2022: Preview, schedule and how to watch the key riders in the grand tour cycling race

As Primoz Roglic goes for a remarkable – an unprecedented – fourth consecutive overall victory, here's everything you need to know about this year's edition of the men's Spanish Grand Tour, which starts on 19 August in Utrecht, Netherlands.

The men's road cycling season continues, following the Commonwealth Games and European championships , with the third and last Grand Tour of the 2022 men's season, the 77th Vuelta ciclista a España or Tour of Spain, which runs from 19 August to 11 September 2022 .

Primoz Roglic , Slovenia's three-time defending champion of La Vuelta for Team Jumbo-Visma , and Olympic gold medalist is aiming to win an unprecedented fourth consecutive General Classification crown and become only the second man to win the race four times. To do so, he will need to cover the 3,280-kilometre (2,038 mile) route the quickest, in a race that will feature nine finishes at altitude.

This year's La Vuelta '22 begins with a Grand Depart in the Netherlands , postponed from 2020 after pandemic restrictions forced the cancellation of the Dutch start that year, which forced a reduced 18-stage race. This year's race comprises 21 stages, as it did last year.

La Roja – the leader's red jersey – will be contested between 176 riders from 22 teams each formed of eight men. In addition, the green points jersey, blue-and-white polka dot mountain classification jersey, and the white young riders' jersey are all also up for grabs. Additionally, for the opening three stages, the overall leader will wear a special version of the maillot rojo , which pays tribute to the race's Dutch hosts.

The last five days of the race, from 7 through 11 September, will coincide with the women's Challenge by La Vuelta stage race, although the two will have different routes. La Vuelta is the only men's Grand Tour without a women's counterpart; from 2023 the Challenge by La Vuelta race will officially become "La Vuelta Feminina".

Read on to find out what you need to know about this year's La Vuelta 22.

Vuelta a España 2022 General Classification: favourites to watch

Primoz Roglic : Could he complete the impossible? Never before done, the Slovenian former ski jumper is aiming to become the first man to win La Vuelta four years running. The 32-year-old will lead Jumbo-Visma once more, hoping to bounce back from a disappointing Tour de France which he abandoned after 14 stages. Roglic hasn't raced since then, recovering from a back fracture he suffered during the Tour. Roglic was also the Olympic men's time trial gold medallist at the Tokyo 2020 games in 2021.

Richard Carapaz : The Ecuadorian Olympic road race champion lost the 2020 Vuelta to Roglic by just 24 seconds, and is a Grand Tour winner in his own right having won the 2019 Giro d'Italia for Movistar Team. The Ineos Grenadiers rider, who will likely split leadership duties within his team with the 2020 Giro winner Tao Geoghegan Hart , will have massive support from Latin American fans around the roads of Spain.

João Almeida : UAE Team Emirates will count on Portuguese youngster Almeida for La Vuelta, with Tadej Pogacar given a rest. Almeida has experience in the big races, leading the 2020 Giro after Stage 3 through Stage 17 before conceding the lead and eventually finishing fourth. The 2021 Tour de Pologne and Tour de Luxembourg winner will look for his first Grand Tour podium here.

Enric Mas : Mas will be a joint-leader of the home team, Movistar Team, alongside the 42-year-old veteran Alejandro Valverde , who has repeatedly pushed his retirement back but is expected to be contesting his final Vuelta. Mas finished runner-up behind Roglic last year and was also second overall in 2018, and it could finally be time for Mas to make the step up.

Colombian contender Nairo Quintana withdrew on the eve of La Vuelta after being retrospectively disqualified from the 2022 Tour de France following a positive test for tramadol.

Other key riders at La Vuelta 2022

Green jersey (points).

Unlike at the Tour de France, La Vuelta does not have a reputation as a sprinter-friendly stage race. Its numerous mountainous stages and high-elevation finishers tend to discourage pure sprinters from completing all 21 stages. Defending champion Fabio Jakobsen was the first pure sprinter to win the green jersey since John Degenkolb did so in 2014; with the exception of all-rounder Fabio Felline in 2016, the points classification was won by general classification favourites from 2015 to 2020.

Two names to look out for – both from the Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team – are world champion Julian Alaphilippe , making his major return from a horror crash at Liège-Bastogne-Liège, and the all-round star Remco Evenepoel . Both men have the pedigree to ride over hillier terrain and should, with the help of their teammates, be able to make it to the finish.

From Team DSM, Degenkolb is a previous winner of the jersey, having done so in 2014; Valverde , Chris Froome (Israel-Premier Tech) and Roglic are the other previous winners taking part in this year's race.

Polka dot jersey (mountains)

With king of the mountains points awarded differently from race to race, La Vuelta's polka dot jersey winners generally do not overlap with general classification favourites – unlike at the Tour, which has seen the overall winner also claim the mountains classification three years running.

The classification at La Vuelta generally encourages breakaway riders who are also good climbers; Australia's Michael Storer is the defending champion but is not entered this year.

Neither is the 2020 winner Guillaume Martin nor 2019 holder Geoffrey Bouchard. The last blue-white polka dot jersey winner who is in this year's race is Thomas De Gendt .

Vuelta a España 2022 key stages

The 2022 Vuelta a España begins in the Netherlands with a team time trial around Utrecht . Team time trials have traditionally been used to start La Vuelta in recent years, and the 2022 edition is no exception.

After two further flat stages reminiscent of some northern Classics, the race returns to Spanish soil and resumes in the Basque Country with the first of 10 stages with uphill finishes.

The race's time in the Basque Country includes a first visit to Pico Jano , which crowns Stage 6; two further mountain-top finishes come at the end of the first week in Asturias on Colláu Fancuaya and Les Praeres .

Individual time-triallists will get their day in the sun, quite literally, along the coast on Stage 10 from Elche to Alicante, before three more mountaintop finishes in the span of four stages, including the race's highest point, Sierra Nevada (2508m altitude) on Stage 15.

The final week sees the procession of high mountains, a hallmark of the Vuelta, continue – the monastery at Tentudía (stage 17) and Alto del Piornal (stage 18) have both never been visited by La Vuelta before. Stage 19 sees the peloton complete two laps of a circuit around the Puerto del Pelago , a tricky 9km climb at 5.9%, before the final racing stage will make those who have survived the previous 19 days of racing go over no fewer than five categorised climbs.

After last year's detour which saw the race end in Santiago de Compostela to celebrate the historic Way of St James, this year La Vuelta 22 returns to the Spanish capital Madrid for the last stage, a celebratory procession of the race and its winner similar to the Champs-Élysées stage of the Tour de France.

Full route of 2022 Vuelta a España

• Stage 1: 19 August, Utrecht to Utrecht (team time trial, 23.3km)
• Stage 2: 20 August, 's-Hertogenbosch to Utrecht (175.1km)
• Stage 3: 21 August, Breda to Breda (193.5km)
• Rest Day 1: 22 August (transfer day)
• Stage 4: 23 August, Vitoria-Gasteiz to Laguardia (152.5km)
• Stage 5: 24 August, Irun to Bilbao (187.2km)
• Stage 6: 25 August, Bilbao to Ascensión al Pico Jano, San Miguel de Aguayo (181.2km)
• Stage 7: 26 August, Camargo to Cistierna (190km)
• Stage 8: 27 August, La Pola Llaviana/Pola de Laviana to Colláu Fancuaya, Yernes y Tameza (153.4km)
• Stage 9: 28 August, Villaviciosa to Les Praeres, Nava (171.4km)
• Rest Day 2: 29 August
• Stage 10: 30 August, Elche to Alicante (time trial, 30.9km)
• Stage 11: 31 August, ElPozo Alimentación, Alhama de Murcia to Cabo de Gata (191.2km)
• Stage 12: 1 September, Salobreña to Peñas Blancas, Estepona (192.7km)
• Stage 13: 2 September, Ronda to Montilla (168.4km)
• Stage 14: 3 September, Montoro to Sierra de la Pandera (160.3km)
• Stage 15: 4 September, Martos to Sierra Nevada, Alto Hoya de la Mora, Monachil (152.6km)
• Rest Day 3: 5 September
• Stage 16: 6 September, Sanlúcar de Barrameda to Tomares (189.4km)
• Stage 17: 7 September, Aracena to Monasterio de Tentudía (162.3km)
• Stage 18: 8 September, Trujillo to Alto de Piornal (192km)
• Stage 19: 9 September, Talavera de la Reina to Talavera de la Reina (138.3km)
• Stage 20: 10 September, Moralzarzal to Puerto de Navacerrada (181km)
• Stage 21, 11 September, Las Rozas to Madrid, Paisaje de la Luz (96.7km)

How to watch the 2022 Vuelta a España

Here is a list of live television broadcasters around the world, many of which also offer digital livestream coverage too.

• Belgium: VRT
• Denmark: TV2
• Europe-wide: Eurosport
• Spain: RTVE
• Brazil: ESPN
• Canada: FloBikes
• Colombia: Caracol
• Latin America and the Caribbean: ESPN
• United States: NBC Sports

Asia-Pacific

• Australia: SBS
• China: Zhibo TV
• Japan: J Sports
• New Zealand: Sky Sport
• South-East Asia: Eurosport

Middle East and Africa

• Middle East and North Africa: BeIN Sports
• Sub-Saharan Africa: Supersport

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All news about la vuelta femenina by carrefour.es, mireia benito (ag insurance-soudal team): “this prize will help me step up”.

“This jersey is a stepping stone, confidence-wise. Last season didn’t finish well, as I suffered several crashes and different issues, and this prize will help me step up. As for my team, I believe we did very well. We have to keep going like this. We shouldn’t ease up, nor relax – quite the opposite! We have to keep working, we have to keep pushing,...

Marianne Vos (Team Visma | Lease a Bike): “We wanted to make the race as hard as possible”

“We are very happy. Our goals were going for stage wins and for the final GC. The whole team worked really hard, the two stage wins were great, and to have Riejanne Markus standing second on the overall podium is fantastic. It was a good La Vuelta Femenina 24 by Carrefour.es. We started off with a bit of bad luck with Anna Henderson crashing out in the second stage and...

Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek): “I don’t think I made any mistake”

"It was a beautiful week in Spain. I have to say that the course of La Vuelta Femenina 24 by Carrefour.es was a great one, overall. No stage was easy – we always raced full on! I didn’t come here in my optimal form after the tough Spring campaign I had. I was not at my very best level, but I fought hard with my teammates as we did believe until the very end that...

Riejanne Markus (Team Visma | Lease a Bike): “I couldn’t wish for anything better”

"I’m super happy. I couldn’t wish for anything better. Last year I was 3rd in the GC until the last day and came 4th in the end. This time, I’ve moved up one position, from 3rd to 2nd. Everything went perfect this week. As a team, we got two stage wins and came close to a third one in the TTT – and we were present in the echelons, as well! I’m thankful...

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Running from 17 August to 8 September 2024, La Vuelta 24 will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3265 kilometers.

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Deep Diving Into The Madrid Open 2024 (Tennis) Prize Money Pool

I n the run-up to the second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open, every tennis player has started taking the ATP and the WTA Tour events seriously. The ongoing tennis tournament in Spain, the Madrid Open 2024, provides a perfect platform for them to brush their skills.

One of the most prestigious tournaments in the world of tennis outside of the Grand Slams, the Madrid Open saw a host of stars partaking in the competition. However, it is not just the honour that the players are interested in — the tournament offers substantial payouts.

Here is a quick look at the details of the Madrid Open 2024 tennis tournament:

• Date: 22 April – 5 May
• Venue: Madrid, Spain
• Where to watch:  Tennis TV

Join us in taking a close look at the prize money pool on offer for the players at the Madrid Open 2024, the date and venue of the finals of the tennis tournament, and more.

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A brief history of madrid open’s legacy.

Held for the first time in 2002, the Madrid Open will celebrate its 22nd edition this year. This tournament is a part of both the ATP Tour (ATP Masters 1000 tournament) and the WTA Tour (WTA 1000 event).

Traditionally, the Madrid Open is played on clay courts. The only exception to this happened in 2012 when the tournament was held on blue clay courts.

One of the sport’s all-time greats, Rafael Nadal holds the record for the most championships in the men’s singles category (five titles). In the women’s singles division, Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova has won the most titles (three).

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According to a report by  Perfect Tennis , the total prize money pool on offer for the winners of the Madrid Open 2024 stands at over USD 16.6 million (around SGD 22.6 million) . The figure saw a 1.1 per cent increase from 2023.

From this prize money pool, the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour side holds a total prize money of USD 8.4 million. Meanwhile, the amount on the Women’s Tennis Association Tour side is nearly USD 8.3 million.

Here’s how the prize money pool is divided in each category:

ATP singles: 

Winners:  USD 1.03 million

Runners-up: USD 545,198

Semi-finalists: USD 302,884

WTA singles:

Winners:  USD 1.11 million

Runners-up: USD 589,099

Semi-finalists: USD 327,279

ATP doubles:

Winners:  USD 416,920

Runners-up: USD 220,723

Semi-finalists: USD 118,536

WTA doubles: 

Winners:  USD 450,532

Runners-up: USD 238,464

Semi-finalists: USD 128,064

A look at the date and venue details for the finals of the Madrid Open 2024

The Madrid Open 2024, which kick-started on Monday, 22 April, will conclude with the finals on Sunday, 5 May.

Like the rest of the matches of the Madrid Open 2024, the finals of the tennis tournament will be held at the La Caja Mágica in Manzanares Park, San Fermín. The stadium offers a capacity of around 12,500 spectators.

Where to watch the Madrid Open 2024 finals

Tennis fans can live stream the finals of the Madrid Open 2024 from the comfort of their couch on Tennis TV , the official global broadcaster of the tournament.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

– What is the prize money for the Madrid Open 2024 tennis tournament? 

The total prize money pool of the Madrid Open 2024 tennis tournament stands at USD 16.6 million (around SGD 22.6 million).

– When is the final of the Madrid Open 2024 tennis tournament? 

The Madrid Open 2024 will conclude with its finals on Sunday, 5 May.

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Spain's prado museum confirms rediscovery of lost caravaggio. painting will be unveiled may 27.

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This combination of photos provided by the Prado Museum on Monday May 6, 2024 shows the restoration work on Caravaggio's "Ecce Homo". Spain's Prado Museum has confirmed that a painting that was due to be auctioned in Madrid in 2021 is in fact a work by Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio that was considered lost. (Prado Museum, via AP)

MADRID – A painting whose auction in Spain was halted in 2021 on suspicion that it might be a Caravaggio has been confirmed as a work by the Italian Baroque master, Spain’s Prado Museum announced Monday.

The painting, once considered to have been lost, will be unveiled to the public for the first time in the museum later this month.

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The Prado said in a statement the work titled “Ecce Homo” (Latin for Behold The Man) by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio will go on display from May 27 until October as a special one-piece exhibition following an agreement with its new owner, who has not been identified.

After October, the work will be be moved to the Prado’s permanent collection for a further four months.

“Since its reappearance at an auction three years ago, Ecce Homo has represented one of the greatest discoveries in the history of art,” the museum said.

"Painted by the great Italian artist around 1605-09 and believed to have once been part of the private collection of Phillip IV of Spain, the painting is one of around only 60 known works by Caravaggio in existence, and thus one of the most valuable old master artworks in the world," the Prado added.

In April 2021, Spanish authorities halted an auction of the work, which was then attributed to a disciple of a 17th-century Spanish painter, José de Ribera. They also put an export ban on it after the museum alerted the government it could be a Caravaggio.

The painting was due to be auctioned with a starting price tag of 1,500 euros ($1,600). The value of an authentic Caravaggio would stretch into tens of millions of euros (dollars), if not more.

Prado Museum Director Miguel Falomir said that since then the owners carried out studies and proceeded with the painting's restoration, which led to the discovery “that it is, in fact, a work by Caravaggio and a work that arrived in Spain in the 17th century.”

The painting is not allowed to leave Spain without government permission.

Falomir said it had been in the hands of a family in Madrid since the 19th century. The family was allowed to sell it privately earlier this year following an agreement with the Madrid regional government. The new owner wanted the public presentation of the piece to take place in the Prado Museum.

“For our part, we are more than happy to be the stage to present this new unshown work of Caravaggio to the public and critics,” Falomir said in a video statement released by the museum.

The oil-on-canvas work depicts the Biblical passage of the Ecce Homo, in which Jesus Christ is presented to the crowds before being crucified. The work measures 111 by 86 centimeters (44 by 34 inches). The painting was known as early as the 1600s, but experts later lost track of it.

The Prado said four of the most authoritative experts on Caravaggio and Baroque painting “all share the same passionate certainty: that Ecce Homo is a masterpiece by the Italian artist.”

One of the experts, Maria Cristina Terzaghi, was quoted as saying, “The speed of consensus around the work being a Caravaggio upon its rediscovery was absolutely unprecedented in the critical history of the painter, on whom scholars have rarely agreed, at least in the last forty years."

The Prado said that since April 2021, the work has been under the custodianship of the Colnaghi art gallery in collaboration with experts. The painting was restored by specialist Andrea Cipriani and his team under the supervision of experts from the Madrid regional government.

“In the last hundred years, no artist more than Caravaggio, with his adventurous biography and unmistakable style, has fascinated audiences of all ages and engaged scholars from halfway around the world. This work therefore presents one of the greatest discoveries in the history of art," said Jorge Coll, CEO of Colnaghi, which co-signed the press release.

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Giro d'Italia stage 3 Live - The sprinters' first dance

Tour of turkey: tobias lund andresen wins stage 4 sprint, moves into race lead.

Dane claims first professional victory ahead of Van Poppel in second and Uhlig in third

Tobias Lund Andresen ((Dsm-firmenich PostNL) emerged from a hectic finish to win stage 4 of the Tour of Turkey in Bodrum.

The Dane needed a late bike change but returned to the peloton and then timed his effort perfectly on the rising finish after Manuele Tarozzi (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè) and the remains of the early break were caught in the final kilometre.

Danny Van Poppel (Bora-Hansgrohe) finished second and Henri Uhlig (Alpecin-Deceuninck) third as other riders slowed each other in the search for the best wheel to follow.

Thanks to his stage victory and the time bonuses, Lund Andresen also took the race leader’s blue jersey, which he will wear during the 177.9km fifth stage from Bodrum to Kuşadası.

Lund Andresen was overjoyed to win his first professional race.

“The plan was that if Fabio made it over the climb, we’d go with him but he didn’t have the leg, so we made a nice plan for me and the team did an amazing job and I was able to take the win,” he said.

“It was a hard stage, with a lot of climbing. The roads are not the best, so it’s almost like riding cobblestones the whole day. It was grippy but that was quite nice for me.”

A breakaway again tried to foil the sprinters’ teams and the peloton, with eight riders going away with 110 km to race of the 137.9 km stage.

They worked well together and extended their lead to close to 2:00 but then Polti-Kometa and Astana Qazaqstan drove the chase. The Italian team was keen to defend Giovanni Lonardi’s race lead, while Astana Qazaqstan rode for stage 2 winner Max Kanter.

The hilly profile of the stage again ruled out the pure sprinters, with Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan), Fabio Jakobsen (Dsm-firmenich PostNL) and others dropped from the peloton.

The break reduced to five riders over the final climb after 95 km but James Whelan (Q36.5), Calum Johnston (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA),  Tarozzi, Owen Geleijn (TDT - Unibet) and Gianni Marchand (Tarteletto-Isorex) pushed on and held a lead of 40 seconds on the fast ride to Bodrum.

Whelan split the attack on a late climb with 10km to go, with only Tarozzi, Johnston and Marchand able to go with him. They attacked each other and the pace eased so the peloton closed the gap on the run-in to the finish.

Tarozzi refused to give up hope and attacked alone inside the final kilometre. He got a gap but then faded on the rising finish as Lund Andresen timed his effort to perfection.

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