Also known as: 2025 Vuelta a Espana · the Vuelta
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The Namibian
… But Ganna has not beaten Evenepoel in a time-trial since the 2023 Vuelta a Espana, losing the last five times that they have faced each other, including at the Olympics and Worlds in 2024, last year’s European Championships, and this year’s Tour. …
Evenepoel begins bid for Worlds history as time trial favouriteThe Namibian
Spanish rider Enric Mas said that his first Vuelta a Espana triumph was “special” after he secured the title on Sunday in Granada. …
Spaniard Mas claims ‘special’ home Vuelta a Espana triumphThe Namibian
Home favourite Enric Mas moved to the brink of Vuelta a Espana victory on Saturday as he finished the 20th and penultimate stage by extending his lead on Primoz Roglic in the overall standings. …
Mas on brink of Vuelta triumph as Landa claims stage 20The Namibian
Matthew Brennan claimed his third win at this year’s Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday by triumphing in a sprint to take stage 11. …
Brennan claims third Vuelta victory in stage 11 sprintThe Namibian
French rider Bastien Tronchon claimed Vuelta a Espana stage 10 victory as he edged a thrilling bunch sprint on Tuesday. …
Tronchon sprints to Vuelta stage 10 win, Mas keeps red jerseyThe Namibian
Spaniard Enric Mas extended his Vuelta a Espana lead, a day after previous red jersey wearer Tadej Pogacar crashed out of the race, by winning Sunday’s mountainous ninth stage. …
Mas wins Vuelta 9th stage to extend leadThe Namibian
Race leader Tadej Pogacar pulled out of the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday after suffering shoulder and face injuries in a fall 31km from the stage-eight finish, with Spaniard Enric Mas inheriting the overall lead. …
Bloodied Pogacar pulls out of Vuelta a Espana after heavy fallThe Namibian
On the day Norway’s king died, Andreas Leknessund grabbed the country’s fourth-ever Vuelta a Espana stage victory after he broke away with seven kilometres to go and battled uphill to the line. …
Leknessund breaks away to win emotional Vuelta stage sevenThe Namibian
Matthew Brennan powered to victory in stage five of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday, comfortably holding off Jordi Meeus in a bunch sprint finish to claim his second stage win of the race. …
Brennan blasts to Vuelta stage five victory, Pogacar holds leadThe Namibian
Stage three of the Vuelta a Espana was abandoned inside the final few kilometres because of a dangerous hailstorm on Monday. …
Vuelta stage three abandoned in dangerous weather conditionsBelgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel is the overwhelming favourite to win the time-trial at the World Championships in Montreal beginning Sunday, which would be a record fourth-consecutive world title. Evenepoel, a double Olympic champion, also hopes to become the first man to win both the road race and time-trial at the same championships.
19 September 2026 · The Namibian →
Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel is the overwhelming favourite to win the time-trial at the World Championships in Montreal beginning Sunday, which would be a record fourth-consecutive world title. Evenepoel, a double Olympic champion, also hopes to become the first man to win both the road race and time-trial at the same championships.
19 September 2026 · The Namibian →
Enric Mas, 31, won his first Vuelta a Espana title on Sunday in Granada, finishing 2mins 15sec ahead of Primoz Roglic to become the first Spaniard to win the race since Alberto Contador in 2014.
13 September 2026 · The Namibian →
Home favourite Enric Mas extended his lead over Primoz Roglic on stage 20 and is set to win his first Grand Tour on Sunday in the final stage at Granada. Mas, who has been runner-up at the Vuelta three times, leads Roglic by 2min 15sec and would become the first Spaniard to win the race since Alberto Contador in 2014.
12 September 2026 · The Namibian →
Matthew Brennan claimed his third victory at the Vuelta a España on Wednesday, winning stage 11 in a sprint finish ahead of Bryan Coquard and Jordi Meeus. The 21-year-old British rider, racing for Visma-Lease a Bike, was led out by Wout van Aert on the 153.8-kilometre flat stage from Cartagena to Lorca.
2 September 2026 · The Namibian →
Bastien Tronchon won the bunch sprint on stage 10 of the Vuelta a Espana, with Enric Mas retaining the red jersey in the general classification ahead of Primoz Roglic and Felix Gall.
1 September 2026 · The Namibian →
Enric Mas won Sunday's mountainous ninth stage of the Vuelta a Espana and extended his overall lead to 1min 18sec over Primoz Roglic, a day after five-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar crashed out of the race with a broken collarbone.
30 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Race leader Tadej Pogacar abandoned the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday after suffering shoulder and face injuries in a fall 31km from the stage-eight finish, handing overall lead to Spaniard Enric Mas. The Slovenian's withdrawal marks his first failure to finish a Grand Tour.
29 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Norwegian cyclist Andreas Leknessund won stage seven of the Vuelta a Espana on a day when Norway's King Harald died aged 89. Leknessund broke away with seven kilometres remaining to finish 31 seconds ahead of compatriot Tobias Johannessen, with both riders wearing black armbands in tribute.
29 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Matthew Brennan claimed his second stage win of the Vuelta a España in stage five, holding off Jordi Meeus in a bunch sprint finish. General classification leader Tadej Pogacar maintained his red jersey and a 3min 21sec lead over compatriot Primoz Roglic in second place.
27 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Stage three of the Vuelta a Espana was abandoned in the final kilometres on Monday after a dangerous hailstorm in the Pyrenees forced riders, including race leader Tadej Pogacar, to seek shelter. The 174-kilometre stage from Gruissan was cancelled while riders were approaching the penultimate climb with around 25km remaining.
24 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogacar won the individual time trial opening stage of the Vuelta a Espana, beating Briton Ethan Hayter by 0.09 seconds to claim the leader's red jersey. Pogacar, competing for the first time in the Vuelta since 2019 and aiming for a career Grand Tour treble, clocked 10 minutes 57 seconds on the 9.4-kilometre course in Monaco.
22 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Mexican Isaac Del Toro, 22, won the white jersey for best young rider at the Tour de France, narrowly edging 19-year-old French rider Paul Seixas to third place overall. Seixas became the youngest rider to start the Tour since 1937 and finished fourth, mounting a close challenge that saw just 24 seconds between them before the final alpine stage.
26 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Tadej Pogacar, 27, became the fifth cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, joining Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, and Miguel Indurain. His rivals Vingegaard and Evenepoel have called him the greatest cyclist of all time, though debate remains over how he compares to predecessors like Merckx.
26 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel won the 15th stage of the Tour de France, outsprinting race leader Tadej Pogacar at the finish of an 11km climb. Vingegaard, who was second overall, crashed out 20km from the finish.
19 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Torstein Traeen of Norway claimed the Tour de France race leader's yellow jersey while Mads Pedersen of Denmark won the fourth stage, a 182km stage from Carcassonne to Foix. Pedersen, the 2019 world champion, also took the green points jersey with his victory in the sprint finish.
7 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Jonas Vingegaard's Visma-Lease a Bike team won the opening team time-trial in Barcelona, giving the 29-year-old Dane the Tour de France yellow jersey. Vingegaard finished 8 seconds ahead of Filippo Ganna, with reigning champion Tadej Pogacar placing third.
4 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard won the Giro d'Italia on Sunday, becoming the only active rider to have won all three Grand Tours—joining the Giro victory with previous Tour de France titles in 2022 and 2023 and the Vuelta a Espana from 2025. He is the eighth man overall to achieve this cycling feat.
31 May 2026 · The Namibian →
Jonas Vingegaard soloed to victory in the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday in Switzerland, claiming his fourth summit finish win and extending his overall lead to more than four minutes with five stages remaining. The Dane, bidding to become the eighth rider to win all three Grand Tours, has secured ten stage wins this season.
26 May 2026 · The Namibian →
Giro d'Italia leader Jonas Vingegaard is bidding to become the eighth man to win all three Grand Tours, having already won the Tour de France twice and the Vuelta a Espana. The 29-year-old said he does not see himself riding professionally past age 35.
25 May 2026 · The Namibian →
Jonas Vingegaard won stage seven of the Giro d'Italia on the Blockhaus climb, finishing 13 seconds ahead of Felix Gall. The two-time Tour de France champion moved to second overall, 3 minutes 17 seconds behind leader Afonso Eulalio, as he bids to complete a career sweep of the three Grand Tours.
15 May 2026 · The Namibian →
Jonas Vingegaard makes his Giro d'Italia debut on Friday as he bids to win both the Italian Grand Tour and the Tour de France in the same year. The two-time Tour winner and clear favourite, with rival Pogacar absent, says completing the triple crown of all three Grand Tours is a goal for him.
7 May 2026 · The Namibian →
Jonas Vingegaard claimed back-to-back stage wins in the Pyrenees and extends his overall lead to 1 minute 22 seconds at the Tour of Catalonia. The Danish cyclist, competing in the race for the first time, is well-positioned to add the overall title to his growing resume of stage-race victories.
29 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard claimed his first Paris-Nice title, with Frenchman Lenny Martinez winning the final stage in a sprint finish on Sunday. Vingegaard won the King-of-the-Mountains competition and green points jersey to secure overall victory.
16 March 2026 · The Namibian →