Sepp Kuss virtually clinched victory at Vuelta a España 2023 on Saturday, as he maintained his overall lead ahead of the ceremonial finale, while Wout Poels won Stage 20 in a sprint finish ahead of Remco Evenepoel.

Sepp Kuss emerged from the Stage 17 mountain mists Wednesday clinging stubbornly to the 2023 Vuelta a España lead by eight seconds, as his teammate Primoz Roglic won the stage with another Jumbo rider, Jonas Vingegaard, finishing second.

Jumbo's American rider Sepp Kuss did enough Tuesday to retain the Vuelta a España overall lead on a grueling 25.8-kilometer Stage 10 individual time trial won by Italy's Filippo Ganna.

Lennard Kämna completed a trilogy of Grand Tour stage wins in a breakaway victory, as he took the ninth stage of the 2023 Vuelta a España on Sunday.

Remco Evenepoel lamented that he felt "a bit stupid" after Primoz Roglic pounced in the final meters to win the eighth stage of the 2023 Vuelta a España on Saturday.

Jonas Vingegaard will be supported by last year's green jersey winner Wout Van Aert in the Jumbo-Visma team as the Danish rider begins the defense of his Tour de France title this weekend.

The 77th Annual La Vuelta a España will begin this Friday, in Utrecht with a team time trial. This pancake-flat stage will kick off three-days in the Netherlands before circumventing the peloton make their way around Spain before the finale in Madrid.

Race leader Aleksander Vlasov was among around 30 riders who had to withdraw from the Tour de Suisse on Friday due to numerous cases of Covid-19.

The 2021 Vuelta a España runs this Aug. 14 to Sept. 5 and includes many stars who could compete for the final overall victory when the race wraps up in Santiago de Compostela.

Defending champion Tadej Pogacar survived a torrid day in the saddle as the Tour de France hit the Pyrenees on Sunday, the Slovenian holding on to the overall lead despite constant pressure from a clique of Ineos riders.

Chaque instant du Tour de France risque de faire basculer la course, mais voici les cinq étapes les plus susceptibles de décider du classement final de l’édition 2021.

The Critérium du Dauphiné reliably reveals who is on form for the Tour de France, which comes just three weeks later. While it is not the only preparatory race for the Tour, the Critérium du Dauphiné is used every year by many of the top general classification contenders to catapult themselves to success in the Tour.

The 2021 Tour de France covers 3,383 kilometers. Any one of those kilometers can provide the right mixture of circumstances for a race-winning attack, or a race-losing mishap. Such is the nature of the sport.

Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard will make his Tour de France debut in June after being called into the Jumbo Visma team on Monday to replace Dutchman Tom Dumoulin who has stepped down.

The 2021 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya begins this Monday. The seven-stage race will be held on familiar roads for many riders.