2026-08-22T14:14:26.498Z
In terms of the stage win today, there’s very healthy competition among some quality time trialists all vying for the honor of wearing the red jersey. Pogačar is inevitably a contender, but will be up against specialists like Wout van Aert and Josh Tarling. Here’s the full running order of the day.
2026-08-22T14:08:57.545Z
Pogačar and the other GC contenders’ quest for the red jersey begins with a short, flat, but technical time trial in Monaco. It’s not long enough to cause especially big gaps between the GC contenders, but there’s been much talk about the tricky corners – anyone wanting a high GC finish will have to be careful not to make a mistake.
Vuelta a España 2026 stage 1 preview
2026-08-22T14:04:47.021Z
It’s time at last for the Vuelta a España, the final Grand Tour of the season! After all the thrills of the Tour de France in July and Tour de France Femmes in August, the attention of the cycling world now turns to Spain.
Much like in France, it’s the same man who is hogging all of the attention – Tadej Pogačar The Slovenian is going into this race as even more of a favourite than he was for the Tour, and the world is braced for another special performance from him. Pogačar himself, though, is stressing the need to approach intelligently, and not take things for granted.
2026-08-22T13:57:37.907Z
Hola and welcome to stage one of the 2026 Vuelta a España!