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THE 75TH EDITION ROUTE

This Tuesday, the Madrid Marriott Auditorium Hotel hosted the official presentation of the La Vuelta 20 route. This will be a very special year for the Spanish grand tour as it celebrates its 75th edition. La Vuelta 20 will take off from The Netherlands on the 14th of August, with a first stage taking place entirely in Utrecht (TTT); and will end in Madrid on the 6th of September. With...

75 TH EDITION: 100% VUELTA

La Vuelta celebrates its 75 th edition in 2020. Such celebrations, though arbitrary, inspire us to continue to move in what we feel is the right direction, and also to look back and take stock of what we have built and achieved along the way. Each route has had its own particularity and its own history. This year’s route, which will take off from Utrecht, one of the world’s...

Continental and Unipublic advocate for the peaceful coexistence between cyclists and drivers

Continental and La Vuelta have discussed road safety today in Madrid on the occasion of the World Day in Memory of the Victims of Road Traffic Accidents. During a round-table discussion, attendees debated and raised awareness regarding the need to educate both cyclists and drivers about road safety in order to guarantee a better coexistence between the two, thus improving their...

La Vuelta remembers Raymond Poulidor, winner in 1964

 Raymond Poulidor passed away on the 13th of November 2019, aged 83. A cyclist that will go down in history as the Tour de France champion who never got to wear the yellow jersey (he made it onto the final podium eight times). The Frenchman, however, did wear La Vuelta’s yellow jersey in 1964, thus succeeding his compatriot and rival Jacques Anquetil.

"The eternal...

December 17th: La Vuelta 20 official presentation

On Tuesday, December 17th, Unipublic will be presenting the route of La Vuelta 20. The Madrid Marriott Auditorium Hotel (Av. de Aragón, 400 – 28022, Madrid) will be hosting the ceremony in which the details of the 75th edition of La Vuelta will be revealed.

In a live streamed gala that will be broadcasted on Teledeporte, the organization will be unveiling...

#CochesAzules - La Vuelta 19 in one picture

The winner of the second edition of the photo contest #CochesAzules – La Vuelta in one picture is the Brithish photographer Russ Ellis with his picture How much further?, taken in Los Machucos climb on stage 13.

The winning picture was chosen by a jury composed by Miguel Llorente, president of Macario Llorente; Javier Guillén, general director...

Lopez: "We’ve attacked, attacked, and we didn’t stop attacking"

Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Pro Team): “[The most aggressive award] is meritorious. We feel at ease and conscious of what we’ve been. We’ve attacked, attacked, and we didn’t stop attacking to make La Vuelta a show. I’m not disappointed, no. Well, I would have preferred another result, but I’m not disappointed because I fought from the start...

Valverde: “It’s something incredible after 16 years”

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team): “I’m super happy, it’s something incredible after 16 years, so many years fighting at the highest level, and finishing second this time. So I’m super happy. It’s been a very beautiful La Vuelta and… Maybe the worst moment was the crash and the misunderstandings that followed. [About the World Championships]...

Pogacar: “It’s crazy”

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates): “It’s incredible with lots of fans from Slovenia and my family. It’s crazy to be on the podium of La Vuelta with everyone. [Primoz Roglic and Alejandro Valverde] are incredibly strong guys, guys with the biggest results, and to be next to them is unbelievable.”