Dane Jonas Vingegaard has been confirmed as the winner of cycling's Spanish Vuelta, despite pro-Palestinian protesters blocking the finish on the final stage.
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Jonas Vingegaard is set to win the Spanish Vuelta after increasing his lead over Joao Almeida on the decisive stage, as Australia's Jai Hindley finishes third.
Jasper Philipsen has taken his third stage win at the Vuelta a Espana as the Aussie pair of Jay Vine and Jai Hindley took it easy before a decisive weekend.
Ian Chadband
King of the Vuelta Mountains Jay Vine has been agonisingly pipped by just nine-tenths of a second for a third stage triumph at this year's Spanish Grand Tour.
Australian Jai Hindley has lost time to Briton Tom Pidcock in their battle to make the podium - but helped a teammate win stage 17 at the protest-hit Vuelta.
Egan Bernal won a sprint finish as the 16th stage of the Vuelta was targeted by protesters, with race chief Javier Guillen branding their actions 'illegal'.
Staff Writers
Geraint Thomas, the only Welshman to have won the Tour de France, has been given an emotional send-off to cycling in his home city of Cardiff.
Jay Vine was thwarted in another bold bid for glory at the Vuelta a Espana, but improved his King of the Mountains lead before Mads Pedersen won stage 15.
Jai Hindley has edged a few seconds closer to a potential podium spot at the Vuelta a Espana but stage 14 belonged to Spain's Marc Soler after his solo triumph.
World road race silver medallist Ben O'Connor has apologised to his team after having to pull out of the Vuelta a Espana with sore ribs.
Roger Vaughan
Australia's former Grand Tour winner Jai Hindley has moved towards a podium spot at the Vuelta a Espana as Joao Almeida won on the fearsome L'Angliru climb.
The wife of Chris Froome says the four-times Tour de France champion had suffered a life-threatening injury in a training crash last week.
Jay Vine has continued his love affair with La Vuelta, winning a fourth stage in the Spanish grand tour to strengthen his king of the mountains defence.
Glenn Moore
One of Australia's greatest sportsmen owes plenty to the support he received from an Italian company and coach back in the early 2000s.
Race favourite Jonas Vingegaard has narrowed the gap at the top of the Vuelta a Espana standings after soloing to victory on stage nine.
Jasper Philipsen has won his second stage of the Vuelta a Espana in Zaragoza as Torstein Traeen maintained the overall lead.
Australian Jay Vine has strengthened his position as the Vuelta a Espana's King of the Mountains while his teammate Juan Ayuso raced to victory on stage seven.
One of the most successful careers in Grand Tour cycling could be coming to an end after Chris Froome suffered serious injuries in a training crash.
Ian Parker
Australian Jay Vine has enjoyed a special third Grand Tour triumph at the Vuelta a Espana, in front of his family on his home Andorran roads.
Danish superstar Jonas Vingegaard has retaken the lead in the Vuelta after a dominant ride in the team time trial from his UAE Team Emirates-XRG outfit.
The Collie-Donnybrook and Return Cycling Classic has celebrated it’s 100th year with one final race.
Rose Patane
Ben Turner has beaten favourite Jasper Philipsen in a sprint finish on stage four of the Vuelta a Espana
David Gaudu's clever tactics on a tight final turn gave him a stage win at the Vuelta a Espana on a day leader Jonas Vingegaard suffered three setbacks.
Jonas Vingegaard came off his bike in a crash on the second stage of La Vuelta but bounced back to prevail by a wheel rim in the finale and take the red jersey.
