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Vuelta a Espana 2022 Prize Money Breakdown with more than 1.000.000 euro on offer

This is how the €1.112.640 euros will be distributed between the Vuelta a Espana teams. The third and final Grand Tour of the season: the Vuelta a Espana!

On the 19th of August the Spanish Grand Tour will have it's start in Utrecht, Netherlands, and later go through most of the Spanish territory with it's infamous mountainous and hilly stages, as well as countless scenic days which promise to deliver spectacle on all aspects.

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Over 1 million euros will be up for grabs for all teams, and below you will find out how every stage result and classification result will affect the outcome of the race financially. All classifications will have their specific values, with the overall classification being by far the most profitable as the race winner will take home a whole €150.000 - followed by €57.985 and €30.000 from second and third placed riders.

Each stage winner will also guarantee a whole €11.000, making stage hunting an attractive proposition. A day in the red jersey also earns the riders €500.

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Order - Stage Classification - Daily Leader

1 €11.000 €500

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As for the secondary classifications the points classification will earn €11.000 whilst the KOM classification proves more valuable with a winner prize of €13.000, also with prizes to be given at every classified climb, depending on their category.

Order - Points Classification - Daily Leader

1 €11.000 €100

Order - KOM Classification - 1st cat. - 2nd cat. - 3rd cat. - 4th cat - CAF (Sierra Nevada) - Daily Leader

1 €13.000 €1000 €460 €230 €115 €100 €100

2 €6600 €615 €310 €155 €80 €60

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The winner of the youth classification will make €11.000 - as much as the points classification - whilst the team's classification will also feature a daily winner with €400, but additionally some €12.500 when the race closes.

Order - Youth Classification - Daily Leader

1 €11.000 €70

Order - Team Classification - Stage Classification

1 €12.500 €400

2 €7500 €200

3 €5500 €100

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Finally, the most combative rider of the Vuelta will be winning €3000 at the end, whilst the daily prize will account for an extra €200 for each team's tally. The intermediate sprints will also benefit the first three riders, with the first to cross the line having €550.

Order - Combative Classification - Day's combative

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How to Watch the 2022 Vuelta a España

The Tour of Spain begins on Friday, August 19 and runs through Sunday, September 11.

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The season’s final grand tour is always one of the hardest, most mountainous, and therefore most exciting races of the year.

As the season’s final grand tour, the Vuelta a España (“Tour of Spain”) is always a bit of a “last-chance saloon” as riders often use the race to try and redeem themselves for miscues earlier in the year, build form for late-season races (like late-September’s World Championships), or in some cases, earn a new contract. Stuck in the shadow of May’s Tour of Italy and July’s Tour de France, we love how the Vuelta’s organizers always go to great lengths to create a spectacular course—usually by including lots and lots of climbs.

Beginning this Friday in the Netherlands, this year’s race covers 3,280.5km (2,033.9mi) over 21 stages, including a team time trial, an individual time trial, and eight stages with summit or uphill finishes. Here’s everything you need to know:

Friday, August 19th to Sunday, September 11th.

The 2020 Tour of Spain was supposed to start with three stages in the Netherlands, but those plans were postponed due to COVID-19. So now the race is finally making the trip north for only the fourth foreign start in the Vuelta’s history. The racing begins on Friday with a 23.3km team time trial in downtown Utrecht (Stage 1) that will determine the first rider to pull on the red jersey as the leader of the Vuelta’s General Classification. Stages 2 and 3 look perfect for the Vuelta’s field sprinters.

After taking a day off to get everyone to Spain, the race resumes in the Basque Country with two stages (Stages 4 and 5) featuring the short, punchy climbs the region’s known for. Stage 6 heads west into Cantabria for a stage that finishes atop the Pico Jano, the race’s first summit finish. Stage 7 should give breakaway specialists a chance to score a stage win before back-to-back summit finishes (Stages 8 and 9) in Asturias to close the Vuelta’s first week.

Sandwiched between two stages that should favor sprinters (Stages 11 and 13), Stage 12 ends atop the Peñas Blancas, a summit that’s been featured in previous Tours of Spain, but this time with a new twist: an additional four kilometers have been added to the accent for grand total of 20km of climbing.

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The race stays in Andalucia to end the second week, with two high altitude summit finishes: Stage 14 ends atop La Pandera, a long, steep climb on rough roads; and Stage 15 climbs into the Sierra Nevada mountains for a finish on the 2,510m Hoya de la Mora, the highest summit in the 2022 Vuelta. By the final rest day, there will likely be only two or three riders with realistic chances of winning the race overall.

The third week begins with two hard stages (Stages 17 and 18) in Extremadura, where the heat should be extreme. Stage 17 looks ideal for a breakaway, with a jagged profile and an uphill finish at the Monasterio de Tentudía. Stage 18 could bring more changes to the GC, with three climbs in the second half of the stage including a summit finish atop the Category 1 Alto de Piornal. Stage 19 will be exciting with a short stage (130km) consisting of two laps of a circuit going over the Category 2 Puerto de Piélago.

With so many climbers set to compete this year, the race will likely be decided on Stage 20, an ascent-filled slugfest in the Guadarrama Mountains outside of Madrid. With five categorized climbs and a finish line just past the summit of the Navacerrada (which launched Italy’s Fabio Aru to victory on the penultimate day of the Vuelta in 2015), anything could happen. Stage 21 brings the race to close in Madrid, with a flat stage that will give the Vuelta’s remaining sprinters one last chance to shine.

Streaming is the best way to watch the 2022 Tour of Spain, and if you did what we suggested and subscribed to NBC’s Peacock Premium before the Tour ($4.99/month) you get the Vuelta and other races covered by NBC and its partners. For ad-free coverage you’ll need a subscription to Peacock Premium Plus, which runs $9.99 a month. Eligible Comcast Xfinity X1 and Flex customers and Cox Contour customers may already access Peacock Premium for free.

The Peacock app is available on Roku, Apple devices, Android and AndroidTV devices, Google platforms, Chromecast, Xbox devices, Playstation 4 and 4 Pro, VIZIO SmartCast TVs, and LG Smart TVs. You can also watch online via the Peacock website.

If you’re in Canada, FloBikes ($12.99/month) is the best way to watch the Tour of Spain, with all 21 stages available live and on-demand on FloBikes.com, the FloSports IOS app, and the FloSports app for Amazon FireTV, Roku, and Apple TV.

What Happened Last Year

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After abandoning the 2021 Tour de France due to injuries sustained in a crash during the Tour’s opening week, Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) bounced back to become the third rider to win the Tour of Spain three years in a row. Along the way the Slovenian won four stages, defeating Spain’s Enric Mas (Movistar) by 4:42, the largest winning margin since 1997. Australia’s Jack Haig (Bahrain-Victorious) finished third at 7:40.

Riders to Watch

Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) - For the second year running, Roglič was forced to abandon the Tour de France due to injuries he sustained in a crash during the first week. So he’s again hoping the Spanish grand tour will help him salvage his season. To do it, he’ll need to leverage his superior time trialing and the strength of his team, which also features American Sepp Kuss , who finished eighth overall last year.

Jai Hindley (BORA-hansgrohe) - Winner of May’s Giro d’Italia , Australia’s Hindley looks to become the first rider since Great Britain’s Chris Froome to win two grand tours in a season. (Froome, who’s also racing this year’s Vuelta, won the Tour de France and the Tour of Spain in 2017.) A strong climber who’s improved (a bit) as a time trialist, the Australian rode a cunning Giro, staying in contention throughout the three week race only to launch his winning move on the penultimate day.

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Richard Carapaz (INEOS Grenadiers) - Defeated by Hindley at the Giro, Ecuador’s Carapaz narrowly lost the Vuelta to Roglič in 2020. That said, he remains one of the best and most consistent grand tour riders of the past five years, and he leads a talented but young INEOS Grenadiers squad, with four riders making their grand tour debuts with the British super-team.

Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) - Belgium’s newest “chosen one,” Evenepoel went right from racing as a junior to the pros, making him the darling of his country’s passionate fans. His grand tour debut didn’t go so well, though: he failed to live up to his billing as an overall contender at last year’s Tour of Italy, abandoning the race after Stage 17. But he’s taken some big wins since and has a relaxed “take it one day at a time approach” this year. A win should be out of his reach, but a top-5 finish would be a sign that Belgium has possibly found its next grand tour contender.

Other riders to watch include Great Britain’s Simon Yates (Team BikeExchange-Jayco), who won the Vuelta in 2018, and Spain’s Mikel Landa (Bahrain-Victorious), who finished third at this year’s Giro.

Portugal’s João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) is another podium hopeful, along with Spain’s Enric Mas (Movistar), who would love to improve upon his two runner-up finishes. The Vuelta will also be the final grand tour for two legends: Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) and Spain’s Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), both former overall champions who would love to win one more stage before calling it a career.

There are also several North Americans tackling the Spanish grand Tour: Americans Lawson Craddock (Team BikeExchange-Jayco), Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates), Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) and Canadian Michael Woods (Israel-Premier Tech).

Since getting hooked on pro cycling while watching Lance Armstrong win the 1993 U.S. Pro Championship in Philadelphia, longtime Bicycling contributor Whit Yost has raced on Belgian cobbles, helped build a European pro team, and piloted that team from Malaysia to Mont Ventoux as an assistant director sportif. These days, he lives with his wife and son in Pennsylvania, spending his days serving as an assistant middle school principal and his nights playing Dungeons & Dragons.

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Results 4th stage 2022 Vuelta

1. Primoz Roglic (slo) 2. Mads Pedersen (den) s.t. 3. Enric Mas (spa) s.t. 4. Quentin Pacher (fra) s.t. 5. Pavel Sivakov (fra) s.t. 6. Ben O’Connor (aus) s.t. 7. Ethan Hayter (gbr) s.t. 8. Remco Evenepoel (bel) s.t. 9. Wilco Kelderman (nld) s.t. 10. Jai Hindley (aus) s.t.

11. Tao Geoghegan Hart (gbr) s.t. 12. Sepp Kuss (usa) s.t. 13. Simon Yates (gbr) + 0.07 16. Carlos Rodriguez (spa) s.t. 21. Sergio Higuita (col) s.t. 24. Richard Carapaz (ecu) s.t. 25. Mikel Landa (spa) s.t. 27. João Almeida (por) s.t. 29. Hugh Carthy (gbr) s.t. 36. Miguel Ángel López (col) s.t. 38. Thymen Arensman (nld) s.t.

GC after stage 4

1. Primoz Roglic (slo) 2. Sepp Kuss (usa) + 0.13 3. Ethan Hayter (gbr) + 0.26 4. Pavel Sivakov (fra) s.t. 5. Tao Geoghegan Hart (gbr) s.t. 6. Remco Evenepoel (bel) + 0.27 7. Richard Carapaz (ecu) + 0.33 8. Carlos Rodriguez (spa) s.t. 9. Mads Pedersen (den) + 0.34 10. Simon Yates (gbr) + 0.51

13. Enric Mas (spa) + 0.52 14. João Almeida (por) + 0.53 18. Jai Hindley (aus) + 0.54 19. Wilco Kelderman (nld) s.t. 21. Sergio Higuita (col) s.t. 24. Mikel Landa (spa) + 1.02 32. Miguel Ángel López (col) + 1.06 34. Ben O’Connor (aus) + 1.08 36. Thymen Arensman (nld) + 1.13 44. Hugh Carthy (gbr) + 1.39

Race report Alexey Lutsenko and Alessandro De Marchi jump off the front at kilometre 5. Jarrad Drizners, James Shaw, Ander Okamika and Joan Bou track them down after 13 kilometres and the six open a lead of 3 minutes.

Lutsenko, Shaw and De Marchi are the last attackers to be reeled in with 32 kilometres to go.

Primoz Roglic gains a time bonus of 3 seconds on the last classified climb, which is a prelude to his dominant performance in the steep last 800 metres. He dominates the climb from the base to the line and wins ahead of Mads Pedersen and Enric Mas to move into the overall race lead.

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La Vuelta 2022 team guide: Start list, star riders and race goals for Jumbo-Visma and their rival 22 teams

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Our preview series for La Vuelta a Espana 2022 continues with a team guide looking at all of the 23 teams and weighing up their star riders and race goals for the 77th edition of the race. The Jumbo Visma and Ineos Grenadiers squads of triple champion Primoz Roglic and 2020 runner-up Richard Carapaz look very strong, but may face stiff competition from Bahrain Victorious and UAE Team Emirates.

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Pogačar launches season in style with dominant Strade Bianche win, Kopecky edges women's race

SIENA, Italy — Two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogačar started his season in crushing style with a stunning solo attack on a tricky gravel sector to cruise to victory in the Strade Bianche on Saturday.

Pogačar, who also won the race in 2022, had plenty of time to raise his arms in celebration before the finish. He got off his bicycle on the line and raised it above his head.

With the closest rider nearly three minutes behind, Pogačar was the first to win by more than a minute in the Strade Bianche’s 17-year history.

“The first race in the season is really tough mentally,” he said. “You never know if the shape is good or not, but I had really good preparation through the winter.

“I started a bit later so more preparation work before the first race and it was really worth it.”

Pogačar announced before the race that he planned to attack on the most difficult section — the brutal Monte Sante Marie climb — and that is precisely what the UAE Team Emirates rider did, making his move with more than 80 kilometers (50 miles) of the extended 215-kilometer (134-mile) route remaining as the weather turned briefly inclement.

Pogačar swiftly rode into the distance, and the Slovenian eventually finished two minutes, 44 seconds ahead of Toms Skujins, with Maxim Van Gils three seconds further back.

“We came to the Monte Sante Marie and it was a hailstorm, it was really tough conditions,” Pogačar said. “It was a moment where you couldn’t see anything, it was so muddy. I decided to go on the attack there and I knew it was going to be long but I knew if I got the gap I (would) just go through to the end.”

This Strade Bianche was the longest yet, surpassing 200 kilometers (124 miles) for the first time in its 18 editions. An extra loop near Siena meant there were 15 sections of the white, gravel roads that give the race its name — up from 11 in recent years.

In another repeat of 2022, world champion Lotte Kopecky won the women’s race.

“I actually didn’t have the best day. I suffered the whole race,” Kopecky said. “When I left this morning, I immediately felt I didn’t have the best legs. But I often have that in a race and usually they don’t really get worse as the race progresses.

“When I attacked, I went full speed until the last corner. Then I knew this win was in and that I could triumph in a very special way as world champion in the Piazza del Campo.”

Kopecky attacked on the climb up to Piazza del Campo to finish four seconds ahead of home favorite Elisa Longo Borghini. Kopecky’s Team SD Worx-Protime teammate Demi Vollering won a sprint for third, with the defending champion crossing the line 26 seconds behind the Belgian cyclist.

There were 12 gravel sectors on the 137-kilometer (85-mile) route through Tuscany.

“This was the main aim of the first part of the season, the next will be the Olympics,” Kopecky said.

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Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro: Things to know, scoring records and more

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The 117th edition of the Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro and hosted by Olivos Golf Club in Buenos Aries, Argentina, begins Thursday. The fifth of 26 events in the Korn Ferry Tour season, the Visa Argentina Open was a staple for a decade on PGA TOUR Latinoamérica running from 2012-22.

Here's what you need to know about this event:

1. A South American tradition

The Visa Argentina Open is one of golf’s oldest national open championships. This year, however, it will be making it’s debut as a Korn Ferry Tour event. First played in 1905, the Visa Argentina Open is the seventh-oldest national open still in existence, only behind The Open Championship, India Open, U.S. Open, Australian Open, South African Open and RBC Canadian Open.

A look at the 18th hole at the Argentina Open. (Courtesy Argentine Golf Association)

A look at the 18th hole at the Argentina Open. (Courtesy Argentine Golf Association)

Roberto de Vicenzo (left) and Tom Weiskopf during the Argentina Open. (Courtesy Argentine Golf Association)

Roberto de Vicenzo (left) and Tom Weiskopf during the Argentina Open. (Courtesy Argentine Golf Association)

Miguel Fernandez (center) on the tee box at the Argentina Open. (Courtesy Argentine Golf Association)

Miguel Fernandez (center) on the tee box at the Argentina Open. (Courtesy Argentine Golf Association)

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John Innes Cruickshank hits a tee shot at the Argentina Open. (Courtesy Argentine Golf Association)

Craig Stadler acknowledges the crowd at the Argentina Open. (Courtesy Argentine Golf Association)

Craig Stadler acknowledges the crowd at the Argentina Open. (Courtesy Argentine Golf Association)

2. New place, familiar face

Olivos Golf Club is hosting the Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro for the 12th time in its history, and for the first time since 2016 (other previous years hosted: 1936, ‘42, ‘49, ‘77, ‘79, ‘82, ‘84, ‘92, ’96 and 2003). Originally established in 1926 before a relocation to its current site in 1953, Olivos Golf Club previously appeared on the “100 Greatest Courses Outside the United States” list produced by Golf Digest.

3. Past winners return

Three past champions of the Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro are in the field: Jorge Fernández Valdés (2021), Marcelo Rozo (2013), Ángel Cabrera (2001, ’02 and ‘12). Aside from past champions, the field includes 33 Korn Ferry Tour winners with 45 total victories, including Argentinians Nelson Ledesma (2018 LECOM Health Challenge, 2019 The Ascendant presented by Blue), Jorge Fernández Valdés (2023 UNC Health Championship presented by STITCH), and Fabián Gómez (2010 Chitimacha Louisiana Open). The field also includes seven PGA TOUR winners with 11 total victories, led by Ángel Cabrera with three.

4. International trend

The Tour has seen two international winners in four events this year: the prodigious Aldrich Potgieter of South Africa and University of Colorado alum Jeremy Paul of Germany. This week’s field includes 20 players from four different Latin American countries. Could we see a third international winner among this pool rise?

What’s at stake?

In addition to earning 500 points counting towards the Korn Ferry Tour Points List and $180,000 of the tournament-record $1 million purse, this week’s winner earns an exemption for the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon this coming July.

Tournament facts:

  • Course: Olivos Golf Club (par 70, 6,795 yards)
  • Course designer: Luther Koontz
  • Defending champion: Zack Fischer (2022)
  • Purse: $1,000,000 ($180,000/winner)
  • Low 18-hole score: 62, Ángel Cabrera (2002, Round 2, Hurlingham Club), Tyson Alexander (2017, Round 2, Jockey Club)
  • Low 72-hole score: 264, Miguel Fernandez (1988, Hurlingham Club)
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Stage-by-stage winners of the 2022 vuelta a españa.

  • Stage 1: 19 August , Utrecht to Utrecht (team time trial, 23.3km) - Won by Jumbo-Visma , Robert Gesink (Jumbo-Visma) takes overall leader's red jersey
  • Stage 2: 20 August , 's-Hertogenbosch to Utrecht (175.1km) - Won by Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe), Mike Teunissen (Jumbo-Visma) takes overall lead
  • Stage 3: 21 August , Breda to Breda (193.5km) - Won by Sam Bennett , Edoardo Affini (Jumbo-Visma) takes overall lead
  • Rest Day 1: 22 August (transfer day)
  • Stage 4: 23 August , Vitoria-Gasteiz to Laguardia (152.5km) - Won by Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma), who also takes the overall lead
  • Stage 5: 24 August , Irún to Bilbao (187.2km) - Won by Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates). Rudy Molard (Groupama FDJ) takes overall lead
  • Stage 6: 25 August , Bilbao to Ascensión al Pico Jano, San Miguel de Aguayo (181.2km) - Won by Jay Vine (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) takes overall lead
  • Stage 7: 26 August, Camargo to Cistierna (190km) - Won by Jesús Herrada (Cofidis). Remco Evenepoel retains overall lead
  • Stage 8: 27 August , La Pola Llaviana/Pola de Laviana to Colláu Fancuaya, Yernes y Tameza (153.4km) - Won by Jay Vine , Remco Evenepoel retains overall lead
  • Stage 9: 28 August , Villaviciosa to Les Praeres, Nava (171.4km) - Won by Louis Meintjes (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert), Remco Evenepoel retains overall lead
  • Rest Day 2: 29 August
  • Stage 10: 30 August , Elche to Alicante (time trial, 30.9km) - Won by Remco Evenepoel , who retains overall lead
  • Stage 11: 31 August, ElPozo Alimentación, Alhama de Murcia to Cabo de Gata (191.2km) - Won by Kaden Groves (BikeExchange-Jayco). Remco Evenepoel retains overall lead
  • Stage 12: 1 September, Salobreña to Peñas Blancas, Estepona (192.7km) - Won by Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers). Remco Evenepoel retains lead.
  • Stage 13: 2 September , Ronda to Montilla (168.4km) - Won by Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo). Remco Evenepoel retains lead.
  • Stage 14: 3 September, Montoro to Sierra de la Pandera (160.3km) - Won by Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers). Remco Evenepoel retains overall lead.
  • Stage 15: 4 September, Martos to Sierra Nevada, Alto Hoya de la Mora, Monachil (152.6km) - Won by Thymen Arensman (Team DSM).  Remco Evenepoel retains overall lead.
  • Rest Day 3: 5 September
  • Stage 16: 6 September, Sanlúcar de Barrameda to Tomares (189.4km)
  • Stage 17: 7 September, Aracena to Monasterio de Tentudía (162.3km)
  • Stage 18: 8 September, Trujillo to Alto de Piornal (192km)
  • Stage 19: 9 September, Talavera de la Reina to Talavera de la Reina (138.3km)
  • Stage 20: 10 September, Moralzarzal to Puerto de Navacerrada (181km)
  • Stage 21: 11 September, Las Rozas to Madrid, Paisaje de la Luz (96.7km)

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Vuelta a España 2022 – Comprehensive team-by-team guide

All you need to know about the 23 teams at the Spanish Grand Tour, from the GC contenders to the potential surprise packets

2021 Vuelta a España winner Primož Roglič and his team Jumbo-Visma

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It will be a Vuelta a España with 23 teams on the start line, and the list of objectives across the 184 riders runs even longer than the three-week race from August 19 to September 11.

Jumbo-Visma lead the 18 WorldTour squads, claiming race number one as they line up with three-time winner Primož Roglič , while Alpecin-Fenix and Arkéa-Samsic – as the top two UCI ProTeams – join the start list. There are also three wildcard entries, rather than the two seen at the Tour de France, with Spanish teams Euskaltel-Euskadi, Kern Pharma and Burgos-BH joining the fray.

Some teams will be chasing stage victories, jerseys, or perhaps points to chase off relegation threats, while others will be targeting the overall title, although, with the unpredictability of a three-week race, plenty of targets will change from the opening team time trial stage in the Netherlands to the finish line in Madrid. 

We have analysed every team, picking out their leaders and looking at each group's hopes and aims to put together this complete team-by-team guide ahead of Friday's start in Utrecht.

Who? French WorldTour outfit that's been going since the early 1990s. Leader: Ben O'Connor Objectives: GC and stage wins Rider to watch: Bob Jungels

AG2R Citroën head to the Vuelta with renewed GC ambitions after Ben O'Connor's early exit from the Tour de France. The original plan was for the Australian to hunt stage wins that would complete his Grand Tour set, but he left the Tour after the first week and, as such, has had a chance to re-set and bring a red jersey bid into the equation. 

O'Connor placed fourth at the 2021 Tour and had a strong season leading up to this year's Tour, including third at the Critérium du Dauphiné, so the podium is a realistic aim if he's back in form. 

The rest of the squad is built for breakaways and support, with Clément Champoussin and young Finnish climber Jaakko Hänninen among the names that stand out, while Andrea Vendrame can sprint from a reduced group on a hilly day.

Nans Peters, like O'Connor, could complete the Grand Tour set with a stage win, as could Bob Jungels, who won a stage at the Tour in a sign he's getting back to his best after two difficult years of injury. Jungels, a world class rider, is moving to Bora-Hansgrohe next season and, after AG2R helped him back through surgeries, will want to go out with a bang.

Full line-up: Ben O'Connor, Clement Champoussin, Jaakko Hänninen, Andrea Vendrame, Bob Jungels, Nans Peters, Nicolas Prodhomme, Dorian Godon

Who? Second-division squad built around Mathieu van der Poel and improving every year, set to rise to the WorldTour in 2023 Leader: Tim Merlier Objectives: Stage wins Rider to watch: Robert Stannard

Alpecin-Deceuninck are towards the top of the UCI World Ranking but are still a second-division outfit, and this Vuelta marks the first time they're riding all three Grand Tours in the same season. They'll be a fully-fledged WorldTour outfit in 2023 but they're rounding out this chapter of what has been a remarkable growth story by targeting stage wins – most prominently sprint wins – over the next three weeks. 

Tim Merlier is their main man, having missed out on the Tour de France at the expense of Jasper Philipsen. The Belgian champion, who's off to QuickStep-AlphaVinyl next year, can claim to be just as fast, if not faster, and is the man to beat in the bunch finishes at this Vuelta. He was runner-up behind Fabio Jakobsen at the recent European Championships and said he got 'the wrong medal', indicating his form and hunger ahead of the race. 

Alpecin-Deceuninck will, as they usually do in Grand Tours, bring a strong lead-out for the sprints. Their full squad is yet to be confirmed but Robert Stannard is set to be one to watch after winning the recent Tour de Wallonie. The Australian all-rounder hasn't had the smoothest rise but is still only 23 and with plenty of room for improvement, while his countryman Jay Vine is another to watch.

Full line-up: Tim Merlier, Floris De Tier, Jimmy Janssens, Xandro Meurisse, Robert Stannard, Lionel Taminiaux, Gianni Vermeersch, Jay Vine

Who? Second-division Brittany-based team set to rise to the WorldTour in 2023 Leader: None Objectives: Stage wins Rider to watch: Dan McLay

Arkéa-Samsic have their sights set on the WorldTour and are getting a taste for it with this Vuelta invite, allowing them to ride two Grand Tours in one season for the first time in their history. 

After several past outings at the Tour de France, they were supposed to head to the Vuelta with a former winner in Nairo Quintana. He was a late scratch from the start list though after news emerged that he had tested positive for tramadol at the Tour. He'll now be fighting his Tour disqualification at CAS rather than riding in Spain.

The rest of the Arkéa-Samsic squad (just seven men) is largely made up of domestiques who were set to support Quintana, though they do have a sprinter in Dan McLay. The Briton is not among the top-tier of fastmen but, with several possible sprint stages and a shortage of the world's fastest on the start line, there could be an opportunity to be grasped.

Full line-up:  Elie Gesbert, Dan McLay, Anthony Delaplace, Thibault Guernalec, Łukasz Owsian, Clement Russo, Simon Guglielmi

Who? Kazakh team managed by Alexandre Vinokourov  Leader: Miguel Angel López Objectives: GC Rider to watch: Vincenzo Nibali

Astana Qazaqstan are having a dire season and they desperately need a turnaround at the Vuelta. Their hopes lie almost squarely on the shoulders of Miguel Ángel López, the mercurial Colombian climber who walked out of last year's race on the penultimate day, while in a podium position.

That infamous episode triggered his dismissal from Movistar and return to Astana, but his second stint was undermined by a knee injury that took him out of the Giro in the first week. He wasn't fit in time for the Tour de France but will now lead the line at the Vuelta, although he was mired in more controversy recently as his name appeared in a Spanish anti-doping investigation and he was temporarily suspended by his team.

López, on his day, is a world class climber with queen stage victories at the Tour and Vuelta to his name, two overall podiums and six top-10s. But time trialling is a huge weakness and he hasn't finished the last four Grand Tours he's done.

Elsewhere, David de la Cruz will try and hang onto a respectable GC result while supporting López. There's also a final bow – and perhaps a final firework to be set off – for Vincenzo Nibali, winner of all three Grand Tours and the 2010 Vuelta, who's retiring at the end of the season. 

Full line-up: Miguel Angel López, David de la Cruz, Vincenzo Nibali, Samuele Battistella, Vadim Pronskiy, Harold Tejada, Yevgeniy Fedorov

Who?  Bahrain-funded team set up in 2017, who have delivered success and controversy in recent years Leader:  Mikel Landa Objectives:  GC Rider to watch:  Santiago Buitrago

The Bahrain Victorious team head to the Vuelta with a strong line-up headed up by home favourite Mikel Landa with Jack Haig absent having finished third last year after his similar early Tour de France abandon.

The Spanish climber is spectacular on his day but has had an eventful and turbulent career. This year's Giro was surely his smoothest run at a Grand Tour and he made the podium, although that in itself raised doubts about whether he has that extra ingredient to become a Grand Tour champion. 

Wout Poels is set to make his 20th Grand Tour appearance as a luxury domestique, while Gino Mäder adds more class to the line-up in his first Grand Tour of the season. The team will be focused on the GC and the odd possible breakaway, with Colombian puncheur Santiago Buitrago one to watch after a breakthrough year and a stage win at the Giro.

Full line-up: Mikel Landa, Wout Poels, Santiago Buitrago, Gino Mäder, Fred Wight, Jasha Sütterlin, Luis León Sánchez, Edoardo Zambanini

Who? Australian team funded by Gerry Ryan, originally known as Orica-GreenEdge when it started in 2012 Leader: Simon Yates Objectives: GC Rider to watch: Kaden Groves

In Simon Yates, BikeExchange-Jayco have a former winner and one of the top Grand Tour contenders in the world. He hasn't had a fortunate run in the past couple of years but Yates remains a supreme talent who can now time trial with the best as well as producing his characteristic explosive climbing performances. 

Yates looked on course for Giro contention this year after winning the stage 2 time trial but was then set back by a knee injury. Even if he recovered to win a stage, he had to rest up and miss the Tour de France, but the benefit for the Vuelta was the fact he could re-set and take square aim at the Spanish Grand Tour. His pre-race results – victory at Ordiziako Klasika and the Vuelta a Castilla y León, plus 6th at the Clásica San Sebastián – certainly suggest he's ready to hunt the red jersey he won in 2018. 

The rest of the squad is largely built around supporting Yates, although there's a lack of real high mountain support, Lucas Hamilton being the only one who'd really be expected to survive the big climbs. Still, the likes of Luke Durbridge, Lawson Craddock, and Michael Hepburn will be useful in the opening team time trial. There's also a Grand Tour debut for Kaden Groves, a sprinter who can get through the medium mountains. He's off to Alpecin-Deceuninck next season but should find the parcours to his liking.

Full line-up: Simon Yates, Lawson Craddock, Callum Scotson, Kaden Groves, Luke Durbridge, Michael Hepburn, Lucas Hamilton, Kelland O'Brien

Who?  German team who reached the WorldTour with Peter Sagan in 2017 but have since transitioned to the Grand Tours Leaders:  Jai Hindley, Sergio Higuita, Sam Bennett Objectives:  GC Rider to watch:  Wilco Kelderman

Bora-Hansgrohe 's transition into a GC-oriented team continues at this Vuelta, even if they've made room for sprinter Sam Bennett. The Irishman was snubbed from their Tour de France line-up and the explanations from the team suggested they were fully committed to chasing titles at Grand Tours after Jai Hindley's surprise victory at this year's Giro d'Italia. 

Hindley returns to the fold in a squad that, despite containing a sprinter and two lead-out men, features multiple potential GC cards. Sergio Higuita is untested at three-week level but has enjoyed an outstanding debut season for the German team, with five wins, including the Volta a Catalunya. Meanwhile, Wilco Kelderman, third at the 2020 Giro and fifth at the 2021 Tour de France, adds a third genuine contender. Emanuel Buchmann was due to add a fourth card but illness means he's been replaced by Italian climber Matteo Fabbro, still a strong mountain domestique.

Hindley, who lacks major flare but lasts deep into the final week, arguably starts as the likeliest leader but the talk in the camp is of an open strategy intended to keep their rivals guessing. If they are true to their word, it could be spectacular. 

With one pure domestique in Jonas Koch, the rest of the squad revolves around Bennett. His inclusion itself, which was in doubt, is something of a punt given the Irishman's form, but he has also been afforded the backing of two lead-out men in Danny van Poppel and Ryan Mullen. Bennett's win at Eschborn Frankfurt in May is his only victory since returning to the team at the start of the year and he desperately needs to rediscover any hint of form.

Full line-up: Jai Hindley, Sergio Higuita, Wilco Kelderman, Matteo Fabbro, Sam Bennett, Ryan Mullen, Danny van Poppel, Jonas Koch

Who?  Second-division outfit hailing from the Burgos region of northern Spain Leader: None Objective: Breakaways Rider to watch: Jetse Bol

Breakaways will be the name of the game for the invited wildcard team. They don't have a GC or sprint prospect and so will be out to honour their presence in the race and show off their sponsors by escaping up the road.

Two of the riders on the team's original lineup – Dutchman Jetse Bol and Angel Madrazo – have stood on a stage podium at the Vuelta before, with the Spanish rider taking first and Bol second on a stage finishing on the Alto de Javalambre in 2019. Climber José Manuel Díaz won the Tour of Turkey last year and could be one to watch on his Grand Tour debut.

Madrazo, though, was forced out of the race this week having tested positive for COVID-19. They'll start with seven after young Spaniard Manuel Peñalver also tested positive. 

Full line-up: Jetse Bol, Victor Langelotti, Oscar Cabedo, José Manuel Díaz, Jesús Ezquerra, Daniel Navarro, Ander Okamika

Who? French team whose title sponsor is a long-time backer of the Vuelta Leader: Bryan Coquard Objectives: Stage wins   Rider to watch: Jesús Herrada

Cofidis line up without their GC leader Guillaume Martin, who had done the Giro d'Italia but only did half of the Tour de France after contracting COVID-19. He was set for a Vuelta start and won the recent Tour de l'Ain but the team decided he'd already accrued a lot of race days, and perhaps sensed an opportunity for him to score UCI points elsewhere in the WorldTour relegation battle. 

In the absence of a GC leader, Cofidis are out for stage wins, led by sprinter Bryan Coquard. The Frenchman has never won a Grand Tour stage and, despite a promising start to life at Cofidis, hasn't won since February.

Still, the opportunities at this Vuelta are numerous and the number of top-tier sprinters is limited. Coquard will have Davide Cimolai to lead him out, while the rest of the team looks set up for breakaways in the mountains, with the in-form Remy Rochas and former Tour de l'Avenir winner Ruben Fernandez on the start list. 

But perhaps their best shot is Jesús Herrada, who has been a consistent breadwinner for the team in the past few years and seems to come alive at the Vuelta. 

Full line-up: Bryan Coquard, Jesus Herrada, Jose Herrada, Davide Villella, Ruben Fernandez, Thomas Champion, Remy Rochas, Davide Cimolai

Who? German-registered WorldTour team formerly known as Sunweb Leader: Thymen Arensman Objectives: GC and stage wins Rider to watch: John Degenkolb

Team DSM once again head into a Grand Tour with an open strategy and a non-committal stating of ambitions. Thymen Arensman is on a "day-by-day approach" but it's clear he's their general classification leader.

The 22-year-old is a rising star who's off to Ineos Grenadiers next year and comes to the Vuelta after riding the Giro earlier in the season. With experience under his belt, he now gets a leadership opportunity away from the shadow of Romain Bardet, and will be keen to grasp it.

Arensman, who was third at the Tour of the Alps and sixth at Tirreno-Adriatico earlier this year, is an all-rounder who has a very strong time trial – second on the final day of the Giro d'Italia – and can also survive the longer climbs with a rouleur's style akin to his compatriot Tom Dumoulin. His runner-up finish at the recent Tour de Pologne underlined his pre-race form. 

Arensman is the team's main prospect, with John Degenkolb offering an alternative route to a stage win in a squad that lacks big star quality but will surely be out for opportunities in the breakaways.

Full line-up: Thymen Arensman, John Degenkolb, Marco Brenner, Nikias Arndt, Mark Donovan, Henri Vandenabeele, Joris Nieuwenhuis, Jonas Hvideberg

Who? US team formerly known as Slipstream who mix the WorldTour with off-road adventures Leader: Hugh Carthy Objectives: GC and stage wins Rider to watch: Esteban Chaves

EF Education-EasyPost are among those threatened by relegation and, although they have some breathing room, a good Vuelta would see them to safety. They haven't released their full line-up and probably won't do until a couple of hours before the race, knowing their laid-back approach, but Hugh Carthy is set to lead the line. 

The British climber had a disappointing and frustratingly erratic Giro d'Italia but still finished in the top 10. At the top of his game, he can thrive on long and epic mountain stages while also backing up with a solid time trial for someone so skinny. The high point of his career so far arguably came at the 2020 Vuelta when he won on the famous Angliru summit finish and made it onto the final podium. 

The rest of the squad is set to revolve around supporting Carthy and hunting breakaways in the medium mountains, with no sprinter in sight. It's unclear if Rigoberto Urán will be racing but his GC credentials have taken a hit in recent years, while two-time stage winner Esteban Chaves could well step up to the plate on his Grand Tour debut for the team.

Full line-up: Hugh Carthy, Rigoberto Urán, Esteban Chaves, James Shaw, Mark Padun, Julius van den Berg, Merhawi Kudus, Jonathan Caicedo

Who? Basque team who are back showing off their orange colours at the Vuelta Leader: None Objectives: Breakaways Rider to watch: Luis Angel Maté

Euskaltel-Euskadi are one of three wildcards handed out to home second-division outfits, racing their second Vuelta in this new incarnation of the famous old all-Basque team. After the opening stages in Holland, the Vuelta hits Spain in the Basque Country, and you can be sure the team will be eager to light up those three stages in their bright orange jerseys. 

With no GC leader and no sprinter, it's all about the breakaways, earning airtime and exposure and putting themselves in the hunt for what would be a dream stage victory. All of them will be up the road at one point or another but it's worth keeping an eye on Luis Angel Maté, a relative veteran starting his 12th Grand Tour. For every kilometre he spends in the breakaway, he'll plant a tree, and that's something worth getting behind. 

Full line-up: Luis Angel Maté, Joan Bou, Mikel Iturria, Mikel Bizkarra, Gotzon Martin, Ibai Azurmendi, Carlos Canal, Xabier Azparren

Who? Long-running French squad sponsored by the national lottery Leader: Thibaut Pinot Objective: Stage wins Rider to watch: Jake Stewart

Groupama-FDJ have Thibaut Pinot in their ranks, which will always create excitement among the fans, even if he's not going for the overall title here. The Frenchman has had a rough time with injuries in the past couple of years and heads to the Vuelta on the back of a Tour de France where he was below his best to start with and was further held back by a prior COVID-19 infection. He heads to the Vuelta not in shape to re-launch his GC career but hopefully to hunt stages in the mountains.  

That will also be the name of the game for the likes of his trusted ally, Sebastien Reichenbach and Rudy Molard, both of whom finished in the top six at the Tour de l'Ain. Bruno Armirail and Quentin Pacher round out the climbing wing of the squad. 

On the other side sits Jake Stewart and a duo of sprint lieutenants. After a breakthrough 2021, Stewart's season has been derailed by a stomach illness but he's back and claimed an emotional first pro victory at the recent Tour de l'Ain. A solid sprinter who can survive climbs, a stage win would be a dream scenario for rider and team, and he'll be able to count on the support for Miles Scotson and Fabian Lienhard to get him in position.

Full line-up: Thibaut Pinot, Rudy Molard, Sebastien Reichenbach, Bruno Armirail, Quentin Pacher, Jake Stewart, Fabien Lienhard, Miles Scotson.

Who? British team formerly known as Team Sky and now under the Ineos ownership of Jim Ratcliffe Leader: Richard Carapaz Objective: GC Rider to watch: Carlos Rodríguez

This Vuelta line-up is something of a past and present for Ineos Grenadiers , who have in Richard Carapaz a major contender for the overall title, plus luxury domestiques or even back-ups in Tao Geoghegan Hart and Pavel Sivakov. However, Grand Tour domination has waned in recent years and they've looked to rejuvenate their squad and freshen up their racing identity, and here they give a chance to four debutants. 

Carapaz has finished on the podium of all three Grand Tours in his three seasons with Ineos and is one of the most consistent three-week contenders in the world. He finished runner-up at the Giro earlier in the season after a rare moment of weakness on the final mountain but will be expected to mount a serious challenge for the red jersey in what will be his final Grand Tour for Ineos. Geoghegan Hart is another former Giro winner who gets his first Grand Tour start after a rough season, while Sivakov has been used a domestique in the past couple of years but remains a big talent and is very much in form, winning the recent Vuelta a Burgos. 

Paris-Roubaix champion Dylan van Baarle adds road captain experience in a squad with a quartet of Grand Tour newcomers: Ethan Hayter, Luke Plapp, Carlos Rodríguez, and Ben Turner. Plapp, an all-rounder and future GC prospect, and Turner, a cyclo-cross rider who had a breakthrough in the Classics this spring, are first-year pros and will likely be finding their feet. Hayter, meanwhile, appears ready to win on the biggest stage after taking his tally to 15 victories from the past two seasons, with the hillier sprint stages of particular interest to the 23-year-old Briton. 

Rodríguez, meanwhile, is also a third-year pro but is only 21 and has had a breakthrough season of his own. The climber will stand out on home soil in the jersey of Spanish champion and while a sustained GC bid is unrealistic, he could well be one of the surprise performers of the race.

Full line-up: Richard Carapaz, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Pavel Sivakov, Dylan van Baarle, Carlos Rodríguez, Ethan Hayter, Luke Plapp, Ben Turner

Who? Belgian team who stepped up to WorldTour level in 2021 and have taken huge strides this season Leader: Domenico Pozzovivo Objectives: GC and stage wins Rider to watch: Louis Meintjes

Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert were mocked last year but have had an outstanding 2022 campaign so far, with Biniam Girmay's success just one factor in a widespread upping of the game.

There's no Girmay at the Vuelta, and no Alexander Kristoff either, so it'll be down to Gerben Thijssen to get involved in any sprints, which he did to great effect with a recent stage win at the Tour de Pologne. 

The GC wing will be led by Domenico Pozzovivo and Louis Meintjes. The former is nearly 40 but remains a consistent climber and finished eighth at this year's Giro. He has had time to build back up towards the Vuelta so perhaps starts as the likelier leader over Meintjes, who hasn't raced since himself placing eighth at the Tour de France. The South African has got his career back on track this summer and, even if two GC bids in quick succession is likely beyond him, he could continue his upward curve in Spain.

Full line-up: Domenico Pozzovivo, Jan Hirt, Jan Bakelants, Louis Meintjes, Julius Johansen, Rein Taaramäe, Gerben Thijssen, Boy Van Poppel

Who? Israeli team who reached the WorldTour in 2020, but whose top-tier status is now in danger Leader: Michael Woods Objectives: GC, stage wins, UCI points Rider to watch: Chris Froome

Israel-Premier Tech are one of the teams fighting relegation from the WorldTour and the automatic invites that come with it so they are desperate to peel themselves off bottom spot. 

That's maybe why Michael Woods has been given a GC brief. He has expressed his preference for stage hunting in the past but in the UCI points system that doesn't carry as much weight as a top-10 result overall. In fairness, this Vuelta route suits Wood's punchy style, with no fewer than nine summit finishes but a route that's relatively light on very long or very high-altitude mountain stages. The Canadian former runner has enjoyed the bulk of his Grand Tour success at the Vuelta, placing seventh overall in 2017 before winning stages in 2018 and 2020. A return to the GC consistency of five years ago is what his team will be after.

Itamar Einhorn will look to get involved in the sprints but the rest of the team is set up for breakaways. Alessandro De Marchi has that in his DNA, while Carl Fredrik Hagen broke through at the Vuelta a couple of years ago but hasn't hit the same heights since. In addition to Woods, the one name that stands out on the start list is that of Chris Froome.

The four-time Tour de France champion has been on the comeback trail ever since his career-threatening 2019 crash and this summer he finally showed signs of life, his third place on Mont Ventoux at the Tour de France a real turning point. Froome's ongoing recovery and insistence he can regain his old powers makes him one to watch wherever he goes but he could truly reignite his career in Spain. 

Full line-up: Michael Woods, Chris Froome, Patrick Bevin, Alessandro De Marchi, Itamar Einhorn, Carl Fredrik Hagen, Omen Goldstein, Daryl Impey

Who? Dutch squad formerly known as Rabobank who become one of the world's top teams in the past few years Leader: Primož Roglič Objectives: GC Rider to watch: Rohan Dennis

In Primož Roglič, Jumbo-Visma have the winner of the past three editions of the Vuelta. Victory would tie him with Roberto Heras on a record four titles and make him the first person to win a Grand Tour four times in a row since Miguel Indurain. While other Grand Tours have treated him harshly, Roglič loves the Vuelta and has thrived on its punchy terrain. His presence on the start list automatically makes him the pre-race favourite. 

And yet, there are plenty of doubts. Roglič was only finalised for the race on Monday, after only returning to training at the start of August following his exit from the Tour de France. With a dislocated shoulder and damaged back, Roglič ploughed on in France even as his GC prospects crumbled, helping teammate Jonas Vingegaard towards the title before bowing out after 14 stages. 

As preparation goes, it's far from ideal, and while Roglič at the Vuelta conjures images of invincibility and bonus-second sprints, this time he appears far more fallible. But then again, the Vuelta has become Roglič's refuge and scene of redemption after previous setbacks in each of the past three seasons. 

With double Giro stage winner Koen Bouwman out injured, the rest of Jumbo-Visma's squad was looking a little light in Roglič's possible absence, but they now have a focal point to rally behind. Sepp Kuss, touted as a potential leader, will now resume his customary mountain support role with Sam Oomen, Robert Gesink and Chris Harper also on hand.

Mike Teunissen gives the team a vague sprint option but it's Rohan Dennis who really catches the eye with his first Grand Tour for Jumbo-Visma and first since he turned the Giro on its head for Geoghegan Hart and Ineos in 2020. The Australian missed out on Tour de France selection but will play a vital role across the terrains and especially on the opening team time trial, where he – plus Edoardo Affini – could propel Roglič to some early gains.

Full line-up: Primož Roglič, Rohan Dennis, Sepp Kuss, Robert Gesink, Chris Harper, Sam Oomen, Edoardo Affini, Mike Teunissen

Who? Spanish team born from the old Lizarte development structure, becoming a second-division ProTeam in 2021 Leader: Hector Carretero Objectives: Breakaways and  stage wins Rider to watch: Raúl García Pierna 

Equipo Kern Pharma is a team of inexperienced youngsters, most of them making their Grand Tour debuts. As such, expectations will be low and they'll be expected to throw themselves into breakaways to see what sticks. Héctor Carretero is a leader insofar as he is the most experienced, with two Grand Tours and five seasons at Movistar to his name.

The squad, however, does contain some more exciting young talents who could light up the race. Roger Adrìa won the shortened stage of the recent Route d'Occitanie, while Raúl García Pierna – son of 1990s pro Félix García Casas – is the Spanish national time trial champion after pulling off an upset in June.

Full line-up: Roger Adrìa, Héctor Carretero, Raúl García Pierna, Vojtech Repa, José Félix Parra, Pau Miquel, Francisco Galván, Urko Berrade

Who? Long-running Belgian team funded by the national lottery Leader: Thomas De Gendt Objectives: Stage wins, UCI points Rider to watch: Jarrad Drizners

This Vuelta a España is not high on the priority list of Lotto Soudal . They are locked in a battle to avoid relegation from the WorldTour and they're strategy has hinged on piling up points in the lower-level one-day races. That's why none of the team's stars are in action at the Vuelta, with Caleb Ewan, Arnaud De Lie, Victor Campenaerts, and Tim Wellens all deployed elsewhere. 

The Vuelta team does contain some point-scoring potential though, as well as some tried and tested breakaway potential, plus some interesting youngsters. 

The point-scoring potential comes from Steff Cras and Maxim Van Gils, who are all in the magic top-10 of the team's scorers this year – with only 10 eligible to count towards a team's overall total. The breakaway hope is Thomas De Gendt, a true master of the art. He might be getting older and might be past his best but he reminded himself and us that you can't just roll over as he escaped to a memorable solo victory at the Giro earlier in the year. 

The young prospects are the Australian duo of Harry Sweeny and Jarrad Drizners. Sweeny is a 24-year-old all-rounder who produced a strong climbing display to finish second on the final stage of the recent Tour de l'Ain. Neo-pro Drizners, meanwhile, could have died earlier this year when he sliced his liver open in a UAE Tour crash, and is hot on the comeback trail. He was hired as a lead-out man but his mountains classification victory at the recent Tour de Pologne shows he's ready to throw himself in wherever.

Full line-up: Cedric Beullens, Thomas De Gendt, Maxim Van Gils, Jarrad Drizners, Harry Sweeny, Nicola Conca, Kamil Małecki, Steff Cras

Who? Spanish team dating back to the 1980s, with a rich history in the sport and at the Vuelta Leader: Enric Mas Objectives: GC, stage wins, UCI points Rider to watch: Alejandro Valverde

The Vuelta is always the biggest race of the year for the home WorldTour team, and it doesn't get any bigger than this year. Success, pride, sponsorship activation and public affection are all on the line but so is their top-tier status. Eusebio Unzué's team are sitting 18th in the World Rankings and are at threat of relegation from the WorldTour.

It has been an alarming slide down the rankings for the Movistar who, despite complaints from their team manager about the UCI's points system, need to start scoring fast if they're not to slip into the bottom two places and possibly lose access to the WorldTour race calendar in 2023.

Enric Mas will be key to their survival. In that respect, not a lot changes at this Vuelta. A podium finish would have been the aim anyway for Mas, and if he pulls it off it would hand Movistar a vital raft of points. The Spaniard is certainly capable. He was runner-up last year, fifth the year before, and both times he'd just finished top-six at the Tour de France. However, there are doubts. Mas had a miserable Tour this year, with crashes, fluctuating form, a loss of confidence, and a COVID-19 infection that took him out and stopped him scoring any points. Quite how he recovered from that ordeal – with his team manager also questioning his leadership ability – remains to be seen. 

If Mas falters, Movistar can always look to their old talisman, Alejandro Valverde for inspiration. The Spaniard won this race in 2009 before his doping ban and has finished on the podium a further six times. At 41, he's finally retiring at the end of the season and any farewell atmosphere is tempered by the need to continue providing until the last. Valverde, 11th at this year's Giro, has had a strong final season so far – not the glittering success of old but still able to mix it with the world's best on occasion. A final flourish in Spain would be the send-off he and his team dream of. 

Elsewhere, it's an uninspiring line-up for Movistar, with Nelson Oliveira there for the TTT and Carlos Verona – the only other rider in their top 10 points-scoring group – for the mountains. The absence of potential stage winners an Ivan Cortina and Alex Aranburu surely points to the relegation battle and the necessary evil of sending home hopes off to where they might find a bigger collection of points on offer. 

Full line-up: Enric Mas, Alejandro Valverde, Carlos Verona, Nelson Oliveira, Mathias Norsgaard, Gregor Mühlberger, Lluís Mas, José Joaquín Rojas

Who? Belgian team led by Patrick Lefevere, a dominant force in the spring Classics and now starting to look to stage racing Leader: Remco Evenepoel Objectives: GC and stage wins Rider to watch: Julian Alaphilippe

QuickStep-AlphaVinyl leader Remco Evenepoel will be one of the biggest stories of the Vuelta, however he fares. The young Belgian has turned heads since he burst onto the scene straight from the juniors in 2019, his outrageous talents sending Belgian expectation to fever pitch. But Evenepoel is still a rider in search of himself.

He can seemingly ride away from world class fields at will in some races – like Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the recent Clásica San Sebastián – but he has had many a moment of stage race weakness that reminds us he's not yet the complete package. Will he ever be? That's what we'll be closer to finding out at the Vuelta.

In a team that's traditionally light on climbers, Evenepoel gets a support network that includes Fausto Masnada, Louis Vervaeke, Ilan Van Wilder, and Pieter Serry, plus Remi Cavagna for the flat and the team time trial. And then there's the world champion, Julian Alaphilippe. The Frenchman, joined by his trusty domestique Dries Devenyns, should have more of a free role to hunt stage wins as he looks to salvage something from a trying campaign. 

Alaphilippe crashed heavily at Liège, raced to get fit for the Tour, missed selection, and had to press reset. He has got some recent racing under his belt but it's clear he's still some way off his best and the Vuelta should see him rise in power and tell us whether he can realistically challenge for a third straight world title in Wollongong.

Full line-up: Remco Evenepoel, Julian Alaphilippe, Dries Devenyns, Fausto Masnada, Ilan Van Wilder, Louis Vervaeke, Remi Cavagna, Pieter Serry

Who? US-registered WorldTour team with an Italian flavour Leader: Mads Pedersen Objectives: Stage wins Rider to watch: Juan Pedro López

Trek-Segafredo line up with an open formation and a cast of eight opportunists. Mads Pedersen leads the way in terms of stature and experience, the former world champion possibly fancying his chances among a relatively weak sprinting field.

But Pedersen is also a demon breakaway rider, and if his teammates needed any inspiration for this Vuelta they need re-watch his exhibition on the road to Saint-Etienne at the recent Tour de France. 

Kenny Elissonde and Julien Bernard will, as ever, throw themselves up the road in the mountains. Juan Pedro López could also be part of that cast but might just be tempted into a GC bid after winding up in the pink jersey at the Giro, keeping it for longer than expected, and finishing the race 10th overall.

Full line-up: Mads Pedersen, Kenny Elissonde, Julien Bernard, Daan Hoole, Alex Kirsch, Dario Cataldo, Antonio Tiberi, Juan Pedro López

Who? UAE-funded team that rose from the ashes of the old Lampre set-up in 2017 Leaders: João Almeida, Pascal Ackermann Objectives: GC and stage wins Rider to watch: Juan Ayuso

Tadej Pogačar had been set to line up at the Vuelta, scene of his Grand Tour breakthrough with three stage wins and third overall back in 2019. Two Tour de France titles later, the Slovenian had intended to double up in Spain this year but his defeat in France caused a re-think. 

In his absence, the UAE Team Emirates squad is hardly a damp squib. In fact, it's packed with promise. For starters, they have a bona fide title contender in João Almeida. The Portuguese rider was fourth and sixth in the 2020 and 2021 editions of the Giro d'Italia and might have done the same again this year had he not had to leave with COVID-19. At 24, he's not yet the finished article but can climb and time trial with the best, and it's surely only a matter of time before he makes a podium and seriously challenges for a title. 

Like Almeida, Brandon McNulty is another 24-year-old all-round talent doubling up on Grand Tours for the first time in his career. The US rider produced a sensational domestique display to tee up Pogačar's victory at Peyragudes at this year's Tour but still lacks consistency. 

UAE have decided to go for a two-pronged approach, with Pascal Ackermann targeting stage wins away from the GC bid. The German sprinter crashed at the recent European Championships but won a stage of the recent Tour de Pologne and will fancy his chances in a sprint field lacking in depth. He'll have one lead-out man in Juan Sebastián Molano. 

Elsewhere, Marc Soler, Ivo Oliveira and Jan Polanc offer support but it's Juan Ayuso who really catches the eye, and will be catching the imagination of his home fans. The Spaniard is just 19 years of age and only turned professional a year ago, but is considered one of the sport's new generation of 'super talents', and recently signed the longest contract in the WorldTour, through 2028. There has been talk of easing Ayuso into professional life but he was fifth at Catalunya and fourth at Romandie this year, and then grabbed his first pro win at the Circuit Getxo two weeks ago. Like Evenepoel and Pogačar a few years ago, the sense is his time has already come. 

Full line-up: João Almeida, Brandon McNulty, Juan Ayuso, Pascal Ackermann, Juan Sebastián Molano, Ivo Oliveira, Jan Polanc, Marc Soler. 

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  • Date: 07 September 2022
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