9 players picked Matthew Brennan as todays winner. Congrats to you all.

There are 5 players tied for the GC lead and stage winners competition so let's move straight to stage 3. All the climbing for this stage is towards the end and may be suited to a breakaway group making it to the line.

Those that picked Wout van Aert (22nd) and Mads Pedersen (4th) may wonder why Wout's selection counted rather than Mads. This is because Wout was awarded bonus seconds and got a better finishing time.

Sunday 23rd August 2026 18:30:15 pm UTC

Here are the top selections for todays stage.

Rider	Picks
Mads Pedersen	34
Wout van Aert	22
Matthew Brennan	9
Magnus Cort	7
Orluis Aular	6

Sunday 23rd August 2026 10:16:04 am UTC

A gripping individual time trial won by Tadej Pogačar by just 0.09 seconds! Ethan Hayter misses out just at the end and the podium is completed by Joshua Tarling.

53 players opened their Vuelta account with a podium position but only 3 players had the winner. Congrats to Nacho C*, Mark G* and Jony F. Those 3 lead the stage winners contest, obviously, but share the GC lead with 25 others as Ethan Hayter posted the same (rounded) time.

Tomorrows stage is an undulating hilly affair - although none of those hills particularly challenging. Expectations are a well controlled peloton and the usual suspects battling it our for the sprint. But cycling doesn't always follow the script.

Saturday 22nd August 2026 18:04:44 pm UTC

Here are the top selections for todays stage.

Rider	Picks
Joshua Tarling	34
Stefan Küng	33
Ethan Hayter	25
Wout van Aert	7
Bruno Armirail	4

Saturday 22nd August 2026 14:17:09 pm UTC

All riders have been confirmed for this race and we're ready for the opening stage - an Individual Time Trial over 9.4km.

Entries and rider changes will be accepted up until the scheduled start time tomorrow afternoon. Good luck!

Friday 21st August 2026 06:42:57 am UTC