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

Whilst we wait for riders to be confirmed you are now able to create your team in readiness for the last Grand Tour action of 2026.

Monday 3rd August 2026 22:58:01 pm UTC

Wow! That was some final stage. Normally a bit of a non-event, the drama was there to enjoy.

It's the same here! 17 players picked Mathieu van der Poel and finished on a high. And the GC competition was won by Geoffrey K by just 2 seconds!!! Nolan Krentz did all they could by picking the winner today but it wasn't quite enough to turn over the 12 second lead. Honourable mention to Mario C for completing the GC podium in third.

The stage winners contest was equally as exciting. Shane Neal picked the winners of the last 3 stages to take a narrow victory on countback. Shane, Coelhoslb 1 and Simon Phuah all finished with 6 stage winners but Shane had more podiums to edge in front. Well done all!

Thanks for playing - and if you enjoyed the action they'll be a Vuelta competition in the next couple of weeks too.

Sunday 26th July 2026 18:35:44 pm UTC