Return to Spain

The British cyclist of the Visma team has overtaken Belgian Jordi Meeus (Red Bull) and Italian Vincenzo Albanese (EF Education) in the finish line of Roquetes.

The Slovenian took a big hit in the first stage of the high mountain, breaking the race with 50.5 kilometers to finish, in the Coll de Beixalis, with Widar second and Gall third.

The British cyclist from the Visma lease a bike team has been the fastest in the final meters of the second stage of the race. Pogacar has crossed the finish line in third place, thus keeping the red jersey, which remains at the top of the overall ranking. 

In this way, the Alavés will run the Return to Spain for the tenth time, in this case as leader of the Soudal Quick-Step, although the other options for the overall ranking are the Italian Filippo Zana and the French Valentin Paret-Peintre.

After losing the Tour de France, the Gernikese cyclist faces his last Lap with special motivation and will help guide the young team for three weeks. "In the end, not having run the Tour has opened the doors for me to make the Vuelta, and I am very motivated," said Bilbao.

The main task of the Alavés cyclist in his second Lap will be to help the Ecuadorian team leader. "Throughout the season I have had opportunities in several races, but now I will try to help the team as much as possible, which is the main goal for the next three weeks," Beloki explained.

Berrade, Uriarte, Cobo, Brustenga, Ruiz, Elosegi, Ramiro Sosa and Wenzel are the eight runners chosen by the Navarre team to take part in the race starting this Saturday in Monaco.

81. The Return to Spain will be played between 22 August and 13 September and will begin in Monaco and end in Granada. The race can be followed daily by sports eitb.eus and ETB.

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The final stage has ended in Angliru and Petra Stiasny has taken the victory, 23 seconds faster than Blasi. 

In the general Van der Breggen is ahead 18 seconds with Blasi and 41 with Marion Bunel french.     

The Herbeeras cyclist has beaten his teammate Lotte Kopecky and the Italian Letizia Paternoster (Liv AlUla Jayco) in the finish line. Today was the last chance to see an end of this kind since from tomorrow the ports will be important.

The Belgian SD Worx took advantage of today's sprint after being ranked second twice in advance. In addition, Kopecky is the new leader of the Lap, with a 10-second overload, 6 seconds ahead of Koch and 12 over Kerbaol.

When the stage seemed to have to be decided in the sprint, Cedrine Kerbaol (EF Education) has decided to attack 2,000 feet from the finish line. Brest's cyclist has opened up a few seconds, and has gone alone, delighted, into the finish line.

Bossuyt didn't believe it was the first win in a big race, the fourth in his palmaris, but in the sprint he deserved that honor, as he has surpassed the best riders.

The first stage has been marked by rain and a fall that has divided the platoon eight kilometres away.

The Women's Tour starts this Sunday with French Pauline Ferrand-Prevot and Polish Kasia Niewiadoma as favorites, considering that Demi Vollering, champion of the last two years, will not participate. 

The Women's Return to Spain has presented its fourth edition, which will cross Galicia, León and Asturias before deciding on the podium in the two finals of the high mountain.