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As marks of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, riders paused at the start line for a minute and the British-based Ineos team wore black armbands.

MONASTERIO DE TENTUDIA, Spain: Rigoberto Uran won stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday after a swashbuckling high-altitude struggle to a mountaintop monastery in Extremadura as defending champion Primoz Roglic withdrew injured. Aiming for a fourth straight Vuelta Roglic was a non-starter due to injuries from a fall Tuesday when he was trying to gain time on race leader

The finish to stage 16 threatens to upend the fight for overall victory at the Vuelta a España — watch the vision as a top contender crashes heavily and will require medical clearance to continue the race.

Primoz Roglics bid for a fourth successive Vuelta a Espana title is over as he is forced to pull out following a heavy crash at the end of Tuesdays stage 16.

The triple title holder, the Slovenian Primoz Roglic, who occupied second place in the general classification of the Tour of Spain 2022, was forced to retire on Wednesday after his fall the day before at less…

MADRID, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Primoz Roglic from the Jumbo Visma cycling team has been forced to abandon the Vuelta a Espana cycling race on Wednesday after suffe

Rigoberto Uran won stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday after a swashbuckling high-altitude struggle.

Rigoberto Uran won stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday after a swashbuckling high-altitude struggle to a mountaintop monastery in Extremadura as defending champion Primoz Roglic withdrew injured.

Race leader Remco Evenepoel lost five seconds to his closest rival Enric Mas.

GC riders need to remain vigilant after two high-profile crashes in recent stages.