Former winners and new contenders gear up for strongest Vuelta in years - The Guardian

Fewer time trials, steeper hills and three stages in the Netherlands await a heavyweight field in the year’s final Grand Tour

A shadow was cast over the Vuelta a España by Thursdays withdrawal of Nairo Quintana as the Colombian prepared his appeal against a positive test for the painkiller tramadol during the Tour de France… [+4138 chars]

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