Summary of the 2024 Tour of Spain S18-S21 stage!

Tour of Spain S18: Urko Berrade breaks away to win, Equipo Kern Pharma wins third

O'Connor continues to hold the red jersey with a 5-second advantage

Spanish rider Urko Berrade (Equipo Kern Pharma) broke away to win the 18th stage, the third stage wins for the Spanish local team Equipo Kern Pharma in this tournament. Berrade left the other breakaway riders behind 6 kilometers from the finish line and caught up with the previous breakaway rider Steven Kruijswijk (Visma–Lease a Bike). Berrade then attacked again and finally succeeded in leaving the other riders behind.

As a Pamplona native, Berrade's celebration at the finish line was very exciting. His teammates also celebrated his victory on the local roads. His teammate Paul Michel almost won third place but was overtaken by Mauro Schmid (Team Jayco AlUla). Another stage winner, Pablo Castrillo of Equipo Kern Pharma, finished ninth behind Berrade's two teammates.

Ben O'Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) continues to hold onto his lead in the general classification. The Australian rider now leads Primož Roglič by just five seconds as the race enters the final weekend with stages 19 and 20 remaining in the mountains and the final time trial.

General classification

Vuelta a España S19: Roglič wins stage and takes the red jersey solo

Roglič and Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe take the stage and general classification lead with a strong performance on the final climb.
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe put in a strong performance as they cleared a breakaway earlier in the day at the foot of the final climb of the Alto de Moncalvillo in northern Spain before launching a decisive attack halfway up the mountain.
Roglič eventually won the race by 51 seconds, 1:49 ahead of O'Connor, who could only watch helplessly as the Slovenian pulled away. O'Connor now sits in second place with a gap of 1:54, and Mas is third at 2:20.

Power Performance

In ideal conditions, Roglič showed impressive climbing ability, riding 23:55 minutes at 6.97 ᵉW/Kg, 58 seconds faster than his 2020 time. This was the best performance after adjusting for altitude. Enric Mas was the second strongest rider, riding 24:45 minutes at 6.68 ᵉW/Kg. David Godeau improved his 2020 performance by 2:39 minutes at 6.65 ᵉW/Kg.

2024 Climbing Performance

Data: Gabriel Stróżyk (@NaichacaCycling), created by Kārlis Ozols (@CyclingGraphs)

Almost all of the top results since the 2000s have come in 2024 after adjusting for altitude, marking a significant improvement in rider ability. Aside from Roglič, the only comparable non-2024 results come from Alberto Contador (2009 Verbier), Ivan Basso (2006 Monte Bondone), and Santiago Perez (2004 Navacerrada). Despite Roglič's improvement, he's still unlikely to beat Tadej Pogačar or Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen at the Tour de France. To compete with the top GC riders, he'll need to get stronger on the tougher stages and improve his consistency in the chaos of the Tour de France.

Stage Results

 

Vuelta S20: Eddie Dunbar wins stage, Roglič almost seals overall victory

Primož Roglič extends his overall lead to 2 minutes heading into the final individual time trial
Eddie Dunbar (Team Jayco AlUla) claimed his second stage win of this year's Vuelta, attacking in the final moments of stage 20 to pull away from his main GC rivals in the peloton.
The Irishman broke away from an already exhausted group of riders on the uphill climb of Picón Blanco, the final mountaintop finish of this Vuelta.

Overall results

From the current overall results, it seems that Roglič has already sealed the victory.

Vuelta S21: Primož Roglič wins Vuelta, Stefan King wins final time trial

Stefan King won the final time trial with a blistering pace, while Roglič was crowned in Madrid for a record fourth overall win.

After three weeks of racing, Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) was crowned Vuelta champion in Madrid, having won the Vuelta for a record fourth time (2019, 2020, 2021, 2024). (As predicted by the superteam at the start)

His victory puts him in a tie with Roberto Heras (2000, 2003, 2004, 2005) as the rider with the most wins in the event's history. Roglič's win also marks the Slovenian's sweep of all three Grand Tours this season, following Tadej Pogačar's wins at the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France. When asked in the post-race interview if a record-breaking fifth victory was possible, Roglič replied "It's never enough, but first of all, having four is crazy, so I just want to enjoy it".

Meanwhile, Stefan King (FDJ) finally won his first Grand Tour stage win of his career, with a dominating performance on the final stage. The Groupama-FDJ rider whizzed around the 24.6km long course in 26:28, half a minute faster than second-placed Roglič.

Honors
After stage 21, the winners were:
Overall red jersey Primož Roglič Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe
Sprint green jersey Kaden Groves Alpecin–Deceuninck
Mountain polka dot jersey Jay Vine UAE Team Emirates
Best young rider white jersey Matthias Schermoser Lidl–Trek

Overall

See you at the next race！