Now, whoever says that La Vuelta isn’t as interesting as the other two Grand Tours, the Giro and the Tour de France, is making a horrendously stupid mistake.
That simply isn’t true. First of all, it is the last Tour of the year and all the guys who failed to do anything notable during the season will give 101% of their power to improve the impression before the curtain falls on this year.
Second, the landscape and natural scenery in Spain are truly remarkable, and don’t think for one second that the other two Tours have an edge in this aspect.
Neither Slovenian rider (Pogacar or Roglic) is present in Spain, and that’s a huge opportunity for the rest of the caravan to take advantage of the situation. Plenty of stars are preparing to attack the La Vuelta crown, and this really may be one of the most interesting tours in the past few years.
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La Vuelta Preview
Jonas Vingegaard is the top favorite to take the title here, his first ever. He was solid in France, taking the second spot and has enough power to attack La Vuelta.
According to the odds, his main rivals will be UAE Team Emirates’ stars Juan Ayuso and Joao Almeida, who will undoubtedly have the crowd behind them, as this tour is basically in their backyard.
💫 It's the biggest prize of #LaVuelta25… The eternal glory of joining cycling history. ❤️ Who will win La Roja?
💫 Es el gran premio de #LaVuelta25… La gloria eterna de entrar en la historia del ciclismo. ❤️ ¿Quién ganará La Roja?@CarrefourES | Saúl De la Rosa pic.twitter.com/3GVa8RPPy8
— La Vuelta (@lavuelta) August 22, 2025
Giulio Ciccone is a long shot, but the Italian “climber” wouldn’t be a total surprise to take La Vuelta. After all, there will be plenty of uphill sections, and he may be the one who utilizes them to his best advantage, while maintaining his rhythm during sprints and other stages.
Sure, Vingergaard is the top favorite here, but his battle with Pogacar in France was tough and demanding, and it wouldn’t be odd to see him slow down at Vuelta.
La Vuelta History
Last year, Primoz Roglic won La Vuelta. One of the greatest road cycling stars in recent history was pretty confident. Roglic adores this race, and he already had three titles before this one, including two crowns in the points classification rankings.
Only he and Roberto Heras have 4 titles, with Tony Rominger and Alberto Contador posting one fewer.
When it comes to the number of wins by country, Spain, as is logical, is the top-ranked nation with 32 wins from 23 cyclists. France has 9 wins, Belgium 8, and Italy 6.
By the way, the first edition of La Vuelta was in 1935 when Gustaaf Deloor won.
Stage Breakdown
La Vuelta will predominantly take place in northern Spain. Yet the interesting thing is that it starts in Turin and northern Italy. This is the first time in 90 years that the race will go through this country. And also, for the first time in five years, the opening will be a road stage.
The Pyrenees are taking over the race since Stage 6, and overall, hills and mountains will be in the spotlight until the very last week. Stage 18 will feature the only individual time-trial stage in the race, followed by a sprint in the final stage in Madrid.
Overall, there are 3,810 kilometers of hell this year for all the riders.
Predictions
Vingegard is the main favorite. However, that’s not the safest bet we have. Giulio Ciccone to win the King of the Mountains classification is the best pick we offer, because the Italian really looks powerful. Since the whole La Vuelta is overwhelmed with mountain stages and tough uphill challenges, he has solid chances of winning the entire race, but let that be your long shot. In our opinion, he will conquer the mountains.
