Riders cross the New Bridge in Ronda during the 13th stage of the 2022 La Vuelta cycling tour of Spain, a 168.4 km from Ronda to Montilla, in Ronda, southern Spain, on September 2, 2022. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP) (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO/AFP via Getty Images)

Vuelta a España

Along with the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia, the Vuelta is one of cycling’s prestigious Grand Tours. While the route changes each year, the format of the race stays the same, with the appearance of at least two time trials, the passage through the mountain chain of the Pyrenees, and the finish in the Spanish capital Madrid. The modern editions of the Vuelta a España consist of 21 day-long stages over a 23-day period that includes 2 rest days.

Seregno, Italy - Giro d’Italia from Seregno to Bergamo In the pic: Peloton Climbing. Photo via Massimo Paolone/LaPresse

Giro d’Italia

The Giro is one of professional cycling’s three-week-long Grand Tours, and after the Tour de France is the second most important stage race in the world (the Triple Crown of Cycling denotes the achievement of winning the Giro, the Tour and the UCI Road World Championships in the same season).

18/07/2021 – Tour de France 2021 – Stage 21 – Chatou / Paris Champs Elysées - Cyclists pass by the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Photo via A.S.O./Charly Lopez.

Tour de France

The Tour de France, cycling’s flagship race, is an annual multiple-stage event held primarily in France every summer, occasionally venturing into surrounding countries.