Partirà sabato 14 agosto, da Burgos, la Vuelta a Espana 2021, terzo Grand Tour della Stagione. Sono 23 le squadre al via: le 19 WorldTour e le 4 Professional Alpecin-Fenix, Burgos BH, Caja Rural-RGA ed Euskaltel-Euskadi.
La lotta tra i favoriti vede due corridori in primo piano: si tratta di Primoz Roglic ed Egan Bernal. Il primo, sloveno della Jumbo-Visma, punta deciso al tris consecutivo, avendo già vinto le ultime due edizioni e si presenta al via con una grande condizione di forma palesata ai Giochi Olimpici di Tokyo 2020, conclusi con una medaglia d’oro nella cronometro.
Il secondo, colombiano della Ineos Grenadiers, vuole completare la conquista della Tripla Corona, avendo già vinto Tour e Giro. Al loro fianco, due autentiche corazzate e, per quanto concerne la formazione britannica, si segnalano anche la presenza di Richard Carapaz e Tom Pidcock.
Chi potrà impensierire i due? Tra i nomi più in voga, sembrano esserci quelli di Mikel Landa (Bahrain-Victorious), al cui fianco ci sarà anche Damiano Caruso, Miguel Angel Lopez (Movistar), reduce da un Tour molto deludente, Alexander Vlasov (Astana), Hugh Carthy (EF Nippo), David De La Cruz (UAE Team Emirates).
In gara c’è anche Fabio Aru (Qhubeka NextHash), all’ultima corsa in carrierae, per restare in casa Italia, Giulio Ciccone capitano della Trek-Segafredo).
JUMBO – VISMA
1 ROGLIC Primoz Slovenia
2 BOUWMAN Koen Netherlands
3 GESINK Robert Netherlands
4 HOFSTEDE Lennard Netherlands
5 KRUIJSWIJK Steven Netherlands
6 KUSS Sepp United States
7 OOMEN Sam Netherlands
8 VAN HOOYDONCK Nathan Belgium
AG2R CITROEN TEAM
11 BOUCHARD Geoffrey France
12 CALMEJANE Lilian France
13 CHAMPOUSSIN Clément France
14 CHEREL Mickaël France
15 DEWULF Stan Belgium
16 PRODHOMME Nicolas France
17 TOUZÉ Damien France
18 VENTURINI Clément France
ALPECIN-FENIX
21 VINE Jay Australia
22 BAYER Tobias Austria
23 DE TIER Floris Belgium
24 KRIEGER Alexander Germany
25 MODOLO Sacha Italy
26 PHILIPSEN Jasper Belgium
27 PLANCKAERT Edward Belgium
28 THWAITES Scott United Kingdom
ASTANA – PREMIER TECH
31 VLASOV Aleksander Russia
32 ARANBURU DEBA Alex Basque Country
33 FRAILE MATARRANZ Omar Basque Country
34 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI Gorka Basque Country
35 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI Ion Basque Country
36 NATAROV Yuriy Kazahkstan
37 RODRIGUEZ GARAIKOETXEA Óscar Spain
38 SANCHEZ GIL Luis Leon Spain
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS
41 LANDA MEANA Mikel Basque Country
42 ARASHIRO Yukiya Japan
43 CARUSO Damiano Italy
44 HAIG Jack Australia
45 MÄDER Gino Switzerland
46 PADUN Mark Ukraine
47 POELS Wouter Netherlands
48 TRATNIK Jan Slovenia
BORA – HANSGROHE
51 GROßSCHARTNER Felix Austria
52 BENEDETTI Cesare Italy
53 GAMPER Patrick Austria
54 LAAS Martin Estonia
55 MEEUS Jordi Belgium
56 PALZER Anton Germany
57 SCHACHMANN Maximilian Germany
58 ZWIEHOFF Ben Germany
BURGOS – BH
61 NAVARRO GARCIA Daniel Spain
62 BOL Jetse Netherlands
63 CABEDO CARDA Oscar Spain
64 CANAL BLANCO Carlos Spain
65 MADRAZO RUIZ Ángel Spain
66 OKAMIKA BENGOETXEA Ander Spain
67 RUBIO HERNANDEZ Diego Spain
68 SANCHEZ MAYO Pelayo Spain
CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA
71 LASTRA MARTINEZ Jonathan Basque Country
72 ABERASTURI IZAGA Jon Basque Country
73 AMEZQUETA MORENO Julen Basque Country
74 BAGUES KALPARSORO Aritz Basque Country
75 CEPEDA HÉRNANDEZ Jefferson Alveiro Ecuador
76 CUADROS MORATA Alvaro Spain
77 LAZKANO LOPEZ Oier Basque Country
78 MARTIN GALAN Sergio Roman Spain
COFIDIS
81 MARTIN Guillaume France
82 ALLEGAERT Piet Belgium
83 BARCELÓ ARAGÓN Fernando Spain
84 FINÉ Eddy France
85 HERRADA LOPEZ Jesús Spain
86 HERRADA LOPEZ José Spain
87 MORIN Emmanuel France
88 ROCHAS Rémy France
DECEUNINCK – QUICK-STEP
91 JAKOBSEN Fabio Netherlands
92 BAGIOLI Andrea Italy
93 CERNY Josef Czech Republic
94 KNOX James United Kingdom
95 SENECHAL Florian France
96 STYBAR Zdenek Czech Republic
97 VAN LERBERGHE Bert Belgium
98 VANSEVENANT Mauri Belgium
EF EDUCATION – NIPPO
101 CARTHY Hugh United Kingdom
102 CAICEDO CEPEDA Jonathan Klever Ecuador
103 CAMARGO PINEDA Diego Andres Colombia
104 CARR Simon United Kingdom
105 CRADDOCK Lawson United States
106 KEUKELEIRE Jens Belgium
107 CORT NIELSEN Magnus Denmark
108 SCULLY Thomas New Zealand
EUSKALTEL – EUSKADI
111 BIZKARRA ETXEGIBEL Mikel Basque Country
112 AZPARREN IRURZUN Xavier Mikel Spain
113 BOU COMPANY Joan Spain
114 ITURRIA SEGUROLA Mikel Basque Country
115 LOBATO DEL VALLE Juan Jose Spain
116 MARTIN SANZ Gotzon Basque Country
117 MATÉ MARDONES Luis Ángel Spain
118 SOTO GUIRAO Antonio Jesús Spain
GROUPAMA – FDJ
121 DEMARE Arnaud France
122 GENIETS Kevin Luxembourg
123 GUARNIERI Jacopo Italy
124 LE GAC Olivier France
125 LUDVIGSSON Tobias Sweden
126 MOLARD Rudy France
127 ROUX Anthony France
128 SINKELDAM Ramon Netherlands
INEOS GRENADIERS
131 BERNAL GOMEZ Egan Arley Colombia
132 CARAPAZ Richard Ecuador
133 NARVAEZ PRADO Jhonnatan Ecuador
134 PIDCOCK Thomas United Kingdom
135 PUCCIO Salvatore Italy
136 SIVAKOV Pavel Russia
137 VAN BAARLE Dylan Netherlands
138 YATES Adam United Kingdom
INTERMARCHÉ – WANTY – GOBERT MATÉRIAUX
141 MEINTJES Louis South Africa
142 EIKING Odd Christian Norway
143 HIRT Jan Czech Republic
144 KREDER Wesley Netherlands
145 MINALI Riccardo Italy
146 PETILLI Simone Italy
147 TAARAMAE Rein Estonia
148 VAN MELSEN Kevin Belgium
ISRAEL START-UP NATION
151 VANMARCKE Sep Belgium
152 BERWICK Sebastian Australia
153 CATAFORD Alexander Canada
154 CIMOLAI Davide Italy
155 EINHORN Itamar Israel
156 NIV Guy Israel
157 PICCOLI James Canada
158 WÜRTZ SCHMIDT Mads Denmark
LOTTO SOUDAL
161 KRON Andreas Lorentz Denmark
162 CRAS Steff Belgium
163 FRISON Frederik Belgium
164 HOLMES Matthew United Kingdom
165 MONIQUET Sylvain Belgium
166 VAN GILS Maxim Belgium
167 VANHOUCKE Harm Belgium
168 VERMEERSCH Florian Belgium
MOVISTAR TEAM
171 MAS NICOLAU Enric Spain
172 ERVITI Imanol Spain
173 JACOBS Johan Switzerland
174 LÓPEZ MORENO Miguel Ángel Colombia
175 OLIVEIRA Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Portugal
176 ROJAS GIL Jose Joaquin Spain
177 VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro Spain
178 VERONA QUINTANILLA Carlos Spain
TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE
181 MATTHEWS Michael Australia
182 HAMILTON Lucas Australia
183 HOWSON Damien Australia
184 MEZGEC Luka Slovenia
185 NIEVE ITURALDE Mikel Basque Country
186 SCHULTZ Nicholas Australia
187 STANNARD Robert Australia
188 ZEITS Andrey Kazahkstan
TEAM DSM
191 BARDET Romain France
192 ARENSMAN Thymen Netherlands
193 DAINESE Alberto Italy
194 DENZ Nico Germany
195 HAGA Chad United States
196 HAMILTON Chris Australia
197 STORER Michael Australia
198 TUSVELD Martijn Netherlands
TEAM QHUBEKA NEXTHASH
201 ARU Fabio Italy
202 ARMEE Sander Belgium
203 BROWN Connor New Zealand
204 CLAEYS Dimitri Belgium
205 HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Colombia
206 JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt South Africa
207 LINDEMAN Bertjan Netherlands
208 SUNDERLAND Dylan Australia
TREK – SEGAFREDO
211 CICCONE Giulio Italy
212 BRAMBILLA Gianluca Italy
213 ELISSONDE Kenny France
214 KIRSCH Alex Luxembourg
215 LÓPEZ Juan Pedro Spain
216 NIBALI Antonio Italy
217 REIJNEN Kiel United States
218 SIMMONS Quinn United States
UAE TEAM EMIRATES
221 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO David Spain
222 DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd United States
223 GIBBONS Ryan South Africa
224 MAJKA Rafal Poland
225 MOLANO BENAVIDES Juan Sebastián Colombia
226 OLIVEIRA Rui Portugal
227 POLANC Jan Slovenia
228 TRENTIN Matteo Italy