Mads Pedersen to headline Lidl-Trek for Vuelta a España 2025, while Ben O'Connor joins Jayco AlUla's roster for the event.
The 2025 edition of the Vuelta a España, one of the three Grand Tours in professional cycling, is set to begin on August 23rd and conclude on September 14th. This year's race promises to be an exciting spectacle, with 23 teams and 184 riders ready to tackle the diverse terrain and multiple classification battles.
Competing Teams and Riders
Among the participating teams are the WorldTour teams Movistar, UAE Team Emirates-XRG, Visma-Lease a Bike, Lotto, EF Education-EasyPost, Soudal Quick-Step, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, Ineos Grenadiers, Cofidis, and Israel-Premier Tech, along with ProTeams Picnic PostNL, Q36.5 Pro Cycling, Caja Rural-Seguros RGA, XDS Astana, and Intermarché-Wanty.
Notable riders include Ben O'Connor, who finished second overall in the Vuelta a España last year, and will be competing for Jayco AlUla. Tom Pidcock will lead Q36.5 Pro Cycling, while Mads Pedersen, with four stage wins at the Giro d'Italia this year, will represent Lidl-Trek.
UAE Team Emirates-XRG will be led by João Almeida and Juan Ayuso, with Jonas Vingegaard at the helm for Visma-Lease a Bike. The absence of Tadej Pogačar from UAE Team Emirates-XRG is noteworthy.
Team Objectives
The Movistar Team fields a squad aiming to play a key role throughout the race, balancing experience and new talent across 21 stages. Their objectives include attacking each stage with an aggressive approach, particularly on the challenging mountains like Angliru and Bola del Mundo.
UAE Team Emirates-XRG, on the other hand, is targeting strong overall and young rider performances, with Almeida and Ayuso leading the charge. Jonas Vingegaard of Visma-Lease a Bike is the favourite for the overall victory.
Lotto, Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, and Burgos Burpellet BH have not disclosed their full team rosters and objectives for the Vuelta a España.
EF Education-EasyPost brings a young squad hoping to aggressively target stage wins, with debutants Archie Ryan, Markel Beloki, Lukas Nerurkar, and Jardi van der Lee supported by veterans Esteban Chaves and James Shaw.
Classifications and Jerseys
The Vuelta a España features several classifications and corresponding jerseys. The Red Jersey (Maillot Rojo) is awarded to the overall lowest accumulated time leader, the Green Jersey (Maillot Verde) for the points classification, the Polka Dot Jersey (Maillot de Lunares) for the mountains classification, and the White Jersey (Maillot Blanco) for the best young rider aged 25 or under.
Stay tuned for updates on specific team's full rosters and objectives as the race approaches. The 2025 Vuelta a España promises to be an exciting event, with diverse terrain, multiple classification battles, and a host of talented riders ready to compete.
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