As the final days of the Vuelta a España approach, the race leader and runner up are not competing just on overall fitness, but on who can recover from injury more quickly.

Finding the right balance between power and endurance can be a massive challenge at the Spanish Vuelta, even for top sprinters like John Degenkolb.

If there's a recipe for shaking up the Vuelta a España, it's “just add water.”

The opening weekend of the Vuelta a España saw Colombian star Nairo Quintana and his Movistar team's stock shoot up early, with last year's winner, Alberto Contador, stay even.

The final Grand Tour of the professional cycling season is a race of second chances, and several big names will be looking for redemption after the Tour de France.

Vincenzo Nibali became the sixth rider to claim all three Grand Tour titles and Canadian women fared well in the inaugural La Course. Oh, and there wasn't a single failed drug test.