Ruta del Sol

Alejandro Valverde overhauls Tejay van Garderen to win Ruta del Sol

General classification of the Ruta del Sol in Spain is settled on the final climb, as Alejandro Valverde takes the stage win and GC title

By Nigel Wynn Published 21 February 16

Alejandro Valverde wins again at Ruta del Sol

By Cycling Weekly Published 20 February 14

Thibaut Pinot outguns Alberto Contador to win Ruta del Sol queen stage

The queen stage of the Ruta del Sol saw victory for FDJ's Ruta del Sol, who paced himself perfectly to overhaul Alberto Contador in the final metres.

By Henry Robertshaw Published 16 February 17

Tim Wellens overpowers rivals to win opening stage of Ruta del Sol 2019

Tim Wellens opened his Ruta del Sol title defence with an emphatic victory on the opening stage.

By Alex Ballinger Published 20 February 19

Jeremy Roy is still recording crashes (video)

FDJ rider Jeremy Roy films two big crashes on stage 1a of the Ruta del Sol, having captured several spills at the Tour Down Under

By Stuart Clarke Published 18 February 15

Jakob Fuglsang powers clear of Mikel Landa to take thrilling stage one of Ruta del Sol 2020

Jakob Fuglsang powered clear of Mikel Landa to take victory on his first race day of the year on stage one of the Ruta del Sol 2020. 

By Alex Ballinger Published 19 February 20

Tejay van Garderen takes control at Ruta del Sol with time trial victory

Tejay van Garderen rode into the Ruta del Sol leader's jersey after putting in an impressive time on the 21km time trial course

By Richard Windsor Published 20 February 16

Sacha Modolo sprints to Ruta del Sol stage three as Wout Poels retains overall lead

EF Education First-Drapac rider wins bunch sprint in Herrera

By Henry Robertshaw Published 16 February 18

Ruta del Sol 2020 live TV guide

Full TV listings of where to catch the Ruta del Sol, an exciting early-season warm-up for the climbers

By Cycling Weekly Published 18 February 20

'Super bad for cycling... it's a shame he's racing': Tony Martin and others react to Chris Froome's return

Riders at the start of the Ruta del Sol had mixed reactions to Chris Froome's return to racing with an anti-doping investigation into his AAF still ongoing.

By Henry Robertshaw Published 15 February 18

Jakob Fuglsang profits from Dylan Teuns' wrong turn to win stage three of Ruta del Sol

A mistake from Dylan Teuns and Jack Haig in the final couple hundred metres cost both riders their chance of victory

By Jonny Long Published 21 February 20

Jack Haig outsprints Jakob Fuglsang and Mikel Landa to stage four victory at Ruta del Sol

The Australian beat the two heavyweights to win the queen stage of the Spanish race

By Jonny Long Published 22 February 20

Chris Froome eager to test Alberto Contador as 2015 season begins

The best stage racers in the world, Chris Froome and Alberto Contador, come head to head for the first time in 2015 at the Ruta del Sol

By Richard Abraham Published 17 February 15