With departure in Italian territory and arrival in Madrid, the last great return of the season promises to keep the elite cycling show. Jonas Vingegaard arrives as the great candidate.
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With the curtain of the newly lowered France and a new title for Tadej Pogacar, the elite cycling squad already begins to look towards the next great appointment: the return to Spain. The 2025 edition of the Iberian Round will begin Saturday 23 August on Italian soil and culminate the Sunday September 14 In Madrid. It will be the closure of an intense season.
Vingegaard, the favorite with revenge hunger
Without pogacar in the output line, all eyes point to the Danish Jonas Vingegaard. Second in the tour that has just finished, the leader of the Visum-Liease a Bike arrives with the ambition to conquer the return for the first time. He already knows what it is to perform well with little rest: in 2023 he also faced the tour-length double and managed with intelligence. Now, after a week of recovery, he will return to the load with intensive training to be 100 % in the starting line.
Colombians in the Tour of Spain 2025
Although there is no official list, everything indicates that Colombia will have a strong presence In the Spanish round. The names that sound are not minor:
- Nairo Quintana (Movistar), who already knows what this race in 2016 is.
- Egan Bernal (Ineos), which continues on its way back to the elite.
- Daniel Felipe Martínez (Red Bull-Bora), which has shown solidity in racing in stages.
- Fernando Gaviria (Movistar), if you look for sprint stages.
In addition, those who come from running the tour could repeat: Santiago Buitrago, Sergio Higuita y Harold Tejadaall with good roles in France, especially Higuita, who ended among the top 20 of the general.
In recent statements, Quintana confirmed that he will use Burgos as a final preparation before launching back to Spain. The Boyacense seems to be focused and motivated, two encouraging signals for Colombian fans.
The absence of Pogacar leaves the most open panorama. Vingegaard starts as the great candidate, but there are no guarantees. The teams know it, and that can be translated into a more tactical, aggressive and less controlled race.
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