Spanish victory on the 7th stage of the Vuelta a Espana. Jesus Herrada crossed the finish line first after 190 kilometres between Camargo and Cistierna. The Cofidis pro won the sprint from a five-man breakaway group ahead of Samuele Battistella (Astana Qazaqstan) and Fred Wright (Bahrain-Victorious). It was Herrada's second stage win in the Tour of Spain since 2019.
Sprinters come away empty-handed on stage 7
The chasing peloton failed to catch the escape group, leaving only the sprint for sixth place, which was won by Sam Bennett of Bora-Hansgrohe.
There were no shifts in the top ten positions in the overall standings. Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) retains the red jersey with a 21-second lead over Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ) and Enric Mas (Movistar/+0:28).
There are two mountain finishes at the Vuelta this weekend. On Saturday, it's up to Collau Fancuaya, one day later to Les Praeres Nava - both first category mountains.
Profile & climbs: This was stage 7 of the 2022 Vuelta
The stages of the Vuelta in detail
Unlike in the Tour de France, the leader's jersey in the Vuelta is not yellow, but red. We have summarised which other leader's jerseys and special classifications there are in the Tour of Spain in our text on the rules.
Numerous top cycling stars will be at the start of the 2022 Vuelta. TOUR has compiled an overview of the line-ups of the 23 teams.
Tour of Spain for women
In addition to the men's race, there will also be another Vuelta for women in 2022, the Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta. It will take place from 7 to 11 September with a total of five stages.
The first stage starts in Marina de Cudeyo in Cantabria, with the final section finishing four days later in the Spanish capital Madrid.
History of the Vuelta
The men's Vuelta a Espana is back after the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France the third of the three major national tours (Grand Tours), which will be held in 2022. The Tour of Spain was held for the first time in 1935 and is therefore younger than its Italian and French counterparts.
Until the 1990s, the Vuelta traditionally took place in spring. The date was then moved to August or September. There was one exception in 2020, when the Vuelta was moved to October and November due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The record winner is the Spaniard Roberto Heras with four titles. Three Germans have won the race so far: Rudi Altig (1962), Rolf Wolfshohl (1965) and Jan Ullrich (1999).
