Marc Soler has secured victory on stage 5 of the Vuelta a Espana 2022. The Spanish pro from UAE Team Emirates broke away from a breakaway group on the final climb to the Alto del Vivero and saved a small lead over his fellow escapees to the finish.
Arndt finishes in the top 10 on stage 5
From a German perspective, Nikias Arndt from Team DSM achieved an excellent result for the day with sixth place. The red jersey of the overall leader changed hands.
Rudy Molard of Groupama-FDJ, who was in the breakaway group, took over the leader's jersey from top favourite Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma), who had won stage 4 the day before.
Profile: This was stage 5 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).
