John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) has won Stage 4 of the Vuelta a Espana.

Germany's John Degenkolb powers to sprint victory in stage 4 of Vuelta a Espana 2014; Michael Matthews maintains general classification lead for Team Orica.

Michael Matthews (Orica-GreenEdge) has won Stage 3 of the Vuelta a Espana.

Team Orica GreenEdge's Michael Matthews sprints to victory in stage 3 of Vuelta a Espana ahead of Dan Martin of Team Garmin-Sharp-POC; Michael Matthews takes Vuelta general classification lead before tomorrow's stage 4.

Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ.fr) has won Stage 2 of the Vuelta a Espana 2014.

Nacer Bouhanni sprints to victory in stage 2 of La Vuelta a Espana 2014; Alejandro Valverde takes overall race lead for Team Movistar.

Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde (both from Movistar) are in the catbird seat at the Vuelta a Espana.

#lavuelta Team Movistar wins Vuelta a Espana team time trial; Jonathan Castroviejo takes general classification lead.

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In recent years, the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta a Espana have gained reputations for being about as competitive as the Tour de France.