Race report: Normally the last stage of a Grand Tour is a procession. Today it's mayhem as crashes cause a bit of last-minute panic! Luckily the 'action' took place inside the last 3kms so it wasn't enough to upset Contador!

Race Report : A short mountain time trial stands between Alberto Contador and history, Leipheimer maybe a better man against the clock, but Bert has time and the Gold jersey on his shoulders and that always gives a rider wings on the climbs. Contador has also won a Giro and a Tour de France, so, let the battle commence!

Slowly they turn, inch by inch, step by step, towards Madrid! Today’s course had some ups, some downs, and some surprises on the road into Segovia as David Arroyo (Caisse d’Epargne) jumped out after sitting on to today’s prize.

Race report: What looked on paper like a standard, run-of-the-mill transition stage, turned into an attack-fest. A big breakaway group put minutes into the peloton, some big names bailed out before the start ..... and we have a winner that some of you might not even have heard of.

Race Report: You would have put your money on Tom Boonen to take the sprint today, but if you had it would have been the wrong Quick-Step man. Tom sat up in the last kilometer and it was left to his right hand man; Wouter Weylandt to take the honors by a tire width from some other very fast movers.

Race Report: A sunny, cloudless sky met the adjoining of Stage 16 today, where Contador stood firmly on top of the GC. An early climb wouldn’t prove too much of a bother, and the group set up for a bunch sprint. And Tom Boonen delivered the goods in an exciting finish. Read on!

PEZ Roadside St.15: Boonen just laughs at my opening gambit; "Tom! You look great! Your tan is perfect!" After all the QuickStep man is one of the greatest riders on the planet, he's also a nice guy. PEZ was at the start of stage 15, Cudillero to Ponferada to get rider reaction to two tough days - the Angliru on Saturday and San Isidoro on Sunday.

Race Report: What a weekend!! Alberto Contador asked the questions, but no one had the answers, back to back stage wins on two of the hardest stages on this years Vuelta a Espaсa. You don’t win all three Grand Tours by accident and this one isn’t over yet; It’s a long way to Madrid!

PEZ Roadside St.14: Oviedo is glorious today, the shadows are long on the big boulevards and the sun sparkles on the plumes from the fountains; but on the horizon are those montagnes... It's gorgeous country and Ed Hood drives the stage 14 ruta...