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The 2012 Vuelta a Espana starts on Saturday, August 18, with a team time trial around Pamplona and concludes three weeks later in Madrid on Sunday, September 9.
We will be covering the race in full, with daily stage reports, photo galleries from CW's Graham Watson, post-stage analysis and more.
All of our articles will be linked from this page, making it easy for you to keep track of everything that is happening in this year's Vuelta a Espana.
Keep checking back for the very latest updates.
Vuelta a Espana 2012: Stages
| Stage | Date | From | To | Length | Report | Photos |
| Stage 1 | Sat Aug 18 | Pamplona | Pamplona | 16.5km TTT | >>> | >>> |
| Stage 2 | Sun Aug 19 | Pamplona | Viana | 181.4km | >>> | >>> |
| Stage 3 | Mon Aug 20 | Faustino V | Eibar (Arrate) | 155.3km | >>> | >>> |
| Stage 4 | Tues Aug 21 | Barakaldo | Estación de Valdezcaray | 160.6km | >>> | >>> |
| Stage 5 | Weds Aug 22 | Logroño | Logroño | 168km | >>> | >>> |
| Stage 6 | Thurs Aug 23 | Tarazona | Jaca | 175.4km | >>> | >>> |
| Stage 7 | Fri Aug 24 | Huesca | Alcañiz | 164.2km | >>> | >>> |
| Stage 8 | Sat Aug 25 | Lleida | Andorra. Collada de la Gallina | 174.7km | >>> | >>> |
| Stage 9 | Sun Aug 26 | Andorra | Barcelona | 196.3km | >>> | >>> |
| Rest day | Mon Aug 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stage 10 | Tues Aug 28 | Ponteareas | Sanxenxo | 190km | >>> | >>> |
| Stage 11 | Weds Aug 29 | Cambados | Pontevedra | 39.4km ITT | >>> | >>> |
| Stage 12 | Thurs Aug 30 | Vilagarcía de Arousa | Mirador de Ézaro | 190.5km | >>> | >>> |
| Stage 13 | Fri Aug 31 | Santiago de Compostela | Ferrol | 172.8km | >>> | >>> |
| Stage 14 | Sat Sept 1 | Palas de Rei | Puerto de Ancares | 149.2km | >>> | >>> |
| Stage 15 | Sun Sept 2 | La Robla | Lagos de Covadonga | 186.5km | >>> | >>> |
| Stage 16 | Mon Sept 3 | Gijón | Valgrande-Pajares. Cuitu Negru | 183.5km | >>> | >>> |
| Rest day | Tues Sept 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stage 17 | Weds Sept 5 | Santander | Fuente Dé | 187.3km | >>> | >>> |
| Stage 18 | Thurs Sept 6 | Aguilar de Campoo | Valladolid | 204.5km | >>> | >>> |
| Stage 19 | Fri Sept 7 | Peñafiel | La Lastrilla | 178.4km | >>> | >>> |
| Stage 20 | Sat Sept 8 | La Faisanera Golf | Bola del Mundo | 170.7km | >>> | >>> |
| Stage 21 | Sun Sept 9 | Cercedilla | Madrid | 115km | >>> | >>> |
Vuelta a Espana 2012: Reports
Stage one report: Movistar win team time trial
Stage two report: Degenkolb wins, Swift third
Stage three report: Valverde victorious after Contador attacks
Stage four report: Rodriguez takes over lead after Valverde crashes
Stage five report: Degenkolb wins again
Stage six report: Froome gains time on Contador
Stage seven report: Degenkolb makes it three at Vuelta
Stage eight report: Valverde doubles his score in Andorra
Stage nine report: Gilbert pips Rodriguez in Barcelona
Stage 10 report: Degenkolb continues unbeaten sprint record
Stage 11: Rodriguez hangs onto lead as Kessiakoff wins time trial
Stage 12: Rodriguez wins stage 12 to extend Vuelta lead
Stage 13: Cummings returns to winner's circle in Spain
Stage 14: Rodriguez stakes claim with Vuelta mountain-top win
Stage 15: Rodriguez rules at Covadonga as Froome loses time
Stage 16: Rodriguez strengthens lead as Froome keeps fourth
Stage 17: Contador turns Vuelta upside down with stunning stage win
Stage 18: Bennati pips Swift to stage win
Stage 19: Gilbert claims win number two in Spain
Stage 20: Menchov takes penultimate Vuelta stage as contenders have one last dig
Stage 21: Contador wins Vuelta overall, Degenkolb takes final stage
Vuelta a Espana 2012: Photos
Stage one TTT gallery
Stage two gallery
Stage three gallery
Stage four gallery
Stage five gallery
Stage six gallery
Stage seven gallery
Stage eight gallery
Stage nine gallery
Stage 10 gallery
Stage 11 gallery
Stage 12 gallery
Stage 13 gallery
Stage 14 gallery
Stage 15 gallery
Stage 16 gallery
Stage 17 gallery
Stage 18 gallery
Stage 19 gallery
Stage 20 gallery
Stage 21 gallery
Vuelta a Espana 2012: Latest news
Porte puts Olympics snub to the side ahead of Vuelta debut
ITV to show Vuelta highlights
Froome to lead Sky at Vuelta
Degenkolb just can't stop winning
Vuelta a Espana 2012: Start list
2012 Startlist
Vuelta a Espana 2012: Route info and analysis
Vuelta a Espana 2012 route revealed
Vuelta 2012 route leaves time triallists out in the cold
Vuelta a Espana 2012: Team list
Ag2r La Mondiale
Andalucia
Argos-Shimano
Astana
BMC Racing
Caja Rural
Cofidis
Euskaltel-Euskadi
FDJ-BigMat
Garmin-Sharp
Katusha
Lampre-ISD
Liquigas-Cannondale
Lotto-Belisol
Movistar
Omega Pharma-QuickStep
Orica-GreenEdge
Rabobank
RadioShack-Nissan
Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
Sky
Vacansoleil-DCM
Vuelta a Espana: Recent winners
2011 Juan Jose Cobo (Spa)
2010 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita)
2009 Alejandro Valverde (Spa)
2008 Alberto Contador (Spa)
2007 Denis Menchov (Rus)
2006 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz)
2005 Denis Menchov (Rus)
2004 Roberto Heras (Spa)
2003 Roberto Heras (Spa)
2002 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa)
Vuelta a Espana: Last year's top ten (2011)
1. Juan Jose Cobo (Spa) Geox-TMC
2. Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky at 13 secs
3. Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team Sky at 1-39
4. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank at 2-03
5. Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMC at 3-48
6. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard-Trek at 4-13
7. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale at 4-31
8. Jurgen van den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto at 4-45
9. Daniel Moreno (Spa) Katusha at 5-20
10. Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi at 5-33
Related links
Vuelta a Espana 2011: Coverage index
Official website
www.lavuelta.com
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