The cycling transfer season has officially begun. As of August 1, after the Tour de France concludes, teams and riders are able to announce their new contacts for the subsequent season. This 2022/2023 transfer market sees several top riders searching for greener pastures.

Race leader Aleksander Vlasov was among around 30 riders who had to withdraw from the Tour de Suisse on Friday due to numerous cases of Covid-19.

Climbers will rejoice with the 2022 edition of Paris-Nice as the eight-day stage race has plenty of hilly stages and a mountain-top summit finish in Southern France’s Col du Turini. However, the route offers enough diversity for all riders with a rolling-hill time trial mid-stage race and flatter stages early in the week.

AG2R-Citroën rider Clement Champoussin ambushed the favorites and surged to victory on the penultimate stage of the Vuelta a España on Saturday as Primoz Roglič extended his lead in the overall standings.

Team UAE's Rafal Majka won stage 15 of the Vuelta a España on Sunday with a solo break to victory from an epic 85km, while Intermarche's Odd Christian Eiking held on to the overall leader's red jersey.

Bahrain Victorious rider Damiano Caruso won Sunday's mountainous ninth stage of the Vuelta a España asPrimoz Roglič strengthened his grip on the overall lead, coming second aheadof Enric Mas.

Dutch rider Fabio Jakobsen won stage 8 of the Vuelta a España on Saturday for his second masssprint triumph on the race just a year after a near fatal crash on the Tour ofPoland.

Australian climb specialist Michael Storer of the DSM team won a mountainous stage 7 of the Vuelta aEspana on Friday, soloing to victory after escaping a 30-rider breakaway.

Alpecin-Fenix's Jasper Philipsen won a classic mass bunch sprint on the second stage of the Vuelta a Espana onSunday, edging out Deceuninck Quick-Step's Fabio Jakobsen and Bike Exchange'sMichael Matthews.

The 2021 Vuelta a España runs this Aug. 14 to Sept. 5 and includes many stars who could compete for the final overall victory when the race wraps up in Santiago de Compostela.

2020 Tour de France prize money broken out for the overall running totals and the daily stage totals for teams and individual riders.

Relentless breakaway artist Lennard Kamna won the mountainous stage five of cycling's Tour of Catalonya on Friday after coming close twice earlier in the race.

Adam Yates surged away from a powerful lead group on the final climb to win the third stage of the Tour of Catalonia and take the overall race lead.

Slovenia's Primoz Roglic once more prevailed on his toughest test yet to remain on course for Tour de France glory, while Miguel Angel Lopez soloed to a breathtaking stage win atop the highest mountain of the race.

Slovenians took the laurels on the Tour de France on Sunday as rookie Tadej Pogacar won a Pyrenean mountain slog and his compatriot Primoz Roglic took over the overall lead.