{
  "id": 2003858,
  "title": "Tadej Pogačar, Wout van Aert, Oscar Onley and more: Vuelta a España 2026 start list",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/tadej-pogacar-wout-van-aert-oscar-onley-and-more-vuelta-a-espana-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T11:30:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cycling Weekly",
    "slug": "cycling-weekly",
    "url": "https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/vuelta-a-espana-2026-start-list"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 2026 Vuelta a España will see a star-studded start list, featuring former Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar from UAE Team Emirates-XRG. This marks Pogačar's second appearance in the race, following a previous participation in 2019. His Tour victory would make him the first rider to conquer all three Grand Tours. Visma-Lease a Bike's Wout Van Aert, leading the challengers, will face opposition from Primož Roglič of Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe, along with Oscar Onley, Felix Gall, and Richard Carapaz. The field consists of 23 teams with 184 riders, each team comprising eight riders.",
  "summary": "Nearly all team line-ups are now confirmed, and it's a belting roster",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}