TURIN, ITALY - AUGUST 21: A general view of Egan Bernal of Colombia, Filippo Ganna of Italy, Michal Kwiatkowski of Poland, Bob Jungels of Luxembourg, Brandon Smith Rivera of Colombia, Magnus Sheffield of United States, Victor Langellotti of Monaco, Lucas Hamilton of Australia and Team INEOS Grenadiers during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Team Presentation / #UCIWT / on August 21, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images).
The Vuelta a España start list changed suddenly in the final hours before rider registration on Friday, with Ben Turner dashing from Renewi Tour in Belgium to replace a sick Chris Hamilton in the Ineos Grenadiers line-up.
Fellow Briton Finlay Pickering also got a last minute call-up on Friday, replacing Damiano Caruso in the Bahrain Victorious team after the Italian fell and broke a bone in his hand less than 48 hours from the start of the Vuelta.
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