Hesjedal to focus on Vuelta a España and miss Tour de France

Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) will skip this year’s Tour de France and focus on a tilt at the general classification at the Vuelta a España in August. The Canadian climber finished ninth in last month’s Giro d’Italia and is currently competing in the Critérium du Dauphiné where he is supporting Andrew Talansky’s title challenge.

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.