ASO buys 49 percent stake in Vuelta

Grand Tour bosses Christian Prudhomme of ASO and Victor Cordero of Unipublic

Grand Tour bosses Christian Prudhomme of ASO and Victor Cordero of Unipublic (Image credit: AFP)

The organiser of the Tour de France, Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), announced Thursday that it had acquired a 49 percent stake in Unipublic, the company which owns the Vuelta a España. The remaining 51 percent will be retained by Spanish media company Grupo Antena 3 television.