Capital of the province, Andalucia, Spain
Daisy Vollering has claimed victory on stage 9 and extended her overall lead at the Tour de France Femmes, joining Annemiek van Vleuten as the second rider to win multiple titles in the event’s modern era. Niewiadoma-Phinney and Longo Borghini complete the podium as the race heads into its final stages.
A total solar eclipse has crossed parts of Spain, Iceland and Greenland while the UK and Ireland have seen a deep partial eclipse — the most extensive visible from the UK since 1999. Scientists have used airborne and balloon experiments to study the Sun's corona and the event has drawn large crowds despite patchy clouds and local viewing limits.
Tadej Pogacar is returning to the Vuelta a Espana for the first time since 2019, aiming to complete a Grand Tour hat trick after wins in the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia. The field includes Roglic, Almeida and Vine, with stages featuring multiple mountaintop finishes and two time trials. Finlay Tarling's death at Volta a Portugal casts a shadow over the race.