La Vuelta 2022: The prospects of Chris Froome, Simon Yates, Hugh Carthy, and the other eight British riders

Two previous winners, a Giro champion, a podium finisher, five debutants and two Spanish sophomores make up the 11-strong British contingent at the Vuelta a Espana, which gets under way on Friday with a team time trial around the Dutch city of Utrecht. After a comprehensive stage guide, a focus on the red jersey contenders, and a team guide, the fourth of our previews for the 77th edition of La Vuelta takes a closer look at the form and prospects of all 11 British riders taking to the start of the third and final Grand Tour of the season.

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Riding eighth Vuelta. Best result: 1st (2011, 2017).

5 stage wins Besides 2015, when he crashed out, Froome had never finished lower than fourth place since (retrospectively) winning on his Vuelta debut in 2011 – until his lowly 98th in 2020 in what was his first Grand Tour back after a career-threatening injury the previous summer. That year, Froome failed to finish higher than 57th place in any stage – something that seems inconceivable given his palmares.