Preview - Vuelta a Espana 2022 stage 21

The riders will finally reach the capital in the Vuelta a Espana, Madrid. It was a hard race, but with an easy day to wrap things off in what should be a calm day for the riders, but a furious and fast finale for the sprinters.

The day will see the peloton ride into the city where they will tackle a 5.8-kilometer circuit a total of nine times. The riders will have an 180 degree turn with 3.5 kilometers to go and a sharp right hander with 2.4 which will be natural selection points, with the bunch stretching out.

The final straight will be 1.1 kilometers long after a long roundabout, with the bunch sprint set to be a regular one, hopefully with no crashes in sight.

CyclingUpToDate prediction:
**** Tim Merlier
*** Mads Pedersen, Danny van Poppel
** Pascal Ackermann, Kaden Groves, Dan McLay
* Mike Teunissen, Fred Wright, John Degenkolb, Cedric Beullens