Vuelta a España wildcards go to Burgos-BH and Caja Rural, no Israel-Premier Tech

Out in the break for the three 2021 Vuelta a España wildcard teams, Caja Rural-Seguros RGA, , Burgos-BH and Euskaltel Euskadi
Out in the break for the three 2021 Vuelta a España wildcard teams, Caja Rural-Seguros RGA, , Burgos-BH and Euskaltel Euskadi (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

The wildcard entries for the Vuelta a España have been handed to Burgos-BH and Caja Rural--Seguros RGA, leaving 2022 entrants Eukaltel Euskadi and  Equipo Kern Pharma off the start list, along with the relegated Israel-Premier Tech. 

ProTeams Lotto Dstny and Total Energies, who both opted out of the Giro d'Italia,  both took up their invitations to the Vuelta, which they automatically receive as the top two teams in the pro-rankings. That meant that there were just two wildcards available and four Spanish ProTeams, as well as Israel-Premier Tech, who secured wildcard entries for the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France.

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Simone Giuliani
Australia Editor

Simone is a degree-qualified journalist that has accumulated decades of wide-ranging experience while working across a variety of leading media organisations. She joined Cyclingnews as a Production Editor at the start of the 2021 season and has now moved into the role of Australia Editor. Previously she worked as a freelance writer, Australian Editor at Ella CyclingTips and as a correspondent for Reuters and Bloomberg. Cycling was initially purely a leisure pursuit for Simone, who started out as a business journalist, but in 2015 her career focus also shifted to the sport.