The Vuelta a España may hold less prestige than the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia but it is the hardest of the three Grand Tours to earn selection for, according to Team Sky's Ian Boswell.
Such is the nature of being part of one of cycling’s strongest team’s, the Sky rider can target the race all year, only for the bigger stars to jeopardise his spot on the roster with last-minute post-Tour de France whims.
Boswell lost his place last year after Chris Froome made an early exit from the Tour and there’s a danger of it happening again. Froome will soon make a call on his participation in the Vuelta, and Geraint Thomas, who was strong for so long in France, is also toying with the idea of a trip to Spain.
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“It’s funny; every year people think the Vuelta is an easy team to make but it’s actually becoming the hardest Grand Tour team to make all year,” the American told Cyclingnews in the mountains at the Tour de Pologne.
“The Giro is usually pretty set, then the Tour team is a smaller group of guys, then the Vuelta is a mix of guys who haven’t done a Grand Tour and guys who want to do another one.”
Despite Sky’s plans for the Vuelta being disorganised at this late stage, and despite the level of competition for places, Boswell is feeling confident he’ll still be on the start line in Puerto Banús. After last year’s ambition of riding a debut Grand Tour failed to materialise, his determination to be there is palpable.
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