Nava, Sunday, August 28th 2022 Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) dropped all his rivals on the brutal slopes of Les Praeres at the end of stage 9 of La Vuelta 22, won by Louis Meintjes (Intermarché-Wanty- Groupe Gobert). The pocket climber joined the breakaway after a fierce battle to […]
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Vuelta a España: Evenepoel Keeps Red
27-Aug-2022 The 22-year-old racks up his 30th day since turning pro as leader of a stage race after another composed ride. Featuring over 3300 vertical meters, six classified climbs and culminating with the ascent of the Collau Fancuaya, an Asturian ascent never before used at the race, stage 8 brough […]
Vine and Evenepoel, Again!
Yernes y Tameza, Saturday, August 27th 2022 Jay Vine (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) provided more impressive climbing performances on the slopes up Collau Fancuaya, a gruelling ascent with slopes up to 19% at the end of stage 8 of La Vuelta 22. The Australian rising star […]
Soler 2nd on Climb of Colláu Fancuaya
Catalan rider animates eighth stage of the Vuelta Saturday 27 August, 2022 Marc Soler was one of the chief protagonists on a very tough eighth stage of the Vuelta a Espana which took the riders from La Pola Llaviana to Colláu Fancuaya (153.4km). The Spaniard of UAE Team Emirates wasted […]
Vuelta Stage 8: Mountaintop Finish Takes Its Toll on BORA-Hansgrohe, Sam Bennett Loses Green
The first of two demanding stages ahead of the rest day took the riders over 153km as well as six categorised climbs in the northern Spanish coastal mountains. It came down to a battle among the GC riders on the brutal final climb up to Colláu Fancuaya. Under the dictation […]
Herrada Outplays the Peloton
Cistierna, Friday, August 26th 2022 Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) couldn’t hold up his tears after giving everything he had to win stage 7 of La Vuelta 22. The Spanish baroudeur narrowly edged Samuele Battistella (Astana Qazaqstan Team) and Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious) in Cistierna after a 190km stage covered at a […]
Vuelta a España: First Day in La Roja for Evenepoel
Friday 26 August 2022 The young Belgian is confident ahead of a hard weekend in the mountains. Remco Evenepoel enjoyed a quiet day at the top of the Vuelta a España GC – the fifth different stage race he is leading this season, after Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Volta […]
Vine and Evenepoel Light Up Fireworks on Pico Jano
San Miguel de Aguayo, Thursday, August 25th 2022 An extraordinary first! An unprecedented summit finish on the slopes of Pico Jano, at the end of stage 6 of La Vuelta 22, has seen Jay Vine (Alpecin-Deceuninck) rise to a maiden Grand Tour stage win just ahead of Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step […]
Evenepoel Takes La Vuelta Red Jersey
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl’s Belgian leads a Grand Tour for the first time in his career. 25-Aug-2022: Remco Evenepoel became the youngest rider in the last 34 years to top the Vuelta a España general classification, after delivering a jaw-dropping performance in horrendous conditions on the race’s first summit finish. Pico […]
Soler Shines in Bilbao
Bilbao, Wednesday, August 24th 2022 Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates) won stage 5 of La Vuelta 22 after an impressive performance on the hills of the Basque Country. The Spaniard was a late addition to the massive breakaway that covered the stage at a furious pace. He eventually went solo […]