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 […]
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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 […]
Roglic, the Spanish Master
Laguardia, Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 As soon as La Vuelta hit the first Spanish climbs of the 2022 edition, Primoz Roglic rose to glory. After three days in the Netherlands, the Slovenian star dominated the uphill sprint at the end of stage 4 in Laguardia, on Tuesday, to take his […]
La Vuelta 22 Says Goodbye to Holland After Three Stages Full of Emotions and Unconditional Love for Cycling
Key points: · Three days of racing and 388.3 kilometers covered between the cities of Utrecht, ’s-Hertogenbosch and Breda with around about one million spectators on the road sides.· La Vuelta wants to express its most sincere and enthusiastic thanks for these three days of racing. 388.3 kilometers have been […]
Bennett Immediately Doubles Up
Breda, Sunday, August 21st 2022 Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) is on a roll! On the day after his win in Utrecht, his first Grand Tour success in two years, the Irishman sprinted to another victory in Breda at the end of stage 3 of La Vuelta 22. He dominated Mads Pedersen […]