Sunday, September 7th, 15th stage: A Veiga/Vegadeo > Monforte de Lemos Frustrated in the early sprints of La Vuelta 25, Mads Pedersen made the breakaway on day 15 and claimed victory in Monforte de Lemos. The Danish star was accompanied by four Lidl-Trek teammates — Bernard, Ciccone, Ghebreigzabhier, and Verona […]
Vuelta a Espana
Soler’s Revenge at La Farrapona
Saturday, September 6th, 14th stage: Avilés > La Farrapona. Lagos de Somiedo The day after Joao Almeida conquered L’Angliru, it was Marc Soler’s turn to shine for UAE Team Emirates-XRG on La Farrapona. The Spanish attacker delivered a masterclass performance to claim a summit he had previously settled for second […]
Almeida Tames L’angliru and Vingegaard
Friday, September 5th, 13th stage: Cabezón de la Sal > L’Angliru Jonas Vingegaard (Visma–Lease a Bike) had to settle for second on Friday, despite setting his sights on conquering L’Angliru with La Roja on his shoulders – an achievement that would have made him the first leader of La Vuelta […]
Freed Ayuso Doubles Down
Thursday, September 4th, 12th stage: Laredo > Los Corrales de Buelna A week after claiming his first La Vuelta stage win at Cerler, Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) powered to a second victory in Los Corrales de Buelna, on roads that had already showcased his budding talent in youth categories. […]
Vuelta Stage 11 Annuled
Palestinian protesters disrupted the race and threatened the safety of the riders, especially the Israeli team. There was no winner on stage 11 because race organizers ended Wednesday’s race three kilometers before the finish line because of the protesters. “Due to some incidents at the finish line, we have decided […]
Usual Suspects Vine and Vingegaard Rule Larra Belagua
Tuesday, September 2nd, 10th stage: Parque de la Naturaleza Sendaviva > El Ferial Larra Belagu The best climbers of La Vuelta 25 started the second week in exhilarating fashion, waging a brutal showdown until Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and Jonas Vingegaard (Visma–Lease a Bike) rose to power at Larra […]
Traeen Survives Vingegaard’s Assault
Sunday, August 31th, 9th stage: Alfaro > Estación de esquí de Valdezcaray On the eve of the first rest day, Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) put the hammer down to claim his second stage win ) this time solo, after his narrow success in Limone Piemonte (stage […]
Philipsen Doubles Up in Zaragoza
Saturday, August 30th, 8th stage: Monzón Templario > Zaragoza The first winner of La Vuelta 25 is also the first to raise his arms twice in this edition. Already the fastest in Novara on stage 1, Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) delivered another impressive sprint to get the better of Elia Viviani […]
Ayuso Bounces Back to Sweet Revenge
Friday, August 29th, 7th stage: Andorra La Vella. Andorra > Cercler. Huesca La Magia The day after crumbling in Andorra and seeing his GC hopes slip away, Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) showed his grit and skill to claim an impressive solo victory. The young Spaniard launched his attack on […]
Andorra Smiles at Vine and Træen
Thursday, August 28th, 6th stage: Olot > Pal. Andorra – Andorra The fourth country on the map of La Vuelta 25, brought yet more changes to an already eventful race. A climbing festival en route to the Pal ski resort favoured the early attackers, with Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) […]