🏁 - 100 km 🇦🇺 Vine, 🇪🇸 Soler and 🇧🇪 van Aert attack the breakaway in search of the KOM. Wout extends his lead over Adam Yates to 6 points! ¡🇦🇺 @JayVine3, 🇪🇸 @solermarc93 y 🇧🇪 @WoutvanAert atacan en el Alto O Portel y se marchan! 💙 van Aert es líder con 6 puntos.…
Roglic and Van Aert spiced up Vuelta stage: Woods wins stage, O'Connor loses chunck of time
CyclingFriday, 30 August 2024 at 18:03
Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) launched the first serious attempt at the overall victory of the Vuelta a España on the stage to the Puerto de Ancares. The Slovenian rode far ahead of all his rivals on the steep climb, on which leader Ben O'Connor (Decathlon AG2R) lost 1.55 minutes. Michael Woods (Israel-Premier Tech) won the stage after a stage in which Wout van Aert (Visma | Lease a Bike) made a mad dash.
Before the final climb, the riders had 168 kilometers to cover, including three categorized climbs. Here, the Alto Campo del Arbre (5.0 kilometers at 5.8 percent), Alto o Portel (7.7 kilometers at 5.4 percent), and Puerto de Lumeras (6.6 kilometers at 6.0 percent) were considered warm-ups for the finale. Breakaway riders consequently took advantage of this first stage to attack. The counter finally stopped at 23 riders over the summit of the day's first climb. Van Aert took the three mountain points and, thus, the virtual lead for the polka dot jersey.
In addition to Van Aert, Woods, Dylan Teuns (Israel-Premier Tech), Sam Oomen (Lidl-Trek), Marc Soler, Jay Vine and Brandon McNulty (UAE), Gijs Leemreize (dsm-firmenich PostNL), Mauro Schmid (Jayco-AlUla), Victor Campenaerts (Lotto-Dstny) and Kasper Asgreen (Soudal-Quick Step) were among those in the front. The peloton was okay with this. There was no danger with Jose Felix Parra of Equipo Kern Pharma, who had been more than thirty minutes away from GC leader Ben O'Connor, as the best classified. After forty kilometers of racing, the gap had already increased to nearly six minutes.
When the lead at the foot of the Alto O Portel was now nine minutes and even eleven minutes at the summit, the question was raised: who are the best climbers at the front? Woods? Soler? McNulty? Vine? There, it did stick; the leading group thus had an excellent opportunity for stage success. Indeed, Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale did little in the peloton to close the gap, waiting for other teams to do so. But was anyone interested in getting the breakaway riders back? Or did we once again get two races for the price of one?
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Breakaway gets considerable lead, Van Aert with UAE duo (and Campenaerts) on track
UAE-Team Emirates attacked fiercely on the day's second climb, with three men in the breakaway. Soler and Vine upped the pace and rode away, hunting for mountain points. And who was able to join them? Right, Van Aert. After a strong sprint against Vine, he picked up five more mountain points. The three then headed into the descent with a 15-second lead, with the twenty behind knowing that a long stretch of valley was coming up after the descent. It was not ideal for the breakaway riders; Van Aert didn't take over either. The 23 came back together.
After the first two climbs, a long status quo followed. The breakaway group added a few more minutes, and the peloton took it easy, knowing that the worst was yet to come. The Puerto de Lumeras, the third climb of the stage, was waiting for them. The Belgians finally wanted to escape in the phase leading up to the climb. Campenaerts and Van Aert teamed up and got the always thoughtful Schmid. Simon Guglielmi wanted the same, but it was simply too fast.
The group behind counted about 20 riders and thus quite solid in size. UAE-Team Emirates had to start moving, but soon there was half a minute on the counter. That gap only increased as the road went up false flat, warming up for the climb. At the foot of the Puerto de Lumeras was another intermediate sprint, where Van Aert could also pick up some more points for the green. How impressive! With Woods, Vine, McNulty, Soler, Asgreen, Oomen, Schmid, and Leemreize all joined, the climb could begin without Campenaerts, who could no longer keep up under the ferocity.
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💥 It was only a matter of time before we saw an attack from Campy! van Aert, Schmid and Guglielmi are the only ones who can follow for now 👀 🔥 ¡Se acabó la paz en la fuga! Se marcha 🇧🇪 @VCampenaerts con 🇧🇪 @WoutvanAert, 🇨🇭 @mauro_schmid y 🇫🇷 @SimonGuglielmi. #LaVuelta24
Movistar puts pressure on O'Connor heading into final
So, did anything happen in the peloton? Yes indeed! After a sleepy pace from Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, Enric Mas put his men from Movistar in front to put some pressure on O'Connor and the rest. The nine leaders now had a 17-minute lead, so it was time to do something about it. At the front, they already knew they could ride for the day's victory, so the tactical racing could begin. UAE-Team Emirates had to use its surplus of three riders, attacking first with Vine and then with Soler.
It seemed like the perfect tactic, but it was beyond the capabilities of Van Aert's tireless legs. He rode everything close at a tight pace, and when Soler seemed to create a gap with yet another attack that he couldn't close, an unprecedented acceleration from the Belgian below the summit was enough to bash over it, adding another five mountain points. In the downhill, UAE put pressure once again, but it slightly overshot it. McNulty slid under the railing in a turn, and Vine slipped out of fright. Two UAEs were down; fortunately, both could continue (somewhat battered).
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Logically, the crash broke up the leading group. Van Aert saw Schmid, Oomen, and Woods stay in his wheel, and Soler could still cross. Five guys left, ready for the steep final climb to Puerto de Ancares. Once at the foot, Van Aert's fairy tale was over: the Belgian slowed down, knowing this was too much even for him.
Schmid accelerated quite smoothly, but it was a losing battle. Woods had an arrival to his liking and, as a former runner, danced away from the others, heading for victory in his Israel-Premier Tech jersey. Schmid and Soler shared the remaining podium places, with Oomen finishing the stage in fourth.
In the peloton, meanwhile, they also flashed into the foot of the climb at full speed. Movistar did the intro; then Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe took care of the first lanes of the climb. Giovanni Aleotti immediately pushed hard, eliminating Adam Yates (UAE-Team Emirates), the number eight of the GC—an unlucky day for that team.
After Aleotti, it was Daniel Felipe Martinez's turn, who rode off leader O'Connor with panache. When the Colombian rider dropped out, he announced this through his earpiece, after which Roglic immediately put on an extra acceleration himself. Only three riders, Enric Mas, Sepp Kuss, and Florian Lipowitz, could follow the Slovenian pace.
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💥 ROGLIC ATTACKS! He’s distanced La Roja 🧨 ¡ROGLIC CON TODO! Sufre O'Connor. #LaVuelta24
O'Connor struggled and had to rely on the support of Felix Gall, while the Slovenian from Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe kept knocking on his door. Kuss and Lipowitz also had to fight it out, while Mikel Landa was able to make the connection. For a short while, however, because another acceleration by Roglic was too much gas for Mas.
At that point, events followed one another: O'Connor then gave Gall carte blanche to go for it himself, while Roglic took a lot of time on Mas and co with the blow. The Movistar leader completely fell through, while a reborn Cian Uijtdebroeks even managed to pass leader O'Connor.
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- Well explained, thanks for the clarity! Daniel DantasDanieldantas20-12-2024
- This is the kind of 'news' that belongs in a cheap tabloid. No matter how boring the offseason gets, nobody wants to read this.
santiagobenites19-12-2024 - I wish we could have seen him try. He'd absolutely get dropped before Pogi overtakes his domestiquesVeganpotter10-12-2024
- Talk is cheap! Next year barring crashes with a healthy team... all well be on track! Some need to talk to make a headline!mootman27-11-2024
- I do not see this event listed on HBO Max Sports Online? Can anyone confirm? Thanks!
MrYuck23-11-2024 - It seemed that he was focusing forward at the time of the crash, after seeing a quick video snippet. But one thing I think he should focus on more intently is breaking a bad habit he has, right now. And that is his constant looking over his shoulders. He does that so much, that I am very sure it is not good for him. Simply watch videos of the greats of CX and you will see very little of that constant looking over their shoulders. That is a behavior that betrays a bit of insecurity on his part. He shouldn't be so concerned, incessantly, about what is over his shoulder. He needn't worry they didn't all disappear. He neds to keep his focus more ahead of himself, and he needs to pay a bit more attention to himself, in a confident manner. It is very frustrating to watch, because it is apparent that he has a lot of potential, and is in much better shape thwan many of his competitors, but the mental game needs to be sharpened more, because that part of strategy plays a huge part in the final results
reemmo022-11-2024 - hahahaha love this shit! I didnt even watched the race, but reading all the gossip articles of how stupid this is!Zatoichi19-11-2024
- Van Aert is really handsome. He can influence me all day! Ditto for Philipsen. Why do you think many of us love cycling?: to see heroic attempts at climbing mountains at high altitudes or to watch speedsters sprint for the finish line or to watch a human being ride at break neck speed down a tricky descent? No, it's all about their lean physiques and muscular legs. (apologies for objectifying these dedicated and amazing athletes).BarwonHeadsUp25-10-2024
- It is unfortunate that the author can't feel the joy that Pogacar brings to the sport and his fans who are legion and I for one feel lucky to have watched such a memorable performance and historic season From the Strada until yesterday with multiple wins in stages in both tours and beyond dominance in the World's. He is proud to wear the Rainbow stripes, shows his leadership to protect his fellows and is as courteous and sportsman-like as the sport allows. He goes early to not have to respond to each attack as all the rest would make him do it. Any racer who could would do the same. Don't "grow tired" of greatness as it is always fleeting.ccrider13-10-2024
- What load of rubbish. Pog is likely a once in a generation cyclist, the like of which hasn't been seen since 'the Cannibal '. How many people were complaining that Merckx was making racing predictable? I remember this year's World RR as one of the most exciting I've watched. Mainly BECAUSE Pog was the favourite and launched what everyone thought (Pog included) was a suicidal attack with 80km to go. For the next 2 hours, I was on the edge of my seat thinking "this is too much, even for Pog". Maybe Zonnefeld prefers the snooze-fest that is a bunch sprint? Like most people I know, I can't watch two hours of the bunch riding very fast... I wait for the final 5km and watch just the sprint. In any event, most races are won from a sprint or lone break. What difference does it make who makes the lone break? Ultimately, the other contenders will have to figure out a way to beat Pog. Even if that means collaboration between teams. It's going to be an exciting few seasons, until the next Pog arrives on the scene. If this is boring, heaven knows what exciting looks like!Michael513-10-2024