Vingegaard (Hillerslev, 26 years old) attacked 8 km from the finish and went alone to the finish line, where he raised his arms for the first time in the Vuelta a España and debuted the summit of the Tourmalet as his finish line, with a time of 3h.51.10 , at an average of 35 km/hour on the 134.7 km route between Formigal and the mythical French mountain.
The other Jumbo leaders joined the party. The leader Sepp Kuss jumped out of the group of pursuers, no one followed him and he crossed the finish line 30 seconds behind the Dane, and then Roglic did the same, 33 seconds behind, with Juan Ayuso fourth at 38 seconds behind. Enric Mas finished at 40 secondsLanda at 1.15 and Marc Soler was fired from the general classification after losing 3.08.
The Jumbo rules here, it’s clear. And he has 3 leaders, among them Kuss, which is also already evidence. The American wears red, followed by Roglic at 1.37 and Vingegaard at 1.44. Juan Ayuso is fourth at 2.37, Enric Mas fifth at 3.06 and Soler sixth at 3.10.
Evenepoel se hunde en el aubisque
The Aubisque (Special, 16.5 km at 7.1 percent), the first legendary climb of the day, lent its incomparable scenery to experience the first serious consequences of the Tour stage. Remco Evenepoel began an early ordeal on his slopes. Jumbo saw the wounded lion and quickened the pace to finish off the Belgian champion, suffering his grief behind, surrounded by his gregarious team.
The Australian Storer passed at the top, causing an escape with Cristian Rodríguez, Andreas Kron and Kenny Elissonde. At 17 seconds he crossed the leader’s group, with Kuss, Roglic, Vingegaard, Juan Ayuso and Soler. Almeida was also behind, but not as much as Evenepoel, suffering 1.10 compared to his direct rivals.
After a dizzying descent that broke the leading peloton, another tough nut to crack arrived, the Col de Spandelles (1st, 10.3 km at 8.3 and ramps of 15. The Jumbos took another turn of the screw with Kuss and Vingegaard causing cuts, without respite in a sector where only 20 runners remained.
Jumbo rules in spandelles, 20-man selection
A yellow roller climbed the slopes of the Spandelles with Kelderman and Gesink as locomotives. The bosses roll, Kuss, Vingegaard and Roglic. The Dane, double winner of the Tour, inspired by the French roads, very motivated and with sensations “better every day”was in charge of canceling an attempt by Mikel Landa, who gave up his adventures when he saw the blonde next to him.
Ayuso and Soler’s UAE held on to the Jumbo’s hammer as best it could, while Storer jumped again to take the lead. At the top, the Australian was already the provisional leader of the mountain. Vingegaard and Ayuso shared 4 and 2 seconds of special bonus.
By that time some unknown accounts had already been cleared up. Evenepoel, at 5.50 minutes, continued his ordeal, already apart from his goal of renewing the title he won in the 2022 Vuelta. The Portuguese Almeida was not going to be the overall asset for Ayuso’s team either.
The eagle of the Tourmalet was Vingegaard
The final battle was missing towards the summit of its “majesty” the Tourmalet, the mountain of mountains, symbol of the Tour de France and an expression used to define any difficulty that may arise in life.
The Tourmalet, a special category, with a medium slope of 7.4 and maximum slopes of 13, is not the hardest pass, but it is the most visited in the Tour and the most legendary. Its summit, at 2,115 meters, has known many deeds, such as those written by Bahamontes, who passed the “bad return” pass 4 times in the local language.
It was not just any stage, it was the queen stage, the Tourmalet, and the Jumbo did not want to pass up the opportunity to take a bath in glory at the first finish line of the Vuelta in such a famous port. Gesink moved to the side after hitting himself hard. beating. Among the 15 cyclists chosen Enric MasAyuso, Landa, Soler and Juanpe López as Spanish assets.
The final exhibition began 8 km from the finish line. Vingegaard launched three attacks, and the third time was the charm: he left alone, encouraged by the fact that he could dedicate the victory to his daughter Frida, who turned 3 this Friday. The Dane fulfilled his objective, but there was more spectacle in the legs of the Jumbos.
Mas tried to follow Vinggaard, but the Spaniard couldn’t stand the initiative, as did Ayuso. The forces were fair, Kuss saw it and the American left the group without opposition. Only Roglic remained to complete the festival. And the Slovenian also attacked. And he closed the circle. Nothing to object, the Vuelta is in the Jumbo house. And also, Frida had the gift stage of his dad. Unforgettable.
This Saturday the fourteenth stage between Sauveterre-De-Béarn and Larra-Belagua, 156.2 km, is another key event with the high mountain with 4 difficulties, the Col de Hourcére (Special, 11.1 km at 8.7 ), Puerto de Larrau (Special, 14.9 km to 8), Laza (3a, 3.4 km to 6.3) and high finish in Belagua (1a, 9.5 km to 6.3). Another exam to continue clarifying the general one.
2023-09-08 18:44:30
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