Vuelta 2023: Bernal’s Stage Win & Chaotic Finish

16.

9.9.

Poio> Castro de Herville

168 km

Bernal

The last week of Vuelta started a heavy 16th stage, whose highest point was only 623 m, but together six hills still accumulated a number of altitude meters. The escape victory was expected, but the changes in the overall ranking were not excluded, as the last two climb also contained sharp sections with more than 10 %.

On such terrain was supposed to have an advantage in the red jersey riding Jonas Vingegaard (Visma) opposite your main opponent Joaovi Almeidovi (UAE Emirates). Dan’s ended the second week with a smaller lead than expected and a flat time trial and Saturday’s brutal range of World ball would be useful to use his explosiveness and expand the safety by at least a few seconds.

During the flat first half of the stage, we watched a big struggle for a break, which eventually resulted in the detachment of 17 guys. The escape was formed today Soler (UAE), Cepeda (Movistar), Bernal s Jungle (2x Ineos), Landa s Vansevenantom (2x Soudal), Denz (Red Bull), Quinn (EF), Pickering (Bahrain Victorious), Guernalec s Roulandom (2x arkéa), Vermaerke (Picnic), Stewart (Israel) and the trio of Groupama-FDJ, Brazine Afonso, Molard a Rolland.

If this Grupe lasted to the destination, the best climber form showed here so far Soler, Pickering, Landa a Bernal. The latter was still losing in the GC in 14. Place for only 15 minutes and could be moved to the top 10 today. The escaped group checked Commawhich at the moment of the hill raid only allowed them four and a half minutes.

This level remained after the first two categorized stages of the stage and so 60 kilometers in front of the mad solo tape went Mikel Rural. Counterattack after a while showed Egan Bernalthat also with Braz with Afons He dragged to Bask on his forehead. The trio fell in the beginning rain, while in the downhill Briec Rolland a Nico Denz.

Five has elaborated a half -minute lead for the rest of the break, where surprisingly remained Marc Soler. Comma She released it for seven minutes at the back and it didn’t look like they were interested in the stage. On an uncagorized hill 34 kilometers in front of the tape showed a massive attack from behind Solerwhile keeping it only Pickering. The couple approached the forehead for a few seconds, but then the scissors began to open again.

The situation has changed significantly on all fronts to High of Prado (4.3 km; 8.9 %) where they fell off the forehead Denz a Rolland. Soler was completely stopped and took a minute loss, with an idyll in the package. There was a great pace, and it was possible to see the attacks. It was surprisingly that he was responsible for Bahrain Victoriouswhere he worked on Bring Santiago Buitrago.

Colombian managed to completely break the main group to about fifteen and UAE shockingly disappeared, Almeida was alone. Ayuso a Vine cough up again and the management had to be withdrawn from the forehead Sillwhich was the next not the most important helper. However, the Portuguese could breathe out, because the protests on the final hill again significantly influenced the stage and the GC times were to be submitted under the final climb. Visma wasn’t so much like to use her renumbering.

Finally, it turned out that the final hill is completely impassable and so the target tape moved to a mile eight kilometers before the finish. Finally, it was an extremely chaotic conclusion when Bernal and Land sprinted for victory and did not even know where the tape was actually.

However, the Colombian champion was clearly faster. The first one was on a makeshift tape at the foot of the hill and for sure he continued to the speed of eight kilometers to the end. Was declared the winner and triumphed in his first stage at Vuelte in life. At the same time, he enjoys winning the Grand Tour after four years, for the first time since his winning Gira at the beginning of this decade, in the midst of a raging pandemic.

The GC group did not overflow and only in peace completed the stage. So nothing has changed, all jersey owners remain at the forefront of their classifications. In the overall order Bernal got again to the range of the top 10, on the ninth place Traeen overtaken Lecerfa (Soudal) and the biggest change was Pellizzariho (Red Bull) posun pred Felixa bile (Decathlon) to Top 5, as the Austrian lost a little time on the last hill and couldn’t return.

The interim order of the scoring competition after the stage
1.		Pedersen Mads	Lidl – Trek	237
2.		Vingegaard Jonas	Visma | Lease a Bike	140
3.		Ciccone Giulio	Lidl – Trek	115

4.

VERNON Ethan

Israel – Premier Tech

111

Interim order of the climber competition after the stage
1.		VINE Jay	UAE Team Emirates	61
2.		Vingegaard Jonas	Visma | Lease a Bike	39
3.		Vervaeke Louis	Soudal Quick-Step	32

4.

ALMEIDA JOÃO

UAE Team Emirates

29

Interim order of the competition up to 25 years after the stage
1.		Pellizzari Giulio	Red Bull – Bora	61:20:56
2.		RICCITELLO Matthew	Israel – Premier Tech	00:32
3.		Junior lecerf	Soudal Quick-Step	03:43

4.

BALDERSTONE Abel

Rural-second box

15:59

Hills on the stage of the stage:

85 km: Alto San San Sanish (9 km; 4 %)

58 km: Alto Da Groba (11.3 km; 5.4 %)

23 km: Prado (4.3 km; 8.9 %)

Target: Alto Castro de Herville (8.2 km; 5.2 %)