La Vuelta 2022: Thymen Arensman wins maiden Grand Tour stage as Primoz Roglic gains more time on Remco Evenepoel

04.09.2022 - 19:50 eurosport.com

Thymen Arensman (Team DSM) won his first ever Grand Tour stage as Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) trimmed Remco Evenepoel’s (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) lead in the general classification to 1’34” going into the final week.

Arensman was part of a big breakaway that took a while to form and made his move inside the final 8km, catching and going past Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates) to go on and win his maiden La Vuelta stage.

Ad The battle for the red jersey didn’t light up until the final climb of the day, the special category ramp up to Alto Hoya de la Mora.

The enormous gaps that some predicted failed to materialise, with Enric Mas (Movistar) only able to make modest inroads into Primoz Roglic's advantage over him.

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Evenepoel sets sights on Tour and Giro In red from Stage 6 onwards, Remco Evenepoel’s only real threat came from himself in the form of that freak crash on the final descent in Stage 12. When he was dropped on the climbs, the Belgian showed maturity beyond his 22 years and stuck to his own tempo – limiting his losses on La Pandera and then all but securing the overall win a day later in Sierra Nevada. Ad On top of that, he demonstrated supreme time trialling prowess to win a maiden Grand Tour stage in Alicante, and then ruthlessness to win in red by denying Robert Gesink on the Alto del Piornal.

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The 22-year-old dominated the three-week race, taking victory after the 21st and final stage won by Colombian Juan Sebastian Molano.

Evenepoel wins Vuelta a Espana for first Grand Tour title

Evenepoel wins Vuelta a Espana for maiden Grand Tour title

:Belgian Remco Evenepoel claimed the Vuelta a Espana title on Sunday for his first Grand Tour triumph, capping a dominant three weeks with one last push on the final stage from Las Rozas to Madrid that was won by Juan Sebastian Molano.

'They will still attack me' – Remco Evenepoel wary despite classy win in red on Stage 18 at La Vuelta

Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) believes La Vuelta will be “easier to control” after he proved the strongest again on Stage 18 but is still anticipating attacks. The Belgian won in the red jersey after a thrilling finish saw him towed to the finale by rival Enric Mas (Movistar) before the pair cruelly leapfrogged Robert Gesink (Jumbo-Visma), the lone survivor from a 42-man breakaway. Ad Evenepoel steamed clear to the summit to gap Mas and hoover up bonus seconds, leaving his quest for a maiden Grand Tour title now looking a formality.