Arensman rules mountain Vuelta stage as Evenepoel loses more time
MADRID: Thymen Arensman rode away from the remains of a breakaway to win on the tough climb up the Sierra Nevada on Sunday while Remco Evenepoel lost more of his Vuelta lead.
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Opinion: Why Primoz Roglic may have missed his chance to take control of La Vuelta from Remco Evenepoel
Reports that Remco Evenepoel cracked over the weekend were grossly exaggerated. The total time lost to Primoz Roglic over the two stages may add up to over than a minute, but that was well within the margin of the comfortable, considering his lead going into the two most difficult stages of the 21 was nudging three. Roglic needed more.
La Vuelta 2022: ‘I hope today was my bad day’ – Remco Evenepoel concedes final climb was ‘harder than expected’
Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) admits the final climb of Stage 14 at La Vuelta was harder than he expected as the red jersey hopes he has had his bad day. Evenepoel was dropped by Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) and Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana-Qazaqstan) in the final four kilometres of Saturday’s summit finish, with the Slovenian gaining 52 seconds. Ad Roglic is now 1’49” behind Evenepoel going into Stage 15 which has another summit finish.
Primoz Roglic gains time on Remco Evenepoel as red jersey cracks and Richard Carapaz wins dramatic Stage 14
Boy, do we have a race on our hands… Defending champion Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) reignited the battle for red at La Vuelta with a stinging attack on the final climb of La Pandera to drop race leader Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) and put the Belgian under serious pressure for the first time during his nine-day reign at the top. An explosive climax to Stage 14 on Saturday saw Evenepoel dropped with four kilometres remaining of the third and final climb of the day.
La Vuelta 2022: How Remco Evenepoel showed signs of discomfort as red jersey cracks for first time
Adam Blythe has noticed Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) shows he’s in trouble when he looks down to a device on his bike which tells him his power output and how long is left of the stage. Evenepoel cracked for the first time at La Vuelta when Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) launched an attack on the summit finish at La Pandera, losing 52 seconds to the Slovenian who is now 1’49” behind in the general classification. Ad On The Breakaway, Blythe explained how Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) helped Evenepoel ride his way back into the stage to limit his losses.
La Vuelta 2022: Mads Pedersen beats Bryan Coquard and Pascal Ackermann in punchy Stage 13 finish
There’s something about Stage 13 on Fridays in Grand Tours that makes Mads Pedersen click. Just as he did on the Tour de France this July, the Dane blasted clear to take a maiden triumph on La Vuelta with a perfect finish from the Trek-Segafredo star.
Antonio Colak's ruthless Rangers start earns Croatia reprieve as in-form striker set for international recall
Antonio Colak has received a major boost ahead of his introduction to the Old Firm derby for Rangers against Celtic on Saturday - as Croatia are set to call upon him when they name their international squad for September.
Dirk Nowitzki becomes first player to have number retired by German Basketball Federation
COLOGNE, Germany — Dirk Nowitzki now has a number retired on two continents.