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This year’s Vuelta is “suited perfectly” to Simon Yates (BikeExchange-Jayco), says Eurosport expert Adam Blythe, as the Brit targets a second title in Spain. Yates has struggled to recapture the form that propelled him to the 2018 Vuelta and within a whisker of the Giro d’Italia in the same year, failing to finish three of his last four Grand Tours.
Will the Jumbo-Visma musical chairs continue? Primoz Roglic became the fourth rider in as many stages to pull on the red jersey for the Dutch outfit after his fine win on Stage 4, with Sepp Kuss the only other realistic option ahead of Wednesday's run from Irun to Bilbao. So what's in store? Ad More lumps and bumps through the Basque region ahead of a flat and fast finish in Bilbao. The route largely hugs the Atlantic coast as it passes through San Sebastian ahead of three Cat.
The first proper lumps and bumps await the riders as the peloton race on Spanish roads for the first time in this year’s La Vuelta. A punchy stage that should suit the sprinters, who can also climb, or the puncheurs will be targeting victory in Laguardia. Ad Sam Bennett (Bora Hansgrohe) has the chance to make it a hat-trick of stage wins following his impressive victories at the weekend, but is unlikely to be part of the fight at the end of Tuesday's stage which features a steep kick with 500m to go.
Dan Lloyd believes the quieter periods during La Vuelta’s three days in the Netherlands could create a bigger “spectacle” later in the race. Prior to the final sprint finishes in both stages at the weekend, there was a lack of action due to a lack of wind which many felt was needed to spice up the racing in the middle of each stage. Ad Nearly all the general classification contenders are within 33 seconds of Primoz Roglic who is the leading rider of those expected to fight for the overall win.
In a strange start to Stage 3 of La Vuelta 2022, the jersey leaders jumped off their bikes to walk through the Great Church in Breda to light candles. The interlude — a tribute to those who have died from COVID-19 — was planned for La Vuelta 2020 when the Netherlands were set to host the opening three stages, before the pandemic forced the country to delay their plans until this year.
Can anyone stop Jumbo-Visma? It is only day two and already that question seems to be important. That said, there will be plenty of drama and excitement as the riders battle it out at La Vuelta a Espana 2022. The opening day on Friday saw some superb drama as Jumbo-Visma dominated the team time trial late on to snatch the victory away from the watching Ineos Grenadiers at the death.
Adam Blythe joked about being annoyed at how dominant Jumbo-Visma are threatening to be after the team signed Wilco Kelderman and Dylan van Baarle for 2023 and beyond. Kelderman finished fifth in the 2021 Tour de France and third in the 2020 Giro d'Italia, while Van Baarle secured stunning victories at Paris-Roubaix this year and at Dwars door Vlaanderen in the last campaign. Ad Jumbo-Visma's impressive additions came on the same day it was announced that Richard Carapaz would leave the Ineos Grenadiers to join EF Education for the 2023 season.
Adam Blythe and Orla Chennaoui believe that Annemiek van Vleuten's retirement from cycling could be good for the sport, hailing her as an «all-time great» but suggesting that the Dutch rider is perhaps too dominant. Van Vleuten secured overall victory at the Tour de France Femmes, dominating the final two stages of the race to take a commanding win more than three minutes ahead of Demi Vollering despite struggling with illness during the opening days of the Tour.