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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.
Sam Bennett's «phenomenal» sprint victory on Stage 2 of La Vuelta a Espana for Bora-Hansgrohe showed that «no one could touch him», The Breakaway team said on their reaction show. Bennett stormed to an inspired victory in what was a thrilling sprint in front of a raucous crowd in Utrecht. The in-form Tim Merlier (Alpecin-Deceuninck) was tipped by many to edge the final sprint, but it was the Irishman who prevailed in a desperate burst to the line as the 31-year-old took a very memorable win.
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 says that Jumbo-Visma have torn up the rulebook with a performance of pure dominance at the Tour de France, and reserved special praise for their Belgian talisman Wout van Aert. The Dutch team could finish the Tour de France with the yellow, green and polka dot jerseys, and – depending on the victor on Stage 21 — seven stage wins in an almost unprecedented show of excellence at the French Grand Tour. Ad/> Jumbo-Visma secured a one-two on the Stage 20 time trial after Vingegaard survived a scare late on to finish second behind the irrepressible Van Aert.
Stage 21 is a 116km stage that will celebrate Jonas Vingegaard as yellow jersey holder before a final dash to the finish line. With Vingegaard comfortably ahead and as tradition dictates, there will be no challenge for his yellow jersey as the Jumbo-Visma rider heads towards the last yards.
Stefan Bissegger (EF Education-EasyPost) followed up a miserable opening day time trial at the Tour de France with a miserable penultimate day time trial. The TT specialist crashed twice in treacherous conditions in Copenhagen to fall out of contention on Stage 1, while on the penultimate day of the Tour he suffered a mechanical and had to swap bikes. Ad/> “Oh no, no, no,” said Rob Hatch on Eurosport commentary.
Tour de France leader Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) holds such a commanding lead in the general classification that he can afford a crash on the Stage 20 time trial and still win the overall race, according to Eurosport expert Dan Lloyd. The Dane holds a 3’26” lead over second-placed Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) ahead of the 40.7km time trial from Lacapelle-Marival and Rocamadour. Ad/> Pogacar has been in a not entirely dissimilar position before.
Jumbo-Visma had the freedom to unleash Christophe Laporte to win on Stage 19 as they have now entered a relatively pressure-free phase of the Tour de France. The Dutch team have taken an unorthodox approach as a general classification team at the Tour, with riders – Wout van Aert and Christophe Laporte, for example – afforded the freedom to pursue individual success concurrent to Jonas Vingegaard’s yellow jersey aspirations. Ad/> Van Aert picked up two wins, on Stages 4 and 8, after opening the Tour with three second-placed finishes.