Evenepoel wins Vuelta stage, consolidates overall lead
TRUJILLO, Spain: Remco Evenepoel showed who’s in charge at the Spanish Vuelta.
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'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.
Vuelta leader Evenepoel claims summit win on 'perfect day'
Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) hailed a "perfect day" at the Vuelta a Espana as he tightened his grip on the leader's red jersey by winning stage 18 with a late sprint to the top of the Alto de Piornal on Thursday.
Vuelta leader Evenpoel claims summit win on 'perfect day'
PIORNAL, Spain : Remco Evenpoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) hailed a "perfect day" at the Vuelta a Espana as he tightened his grip on the leader's red jersey by winning stage 18 with a late sprint to the top of the Alto de Piornal on Thursday.
Remco Evenepoel wins in red as breakaway survivor Robert Gesink cruelly denied on Stage 18 at La Vuelta
Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) won in red after a thrilling finish to Stage 18 at La Vuelta saw the Belgian towed into the finale by rival Enric Mas (Movistar) before the pair cruelly leapfrogged Robert Gesink (Jumbo-Visma). Despite a huge 42-man breakaway allowed up the road, Evenepoel and Mas overhauled the last survivor, Gesink, in the final 500 metres after a thrilling game of cat-and-mouse between the two remaining big GC hitters.
'It’s about respect' - Remco Evenepoel insists he did sign young fan’s jersey after refusing at La Vuelta
Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) hit out at a fan for demanding a signed jersey in the immediate aftermath of Stage 17 at La Vuelta. Footage showed the Belgian refusing to approach a man and a child behind a barrier at Monasterio de Tentudia, instead preferring to continue with his warm-down. It prompted a frustrated reaction from the man, who grabbed the replica red jersey from the child and flung it in Evenepoel’s direction.
La Vuelta 2022 - How to watch Stage 18 on Thursday, TV and live stream details, timings and route map
Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) is just four days away from landing the red jersey on a permanent basis — if he can survive them. The Belgian snuffed out attacks from Enric Mas (Movistar) on Stage 17 at La Vuelta as he preserved his 2'01" lead in the general classification — with only a catastrophic collapse, or an unexpected Mas surge, capable of stopping him from standing on the top step in Madrid. Ad So what's in store on Thursday's run from Trujillo to Alto del Piornal? Vuelta a EspañaMas needs to put Evenepoel on 'back foot… sooner rather than later' — Blythe14 HOURS AGO Three different ways up the Piornal crown this tricky stage which should prove a key battle for the GC contenders.
Colombia’s Uran soars to Vuelta stage triumph as injured Roglic quits race
MONASTERIO DE TENTUDIA, Spain: Rigoberto Uran won stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday after a swashbuckling high-altitude struggle to a mountaintop monastery in Extremadura as defending champion Primoz Roglic withdrew injured.