Evenepoel dominates time trial to stretch Vuelta lead
VALENCIA, Spain: Remco Evenepoel won stage 10 of the Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday, extending his overall lead in the race by dominating a flat 30.9km individual time-trial from Elche to Alicante.
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Rookie Evenepoel soars through fog into Vuelta lead
PICO JANO, SPAIN: Belgian tyro Remco Evenepoel left his Vuelta a Espana title rivals trailing on a foggy climb in the Cantabrian mountains on Thursday on a stage won by Australian Jay Vine of Alpecin.
Primoz Roglic 'should be worried' – but can Remco Evenepoel survive three weeks to win red at La Vuelta?
Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) “should be worried” after Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) disappeared up the road to seize the red jersey at La Vuelta in a thrilling Stage 6, according to Adam Blythe on The Breakaway. Roglic cracked on the race’s first summit finish to come home 1’37” down on stage winner and Zwift convert Jay Vine (Alpecin-Deceuninck), and leaked 1’22” to Evenepoel in the hunt for the general classification. Ad Evenepoel leads the GC by 21 seconds from Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ), with Enric Mas (Movistar) in third at 28”.
La Vuelta 2022: The impulsive Remco Evenepoel is no more – Primoz Roglic should be terrified
It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do itAnd that's what gets results — Bananarama and the Fun Boy Three Was it really little more than a year ago that Remco Evenepoel was criticised by many of his fellow Belgians, including team-mates and Eddy Merckx, for the way he rode the Olympic road race? Ad “I think that it’s not the smartest attack I’ve done in my life”, Evenepoel admitted of the move he made 50km from the finish, which saw him blow up and of no use to co-leader Wout van Aert in the finale. Vuelta a EspañaRoglic admits he 'didn’t have legs' after Evenepoel humbling2 HOURS AGO Is it really less than a year since Evenepoel ignored the home team’s plan, and turned animator of the elite men’s World Championship road race in Flanders? “I did not understand why Remco attacked 180km from the finish when he had to be at my side with Jasper Stuyven in the final,” said Wout van Aert, after seeing Remco’s trade team-mate Julian Alaphilippe ride away to his second set of rainbow bands.
'Primoz Roglic in trouble!' – Watch moment Remco Evenepoel cracks Jumbo star in 'biblical' rain at La Vuelta
Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) cracked Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) and a host of GC favourites to grab the red jersey at La Vuelta in a wet and wild finale to Stage 6. After being teed up by team-mate Julian Alaphilippe, Evenepoel hit the front of a fast-evaporating peloton with 8km remaining – quickly forming a four-strong select group with Roglic, Enric Mas (Movistar) and Pavel Sivakov (Ineos Grenadiers). Ad A kilometre later and four had become two.
Remco Evenepoel into red, Primoz Roglic cracks, Jay Vine takes sensational wet win on Stage 8 at La Vuelta
Zwift sensation Jay Vine (Alpecin-Deceuninck) claimed his first pro victory on Stage 6 at La Vuelta as Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) grabbed the leader's red jersey in the pouring rain. Three-time champion Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) could not live with the pace set by Evenepoel, crossing the line with a larger group 80 seconds later. Such were the appalling conditions that TV images failed to capture Vine crossing the line – instead broadcasting a gloomy haze – before Evenepoel led home Enric Mas (Movistar).
Primoz Roglic seizes control of red jersey at La Vuelta after impressive Stage 4 win ahead of Mads Pedersen
On the first uphill finish of La Vuelta 2022 it was business as usual for Primoz Roglic, the three-time defending champion, who won at a canter over Denmark’s Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) and Spain’s Enric Mas (Movistar) to take over the red jersey in style from his Jumbo-Visma team-mate Edoardo Affini. The 10th Vuelta stage victory in Roglic’s career ended any lingering doubts about the 32-year-old Slovenian’s form and fitness following the crash that saw him pulled from July’s Tour de France after the second week.
La Vuelta 2022 – How to watch Stage 4 on Tuesday, TV and live stream details, timings and route map
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.