Roglic accuses Wright after Vuelta-ending crash
Primoz Roglic on Friday blamed rival Fred Wright for the crash that brought the Slovenian's hopes of taking the Vuelta lead to a bloodied early end.
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Primoz Roglic blames Fred Wright for causing 'unacceptable' crash at La Vuelta Espana 2022
Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) has blamed Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious) for the crash that ended his Vuelta. The Slovenian was involved in a bizarre crash after colliding with Wright at the end of Tuesday’s Stage 17 as he fought for victory and bonus seconds. Ad Roglic had led a select group of five riders into the home straight as he sought to gain time on Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) in the red jersey, but hit the deck as his speedier rivals swept past.
Evenepoel wins Vuelta stage, consolidates overall lead
TRUJILLO, Spain: Remco Evenepoel showed who’s in charge at the Spanish Vuelta.
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.
Evenepoel in red as Uran completes his Grand Tour set with Vuelta stage win
Rigoberto Uran held off Quentin Pacher and Jesus Herrada in a thrilling sprint finish to win stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana as overall leader Remco Evenepoel maintained his advantage and edged closer to a maiden Grand Tour title.
Uran takes Vuelta stage 17 in close finish, Evenepoel retains lead
:Rigoberto Uran held off Quentin Pacher and Jesus Herrada in a thrilling sprint finish to win stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday as overall leader Remco Evenepoel maintained his advantage and edged closer to a maiden Grand Tour title.
Remco Evenepoel saved by 'bizarre' 3km rule after late puncture at La Vuelta – but was that right?
One question raged after Stage 16 at La Vuelta: did Remco Evenepoel really have a puncture? A crazy finale to what was dubbed a ‘flat’ stage by organisers saw Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) pull up with a mechanical, just moments after red jersey rival Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) had dropped a sensational attack with 2.7km remaining. Ad Evenepoel cut a relaxed figure given he was inside the final 3km – the safety net to get the same time as the peloton in event of a fall, puncture or mechanical – while up the road, Roglic somehow contrived to crash just metres from the finish. as he squabbled for victory and bonus seconds.
Rigoberto Uran wins from breakaway as Remco Evenepoel swats away Enric Mas attacks on Stage 17 at La Vuelta
Colombia’s Rigoberto Uran (EF Education-EasyPost) completed his Grand Tour stage grand slam with a brilliant victory at the Monasterio de Tenudio in Stage 17 of La Vuelta. The 35-year-old was part of a strong 13-man breakaway that went the distance, Uran capping off his brilliant day by rising to ninth place in the general classification.