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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Remco Evenepoel: Five reasons why the runaway Quick-Step star has not won La Vuelta yet
When a football team goes into the break with a four-goal lead it’s hard seeing any way back for their opponents – especially when they’re a man down. Remco Evenepoel finds himself in a similar situation at the top of the deck in La Vuelta. We’re not even at the halfway point and the Belgian has a lead of 2’41” over his nearest rival, having consigned defending champion Primoz Roglic to his first ever loss in a Vuelta TT.
Remco Evenepoel looks 'untouchable' in red – Adam Blythe on Quick-Step star's dominant start to La Vuelta
Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) looks “untouchable” as he heads into the second rest day at La Vuelta with a big lead in the race for the red jersey, according to Eurosport expert Adam Blythe. The Belgian shredded his GC rivals, including three-time champion Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma), on the final climb in Stage 9 to underline his status as the race’s strongest rider.
Meintjes claims Vuelta stage nine, Evenepoel extends lead
:South Africa's Louis Meintjes powered to victory in stage nine of the Vuelta a Espana with a lung-busting solo effort on Sunday as Belgian Remco Evenepoel extended his lead at the top of the general classification.
South Africa's Meintjes powers to stage win at Vuelta
South Africa's Louis Meintjes powered to victory in stage nine of the Vuelta a Espana with a lung-busting solo effort on Sunday as Belgian Remco Evenepoel extended his lead at the top of the general classification. It was Meintjes' maiden stage win at the Vuelta as he emerged the strongest among the nine-man breakaway group, finishing more than a minute ahead of Italian duo Samuele Battistella and Edoardo Zambanini. Evenepoel put in another strong showing, pulling away from his general classification rivals in the closing stages to cross the line fourth and open up a minute 12-second lead over local favourite Enric Mas. Three-times defending champion Primoz Roglic struggled on the 171.4km course from Villaviciosa to Les Praeres, fading towards the end and falling almost two minutes behind Evenepoel of Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl in the overall standings.
Remco Evenepoel shreds Primoz Roglic and GC rivals on Stage 9 as Louis Meintjes wins from breakaway at Vuelta
Any question marks over Remco Evenepoel’s ability to perform on steep double-digit gradients went out of the window on Sunday’s finale when the Belgian superstar rode clear of his rivals for the red jersey on the final climb to Les Praeres to strengthen his lead in La Vuelta going into the second rest day. Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) jettisoned his rivals one by one, with defending champion Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) and Spanish debutant Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) fading before the Belgian despatched Enric Mas (Movistar) on the 25% ramp to the finish.
La Vuelta 2022 – How to watch Stage 9 on Sunday, TV and live stream details, timings and route map
Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) has ticked off part one of ‘Project Survive Brutal Weekend’ but he can expect to come under more attacks on Sunday's run from Villaviciosa to Les Praeres. The Belgian heads into Stage 9 with a 28-second lead over Enric Mas (Movistar), with three-time defending champion Primoz Roglic at 1’01”. Ad So what’s in store for the peloton before the second rest day at La Vuelta? Vuelta a EspañaVine doubles up in mist as Roglic glues to Evenepoel17 HOURS AGO When the Vuelta last had a stage that finished on the Les Praeres de Nava the win went to Simon Yates ahead of Miguel Angel Lopez and Alejandro Valverde, the British climber going back into the red jersey that he would wear all the way to Madrid.
Evenepoel keeps Vuelta lead as Vine wins another stage
LAVIANA, Spain: Jay Vine is having fun in the Spanish Vuelta.