Marc Soler gives Spain 1st Grand Tour stage victory in 2 years
BILBAO, Spain: With the finish line in sight, Marc Soler looked back over his shoulder and realized his challengers wouldn’t catch him.
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La Vuelta is ‘suited perfectly’ to Simon Yates – so can Brit win second title? And what of Remco Evenepoel?
This year’s Vuelta is “suited perfectly” to Simon Yates (BikeExchange-Jayco), says Eurosport expert Adam Blythe, as the Brit targets a second title in Spain. Yates has struggled to recapture the form that propelled him to the 2018 Vuelta and within a whisker of the Giro d’Italia in the same year, failing to finish three of his last four Grand Tours.
La Vuelta 2022: Marc Soler powers to Stage 5 win to end Spanish drought, Rudy Molard takes red from Primoz Roglic
Spain’s Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates) showcased his never-say-die spirit with a yo-yoing ride to secure the host nation’s first stage win on any Grand Tour for almost two years. Not only did Soler have to bridge over to a large breakaway on the first of five categorised climbs, but the 28-year-old livewire had to battle back after being dropped on the second ascent of the Puerto del Vivero before soloing to the second Vuelta stage win of his career.
Soler's Spanish delight as Roglic relinquishes red jersey
Marc Soler ended Spain's two-year wait for a stage winner at a Grand Tour as a late solo attack earned him victory on stage five of the Vuelta a Espana.
Soler ends Spain's stage win drought, Molard takes Vuelta lead
:Marc Soler ended Spain's two-year wait for a stage winner at a Grand Tour as a late solo attack earned him victory on stage five of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday.
Molard seizes Vuelta lead as Soler wins stage five
BILBAO : Mark Soler won stage five of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday with Rudy Molard seizing the leader's red jersey after 187.2km ride from Irun to Bilbao.
La Vuelta 2022 – How to watch Stage 5 on Wednesday, TV and live stream details, timings and route map
Will the Jumbo-Visma musical chairs continue? Primoz Roglic became the fourth rider in as many stages to pull on the red jersey for the Dutch outfit after his fine win on Stage 4, with Sepp Kuss the only other realistic option ahead of Wednesday's run from Irun to Bilbao. So what's in store? Ad More lumps and bumps through the Basque region ahead of a flat and fast finish in Bilbao. The route largely hugs the Atlantic coast as it passes through San Sebastian ahead of three Cat.
Roglic grabs Vuelta lead after stage four victory
LAGUARDIA, Spain: Defending champion Primoz Roglic won the fourth stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday, the first to take place in Spain after the opening salvos in the Netherlands, to take over the leader’s red jersey.