Sam Bennett sprints to second straight stage win in Vuelta
BREDA, Netherlands: Sam Bennett of Bora won stage three of the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday, as he was again fastest in a sprint at the end of an almost entirely flat 193.2km run around Breda.
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La Vuelta 2022: ‘Quiet periods is what we want’ – Dan Lloyd explains ‘spectacle’ now more likely
Dan Lloyd believes the quieter periods during La Vuelta’s three days in the Netherlands could create a bigger “spectacle” later in the race. Prior to the final sprint finishes in both stages at the weekend, there was a lack of action due to a lack of wind which many felt was needed to spice up the racing in the middle of each stage. Ad Nearly all the general classification contenders are within 33 seconds of Primoz Roglic who is the leading rider of those expected to fight for the overall win.
La Vuelta 2022 - Dutch delight in Utrecht as Jumbo-Visma win opening TTT and Robert Gesink takes red
On a day Utrecht became the first city in the world to have hosted the start of all three of cycling’s Grand Tours, the Dutch delight continued as veteran climber Robert Gesink led home the winning Jumbo-Visma team to take the first red jersey of the 77th edition of La Vuelta. Gesink, 36, finished with the triple champion Primoz Roglic right in his wheel as all eight riders from Jumbo-Visma completed the 23.3km course together to deny their nearest challengers Ineos Grenadiers by 13 seconds.
Primoz Roglic: Jumbo-Visma rider defiant as he returns from injury ahead of La Vuelta 2022 title defence
“I’m here, I’m ready.” That is the defiant message from Primoz Roglic as he prepares to take on the Vuelta a Espana in a bid to win his fourth successive red jersey. The 32-year-old has been out of action since sustaining a dislocated shoulder and back injury during Stage 5 of this year’s Tour de France, leading to him retiring nine stages later.
La Vuelta 2022: How to watch Stage 1 on Friday, TV and live stream details, timings and route map
Welcome to La Vuelta! And a warm welcome back to the much-loved team time trial! Admittedly, the parcours is not the most exciting way to start a Grand Tour — a 23.3km run around Utrecht that breathes new life to the phrase «pan-flat». Then again, we're in sea level-loving Netherlands for the opening three stages, so we can't be too disappointed about the lack of climbing. Ad But the team time trial is all about the unexpected.
Dutch debut for Vuelta a Espana as Roglic targets fourth title
UTRECHT: Cycling’s Vuelta a Espana embarks Friday with defending champion Primoz Roglic chasing an unprecedented fourth straight victory over a mountainous 3,280km route that begins, however, on the flatlands of the Netherlands.
Vuelta 2022 route and stages: What’s in store for Primoz Roglic, Remco Evenepoel and rivals in Spain?
Two years after La Vuelta was supposed to start in Utrecht, the race finally gets its Dutch ‘gran salida’ after Covid forced the organisers into some eleventh-hour changes in 2020. After the Giro’s start in Budapest and the Tour in Copenhagen, Utrecht completes the Grand Tour grand slam of foreign starts on a Friday for 2022 with each of cycling’s major three-week stage races having an additional rest day to compensate for the journey back to home soil.
'I can't do it anymore' - Tom Dumoulin decides to retire from cycling with immediate effect
Jumbo-Visma rider Tom Dumoulin has retired from cycling with immediate effect. Dumoulin took an indefinite break to consider his future in January 2021, returning five months later before earning a brilliant silver in the individual time trial at the Tokyo Olympics behind winner Primoz Roglic. Ad But after his Grand Tour return ended in disappointment at this year's Giro d'Italia, he decided to call time on his career in June.