Carapaz climbs to Vuelta stage win as Evenepoel survives scare
PENAS BLANCAS, Spain: Richard Carapaz of Ineos Grenadiers won stage 12 of the Vuelta a Espana on Thursday after attacking from a small group of riders on a long-range escape.
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La Vuelta 2022 - ‘S*** happens!’ – Remco Evenepoel reflective after initially raging about crash on Stage 12
After initially fuming, Remco Evenepoel filed his unfortunate spill on Stage 12 of La Vuelta under «s*** happens”. The 22-year-old Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider had initially raged after losing his front wheel on a innocuous bend during the descent back towards the coast at a point in the race when Quick-Step were under no real pressure.
La Vuelta 2022: Remco Evenepoel ‘spat his dummy out’ but produced ‘perfect’ finish to Stage 12 - Adam Blythe
Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) «spat the dummy out» after his Stage 12 crash before recovering to produce a «perfect» finish, that is according to Adam Blythe on the latest episode of The Breakaway. Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) emerged from a break to win the stage as Evenepoel ultimately solidified his general classification advantage. Ad The 22-year-old crashed on a right-hand bend, losing the front wheel and suffering a cut on his knee and a tear in his shorts.
Opinion: Blip or first sign of weakness in Remco Evenepoel’s red armour at La Vuelta 2022?
It was Albert Einstein who made the timeless observation that doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is a form of insanity. Well, it’s hard to see what Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl riders expect to happen when they keep over-banking slippery corners with such gusto.
Carapaz attacks to claim Stage 12
Ineos Grenadiers rider Richard Carapaz attacked to win stage 12 of the Vuelta a Espana, a 192.7km mountain ride from Salobrena to Penas Blancas on Thursday, while race leader Remco Evenepoel recovered from a crash to retain his red jersey.
La Vuelta 2022 - Remco Evenepoel recovers from crash to lay down marker, Richard Carapaz wins Stage 12
For the first time in his debut Vuelta, things did not go entirely according to plan for Remco Evenepoel after the race leader became the second Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider in as many days to hit the deck on a slippery corner. Luckily for the red jersey, the damage was not as severe as it was for his team-mate Julian Alaphilippe 24 hours earlier, the French world champion having been forced out of the race with a dislocated shoulder.
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.
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.