Only Spaniard Roverto Eras has won four times in the Spanish Multiday at the beginning of this century.
The “Vuelta a Espana” concluded on Sunday with a 24.6-kilometer individual ride in Madrid. The Swiss Stefan King (“Groupama – FDJ”) completed this distance the fastest – in 26 minutes and 28 seconds”, Rogličs (“Red Bull – Bora – hansgrohe”) was 31 seconds behind, while the Italian Mattia Cattaneo (“Soudal Quick” was another 11 seconds slower -Step”).
Roglic’s advantage before the last stage was more than two minutes and only a big failure would prevent him from winning the overall standings. In the end, Australian Ben O’Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) lost two minutes and 36 seconds to him, while Spain’s Enrique Mass (Movistar) was another 37 seconds behind.
Australian Caden Groves (“Alpecin – Deceuninck”) won the points accumulated in the sprint, his compatriot Jay Wein (UAE) became the king of the mountains, the Dane Matias Skjelmose (“Lidl – Trek”) was the first in the ranking of young drivers, while the UAE was unbeaten in the team standings.
In the 79th “Vuelta a Espana” cycling race, cyclists covered more than 3,300 kilometers in 21 stages.
Last year, US cyclist Sepp Kuss became the champion, becoming the second American who managed to win the Vuelta a Espana overall.
Latvian cyclists did not participate in “Vuela a Espana” this year.
2024-09-09 07:42:28