Stage Report: After Remco Evenepoel’s collapse on Friday, the Belgian champion romped away on Stage 14 to take the stage victory by 8 minutes kind the Sepp Kuss group. He additionally took the KOM jersey. The GC males had been watching one another and completed collectively – No change on the general placings.
The ultimate Okay of stage 14
Remco Evenepoel confirmed that he was not completed with this Vuelta a España on Saturday by successful a troublesome stage, the day after his collapse on the Col d’Aubisque. Within the Pyrenees, the Belgian was on the entrance of the race nearly all the day with Romain Bardet, end second in Larra-Belagua. The favourites stayed principally collectively after UAE Workforce Emirates and Bahrain Victorious put strain on the GC group. Sepp Kuss stays general chief.
Remco Evenepoel takes stage 14
Race director, Fernando Escartín: “Following the fatigue of the Tourmalet, the riders must face a really demanding mountain stage with an unprecedented finale together with two particular class climbs. This can be a beneficial day for an escape. As within the earlier stage, it’s not lengthy when it comes to kilometres, however the pace mixed with fatigue might make this a really powerful day.”
Stage 14 profile
The stage 14 was thought-about simply as powerful because the Tourmalet stage on Friday. The peloton needed to sort out two large HC climbs, with the end on the Puerto de Belagua (9.4km at 6.3%).
Remco Evenepoel regarded like he had recovered for no matter his downside was on stage 13
The general chief, Sepp Kuss, firstly
From the beginning in Sauveterre-de-Béarn, France, the primary 50 kilometres had been flat to the foot of the Col Hourcère (11.6km at 8.3%). from the gun there was a giant combat to get into the early ‘break of the day’.
The beginning was in France and the end in Spain
The Burgos-BH followers had been on the Kilometre 0 for native rider Cyril Barthe
Thomas De Gendt was the primary to try to many extra would observe. Remco Evenepoel was one among them. After dropping plenty of time and his high ten GC place on Friday, the Belgian champion stated earlier than the beginning that he would assault the remainder of the Vuelta. He used his energy within the first hours of the stage to go together with all of the strikes to verify he was within the early break.
The flare smoke was nonetheless there for the riders
Remco Evenepoel wished to be within the break right now and attacked from the beginning
The Soudal Fast-Step chief would succeeded in his mission. After 30 kilometres a big group broke away together with Evenepoel, Romain Bardet, Simone Petilli, Finn Fisher-Black, Stefan Bissegger, Lennert Van Eetvelt, Lennard Kämna, Michael Storer and Damiano Caruso.
Evenepoel was in each transfer
The inexperienced jersey, Kaden Groves was within the early break for some time
On the Col Hourcère, the peloton allow them to go and eased off the chase, this allowed the hole to extend to about 5 minutes. It turned apparent {that a} rider within the break of the day would have likelihood of successful the stage.
The early break was too large to succeed
Mattia Cattaneo managed to cross to Evenepoel to assist
Within the descent of the Cat-HC climb of the Hourcère, Bardet and Evenepoel attacked collectively. The Frenchman and the Belgian labored effectively collectively and the others of the escape had been quickly at effectively over a minute behind. On the Puerto de Larrau (15.1km at 7.8%), Evenepoel and Bardet distanced Storer, Van Eetvelt and Jonathan Castroviejo, the rest of the break. The duo of Bardet and Evenepoel would combat for the stage victory within the final 50 kilometres.
Evenepoel and Bardet had been gone on the descent of the Hourcère
Evenepoel broke away with Bardet and took the lead within the KOM competitors
Evenepoel jumped away from Bardet on the Puerto de Belagua. In the future after his collapse, the Belgian champion hit again with a storming solo trip for the stage victory. Evenepoel additionally took the polka dot jersey with a cushty lead.
Evenepoel was on a mission
Evenepoel did a lot of the work, however Bardet couldn’t assist a lot
Behind within the GC favourites group, it was clear that UAE Workforce Emirates was not going to offer in to the dominance of Jumbo-Visma. On the Puerto de Larrau the group went on the offensive, however the three leaders of Jumbo-Visma had been greater than capable of react.
UAE put strain on within the peloton
Wout Poels introduced the GC favourites group to the end collectively
The favourites remained collectively on the ultimate climb with Bahrain Victorious in management. David de la Cruz attacked within the ultimate kilometres, however he posed no risk to the Jumbo-Visma main trio.
Remco Evenepoel again with a win
Stage winner, Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Fast-Step): “Yesterday was a extremely troublesome day, and in addition the night. I couldn’t sleep an excessive amount of, I had a really dangerous evening, with plenty of adverse ideas in my head. As we speak I awakened and I advised myself: ‘simply go for it, benefit from it’. I did a recon of this stage as a result of it was an necessary stage for the GC. I knew completely knew how the climbs had been, how exhausting they had been, as a result of it was a extremely powerful stage. It’s simply tremendous good to take a second stage win. The primary hour of racing was full fuel. I used to be feeling fairly good, all the time within the combine. I ended up alone within the entrance group however then Mattia Cattaneo joined us and he set a powerful tempo on the primary climb. Juanpe Lopez attacked, I countered and we had been within the entrance with solely Romain [Bardet]. The hole bought larger on the descent and we labored very well collectively. I stated I used to be gonna do the tempo on the climbs so long as he was gonna collaborate with me on the flat. I will be very proud with this reply after yesterday. The mountain jersey and a few stage wins, I believe that’s some good objectives in direction of Madrid.”
One other day nearer to Madrid in crimson for Sepp Kuss
Total chief and eighth on the stage, Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma): “[What Remco Evenepoel did] is de facto spectacular. It’s a pleasant option to bounce again after yesterday and I’m glad for him that he might get a win after yesterday possibly being a disappointing day. Hats off to him. We knew he can be motivated to assault however we weren’t notably apprehensive concerning the breakaway right now, we simply needed to give attention to staying collectively as a result of we knew the second climb, Larrau, can be difficult if riders generally attacked there, however we saved it underneath management and all of it stayed collectively to the end. We knew that it was one of many higher probabilities [for rivals] to strive one thing, particularly with how exhausting the primary two climbs had been, so shut collectively. [UAE Team Emirates] did a extremely spectacular stage however all three of us had been there and guys like Attila [Valter] and Robert [Gesink] got here again so we had been all the time in place as a group.”
The top of a tough day within the Pyrenees
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Vuelta a España Stage 14 Outcome:
1. Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Soudal Fast-Step at 4:13:38
2. Romain Bardet (Fra) dsm-firmenich at 1:12
3. Lennert Van Eetvelt (Bel) Lotto Dstny at 6:33
4. Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) INEOS Grenadiers at 6:35
5. Michael Storer (Aus) Groupama-FDJ at 7:24
6. David de la Cruz (Spa) Astana Qazaqstan at 8:21
7. Aleksandr Vlasov (-) BORA-hansgrohe at 8:22
8. Sepp Kuss (USA) Jumbo-Visma
9. Wout Poels (Ned) Bahrain Victorious
10. Juan Ayuso (Spa) UAE Workforce Emirates.
Vuelta a España Total After Stage 14:
1. Sepp Kuss (USA) Jumbo-Visma in 51:04:54
2. Primož Roglič (Slo) Jumbo-Visma at 1:37
3. Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Jumbo-Visma at 1:44
4. Juan Ayuso (Spa) UAE Workforce Emirates at 2:37
5. Enric Mas (Spa) Movistar Workforce at 3:06
6. Marc Soler (Spa) UAE Workforce Emirates at 3:10
7. Mikel Landa (Spa) Bahrain Victorious at 4:12
8. Aleksandr Vlasov (-) BORA-hansgrohe at 5:02
9. Cian Uijtdebroeks (Bel) BORA-hansgrohe at 5:30
10. João Almeida (Por) UAE Workforce Emirates at 8:39
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