This September 8, the penultimate mountain prize of the Vuelta a España 2022 will be run. Stage 18 begins with a general classification in which Remco Evenepoel has a big lead and there are only three days left to cut it.
Today’s mountain prize in the Vuelta a España 2022
On the day of this Thursday, cyclists must pass three mountain awards. The first, which is second category, will start at 106 km of the stage. The top is 3.7 km later.
The next, first category, will start at 137.7 km. The ascent ends at 151.2 km and from there there will be a hectic descent. The last mountain prize will be for reaching the finish line. From km 178.6 the ascent will begin and it will be 17 km to cross the finish line.
The general classification group accelerates and leaves Miguel Ángel López
Remco Evenepoel and Enric Mas began to attack each other and the man from Boyacá left little by little, but he kept them in sight. He can still reach them.
7 km from the finish line: Gesink leaves alone
Sergio Higuita could not follow the wheel of the head of the race and was left behind little by little.
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19 km from the finish
Six riders continue ahead: Carapaz, Pinot, Carthy, Higuita, Gesbert and Gesink want to fight for stage 18. The chasing group, led by Almeida, is almost two minutes away. This second group takes 24 seconds to the group in the red maillot, in which ‘Rigo’ and ‘Supermán’ go. The last mountain pass of the day is missing.
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Miguel Ángel López also moves
Astana began to pull the peloton to be able to catch up with Almeida, who is behind the Colombian in the general classification, at 1′ 22″.
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45 km from the finish line: the second mountain prize begins
Sergio Andrés Higuita leaves in the fight for the stage with Carthy, from EF, and Pinot, from Groupama.
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55 km from the finish line
The difference between the head of the race and the peloton is just under more than four minutes.
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A 75 km goal
The cyclists have already passed the first mountain pass and the distances were cut to five minutes between the head of the race and the peloton.
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Distances are kept
3 kilometers from the start of the first mountain pass, the head of the race is 8 minutes ahead of the peloton.
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Increases the distance between the head of the race and the peloton
There are more than eight minutes between the 42 runners who are ahead and the group in which the top 10 of the general classification are.
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There are two groups
The head of the race has more than 40 runners ahead and with a six-minute advantage over the peloton. Sergio Andrés Higuita and Richard Carapaz are in this race head.
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fall and exit
A strong fall occurred in the first kilometers of the day. Carlos Rodríguez and Jay Vine, leader of the mountain, were the most affected and the latter had to leave the race due to heavy blows.
How Rigoberto Urán and ‘Supermán’ López are doing in the Vuelta a España 2022
Stage 18 starts with these two climbers in a very good position. Miguel Angel Lopez He left the starting point in Trujillo in the fifth box, 5 minutes 33 seconds behind Remco Evenepoel. Although it is difficult for him to get into the fight for the title, he could advance in the general classification. The boyacense is 17 seconds behind Carlos Rodríguez, who is fourth.
(See also: “This is yours”: ‘Goga’ almost cries narrating the triumph of ‘Rigo’ in the Vuelta a España)
Rigoberto Uran He heroically got into the ‘top’ 10 of the general classification, with his victory in stage 17. The man from Antioquia is ninth and has an advantage of almost two minutes over the tenth. In fact, if he has the strength to continue climbing, he could cut the 22 seconds that the eighth, which is Ben O’Connor, takes him.