Last sprint to Molano, Vuelta goes to Remco Evenepoel
Final catwalk in Madrid before Belgian celebrations begin.
Final catwalk in Madrid before Belgian celebrations begin.
Back-and-forth between the two cyclists, via official Jumbo-Visma and Bahrain-Victorious channels, following Tuesday’s incident at the Vuelta.
The Belgian cyclist won the 18th stage by beating Enric Mas to the finish line.
The current red jersey, after Wednesday’s stage won by Rigoberto Uran, promised that Primoz Roglic’s withdrawal will not cause a lapse in concentration.
The Lotto Soudal bearer did not show up at the starting line of stage 17.
The Slovenian gained another precious second ahead of the final week.
The 2000-year-old cyclist became the youngest leader of Spain’s most important stage race in 34 years.
Also supporting captains Mikael Landa and Gino Mäder, who are aiming for the podium, is young Italian Edoardo Zambanini.