Level File: Alberto Dainese took the dash degree 19 into Íscar. The whole thing used to be set for some other Kaden Groves win, however he used to be taken out in a crash with a couple of kilometre from the road. Filippo Ganna attempted his sprinters legs, however completed moment. There used to be no trade within the GC.
Level 19 finale
Alberto Dainese (dsm-firmenich) gained the nineteenth degree of the Vuelta a España on Friday. The Italian used to be quickest within the bunch dash forward of Filippo Ganna (INEOS Grenadiers) and Marijn van den Berg (EF Training-EasyPost). Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) remains to be chief of the overall classification.
Win for Alberto Dainese
Race director: Fernando Escartín: “Flat degree with a most likely dash to the finish-line, and the second-last alternative for the peloton’s quickest riders to acquire a degree victory. The wind, must it seem, is also the one complication to problem the riders, who will unquestionably be extraordinarily drained through this level.”
Level 19 profile
The path of the 19th degree used to be very flat, there used to be some quick drags, however not anything the peloton would understand. There have been no categorized climbs between the beginning in Los angeles Bañeza and the ending in Íscar. The one downside might be the wind, however it used to be very most likely that the sprinters would struggle it out after 177 kilometres.
Remco Evenepoel signing the paintings created through the native artist @artesprada sooner than the beginning of nowadays’s degree
Level 19 get started in Los angeles Bañeza
A flat day forward
The early spoil used to be made up of 4 riders: Clément Davy (Groupama-FDJ), Paul Lapeira (AG2R Citroën), Mathis Le Berre (Arkéa-Samsic) and Michal Schlegel (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA). They controlled to take a lead of slightly below 3 mins. Within the peloton, Alpecin-Deceuninck and UAE Group Emirates, the groups of Kaden Groves and Juan Sebastián Molano, did the entire paintings and regulated the peloton.
The wind used to be the one impediment
An afternoon for Kaden Groves
Lengthy immediately roads on this a part of Spain
The spoil used to be stuck about 20 kilometres from the end. Instantly Samuele Battistella went at the assault. The Italian of Astana Qazaqstan may no longer dangle off the peloton on his personal, and with 10 kilometres to move he used to be pulled in. A number dash used to be now at the menu.
The (failed) spoil of the day – Paul Lapeira (AG2R Citroën), Mathis Le Berre (Arkéa Samsic), Michal Schlegel (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) and Clément Davy (Groupama-FDJ)
A real transition/sprinters day
Alpecin-Deceuninck labored all day for Groves, however UAE had been there for Molano
With 2 kilometres to move, INEOS Grenadiers had been at the entrance. It used to be Geraint Thomas who led the sprint-train for Filippo Ganna. Alpecin-Deceuninck used to be additionally in just right place with Kaden Groves, however simply sooner than the beginning of the general kilometre, the fairway jersey wearer used to be introduced down in a crash, most definitely brought about through one in every of his personal males.
A crash with 1K to move took Groves out
Dianese needed to get previous Ganna
It gave the impression of Ganna had began his print too early
There used to be a small crew left on the entrance that sprinted for the win. Ganna used to be positioned neatly and used to be conserving off the fast-finishing Iván García Cortina. It used to be Alberto Dainese who had an additional kick in his legs and he sooner or later eased previous his countryman. The dsm-firmenich rider claimed the victory. Ganna completed moment, forward of Marijn van den Berg. The entire GC males completed safely, so not anything modified total.
The sprinter were given the easier of the pursuiter
Level winner, Alberto Dainese (dsm-firmenich): “We did a perfect process. We had been having a look again to the opposite sprints to look what we did fallacious. And nowadays we delivered. I used to be unfortunate to lose two teammates within the crash however they delivered me in the very best place, the place I sought after to be, and I’m tremendous satisfied to complete such onerous paintings this fashion. It’s actually great. I actually sought after to finish the season in an effective way and in addition to finish my time with DSM in an effective way. That is particular. Nowadays I felt numerous power as a result of I knew it used to be nearly the final alternative for the dash. The previous day, we had been talking [with Filippo Ganna] within the gruppetto about sprinting and now I’ve finished it.”
The win for Dianese
General chief, Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma): “This present day are extra demanding now. Most often, I simply take a seat on the again and journey to the end line however now there’s a little bit extra to lose. The blokes helped me actually neatly nowadays, we had been at all times up entrance and some other day finished. The tempo used to be ok. On occasion it’s higher to stay a little bit of anxiety at the legs. It used to be at all times more or less an hectic wind from the aspect so it wasn’t too too simple. There’s no simple day within the 3rd week. I believe in those phases the place it’s extra comfy alongside the day, folks take possibility and crash in any case however we stayed out of hassle. It’s somewhat a couple of climbs day after today! However we now have a actually robust staff and we will be able to pass into day after today with numerous self assurance. Nevertheless it’s gonna be a actually onerous day, everyone seems to be gonna pass all in.”
Yet another onerous degree to move and the 2023 Vuelta a España will probably be gained through Sepp Kuss
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Vuelta a España Level 19 Consequence:
1. Alberto Dainese (Ita) dsm-firmenich in 3:42:09
2. Filippo Ganna (Ita) INEOS Grenadiers
3. Marijn van den Berg (Ned) EF Training-EasyPost
4. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Cofidis
5. Iván García Cortina (Ita) Movistar
6. Maurice Ballerstedt (Ger) Alpecin-Deceuninck
7. Lewis Askey (GB) Groupama-FDJ
8. Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Arkéa Samsic
9. Fernando Barceló (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
10. Jonas Koch (Ger) BORA-hansgrohe.
Vuelta a España General After Level 19:
1. Sepp Kuss (USA) Jumbo-Visma in 69:14:04
2. Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Jumbo-Visma at 0:17
3. Primož Roglič (Slo) Jumbo-Visma at 1:08
4. Juan Ayuso (Spa) UAE Group Emirates at 4:00
5. Mikel Landa (Spa) Bahrain Victorious at 4:19
6. Enric Mas (Spa) Movistar at 4:30
7. Cian Uijtdebroeks (Bel) BORA-hansgrohe at 7:37
8. Aleksandr Vlasov (-) BORA-hansgrohe at 8:35
9. João Almeida (Por) UAE Group Emirates at 10:34
10. Santiago Buitrago (Col) Bahrain Victorious at 12:34.
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