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Thanks for becoming a member of us right this moment, for an additional memorable installment of the Alto de l’Angliru. Vingegaard might need defended the crimson jersey, however Almeida’s getting the higher of him to win the stage seems like an enormous second within the race for the crimson jersey.
Here is Pidcock and Riccitello crossing the road collectively, 1:16 after the 2 leaders.
Almeida made Vingegaard damage right this moment – as evidenced by the Dane’s expression on the end.
Almeida main Vingegaard – the sight on the entrance of the race for a lot of the Angliru.
Whereas the highest three stays the identical, the large change in GC sees Jai Hindley leap from eighth to 4th total. He seemed like his highest on the Angliru right this moment, and is, as he so usually does, coming into his personal the deeper this Grand Tour goes on. Now simply 42 seconds behind Pidcock, he’ll be eyeing up a podium end.
This stage victory additionally confirms that Almeida can certainly problem Vingegaard for the crimson jersey, and appears like his match within the mountains. If they will harness the facility of the likes of Soler, Vine and Ayuso, they will put Vingegaard beneath critical strain.
It is also yet one more win for UAE – they’re sixth at this Vuelta in truth. They may not be cohering, however they do preserve successful.
This was an excellent day for Almeida – presumably one of the best of his profession, even. He went up the Angliru at his personal tempo, and solely Vingegaard was in a position to observe him; however even he didn’t have the legs to defeat him on the line. Solely Tadej Pogačar has managed to match Vingegaard on a mountain like this these previous few years.
Given how he was dropped fairly early on the Angliru, Pidcock could be happy with how he went right this moment – and sounds happy too in his post-race interview. He restricted his losses nicely sufficient to stay third on GC, withholding the surge from each Gall and Hindley.
On a day Vingegaard said that he needed to win the stage, he has as an alternative misplaced time, his lead over Almeida on the high of the classification all the way down to 46 seconds because of the bonus seconds.
Now Pidcock reaches the highest with Riccitello – simply 1:15. That was a really spectacular case of limiting losses by the Brit.
Pellizzari is sixth, simply over a minute.
Gall is fifth, inside a minute.
Hindley is third, Kuss 4th.
The Portuguese rider takes the win! Vingegaard was unable to come back round him within the dash.
ALMEIDA WINS
Almeida leads on the ending straight…
That’s the steepest half performed. Now Almeida and Vingegaard should attempt to recuperate forward of the ultimate 2-up dash. It is a laborious one to name…
Pidcock is clawing his manner again to Riccitello and Pellizzari.
Almeida is grimacing and gurning as he leads Vingegaard into the ultimate kilometre.
1KM TO GO
Gall is swaying facet to facet to try to take a much less steep line.
Vingegaard and Almeida are 48 seconds forward of Kuss and Hindley. They may quickly be battling for the stage win, and the bonus seconds on provide.
Almeida appears to be like like he is placing his all into this whereas the gradient stays this steep however cannot drop Vingegaard.
Pidcock is using out the saddle, and struggling.
Almeida appears to be like behind him once more, however Vingegaard continues to be there.
Pidcock is eighth on the street, about 1:30 down on the leaders.
Gall has dropped Pellizzari and Riccitello, and is fifth on the street.
The main duo are almost on the levelling off on the high, with simply 2km left to experience.
Will Vingegaard make a transfer in some unspecified time in the future, or is he clinging on for expensive life?
The street of this steepst a part of the climb is lined with followers on either side of the street.
Nonetheless Almeida leads, and nonetheless Vingegaard stays glued to his wheel.
They’re on the steepest a part of the climb now, Vingegaard and Almeida now a complete minute forward of Kuss and Hindley.
3KM TO GO
Pidcock has misplaced the wheel of Gall, Riccitello and Pellizzari, who bridged as much as then.
Hindley and Kuss can nonetheless see the two riders forward of them, however the gradient is so steep that they are 20 seconds behind regardless of that.
This seems like a vital second within the Vuelta – if Almeida can drop Vingegaard, all of a sudden the momentum within the race for the crimson jersey can be with him.
Almeida appears to be like behind him, and sees Vingegaard continues to be there, his face nonetheless masking any ache he is likely to be in.
Vingegaard is ultimately remoted, and searching beneath strain.
Kuss and Hindley have been dropped, solely Vingegaard can observe Almeida.
Pidcock is with Gall and Riccitello.
Vingegaard, Kuss, Hindley and Almeida is a few lead group – of the 4, Almeida is the one one to not have gained a Grand Tour.
Pidcock is 30 seconds behind the 4 leaders as they proceed to crawl up the climb.
5KM TO GO
It is Almeida doing all of the work, the opposite three simply following. Jungels has been dropped.
They make the catch 5.5km from the end.
This quartet are about to catch Jungels.
Solely Vingegaard, Kuss and Hindley are left with Almeida.
Großschartner is finished, and Almeida takes over.
Pidcock can also be dropping the wheel, alongside Gall.
PIDCOCK DROPPED
Gall is dropping the wheel.
Vinokurov is caught, with 6km nonetheless to climb.
Solely 7 riders left with Großschartner – Almeida, Vingegaard, Kuss, Hindley, Pidcock, Riccitello and Gall.
Ciconne, Pellizzari and Jorgenson are all dropped.
Vine is completed on the similar steepening of the street, and Großschartner takes over for UAE. The Austrian is on an excellent day.
Jungels drops Vino because the street ramps up.
Cepeda has been introduced again by the peloton, leaving simply Jungels and Vinokurov as the one males left from the day’s break.
The leaders are nearing the a part of the climb the place the street actually ramps up, to gradients of over 20%. They’re about to enter a world of ache.
Bernal is lacking, having been dropped earlier on the climb.
The remaining rides within the peloton are: Vine, Großschartner, Almeida, Vingegaard, Jorgenson, Kuss, Almeida, Pidcock, Hindley, Pellizzari, Ricitello, Gall, Ciccone and Balderstone.
The peloton is already tiny, with solely aout 15 riders left in it.
Oliveira has simply performed a flip for UAE having dropped again from the break, however Vine has taken over once more now.
Torstein Træen has been dropped out the peloton. He’ll certainly plunge down the rankings from his present place of 4th.
Vino and Jungels have just one:30 over the peloton now. The stage will certainly go to one of many GC males, and never the break.
10KM TO GO
Jungels and Vinokurov has dropped Cepeda.
They’re on the decrease slopes of the Angliru now. A reminder of the eye-watering very important stats – it averages 9.8%(!) for 12.4km.
ALTO DE L’ANGLIRU
The peloton has simply handed the protesters, who at the moment are stood in conjunction with the street.
Cepeda, Vinokurov and Jungels had been halted for one of the best a part of a minute by a protest on the street, however they’re shifting once more now.
There’s a protest on the street, and so they have stopped the three leaders on the entrance of the race.
The riders are nearing the beginning of the Angliru.
Tiberi’s fall has allowed Garofoli to catch as much as him once more.
It wasn’t a heavy fall, and he managed to interrupt and revert his line after misjudging a nook on the descent.
Crash for Tiberi on the descent He is unharmed and again up racing, however his day will get increasingly irritating.
Listed here are the up to date digital KOM standings. Vinokurov is climbing up the rankings, having picked up 20 factors thus far right this moment.
Mikel Landa is as soon as of the various riders to have been dropped out of the peloton because the close to the summit.
The peloton’s lead has come down, to three minutes. That is likely to be so much generally, however might come down very quickly on a climb as brutal because the Angliru.
20KM TO GO
Tiberi reaches the highest, and has gone backwards. He is now a minute behind.
Vinokurov takes the factors on the high once more. He made a degree of doing so, placing a number of bikelengths between himself and Cepeda and Jungels.
KOM – ALTO DEL CORDAL
Vine’s elevated the tempo, and the peloton is thinning in consequence.
Vine takes over from Novak.
UAE take over on the entrance with Novak – however not with Ayuso, who’s dropped for good this time.
Pablo Castrillo has deserted the race. He had seemed like residence staff Movistar’s greatest hope for a primary stage win right here, particularly having having positioned second on stage 10
It is nonetheless Campanaerts who’s pacing for Visma.
Ayuso hasn’t given up but, and is simply hanging on behind the peloton.
Ayuso’s been dropped out of the peloton. Yesterday’s winner will not offer his UAE teammate Almeida any help right this moment – as soon as once more.
Tiberi has now dropped Garofoli, and is closing the hole to the leaders, to only over 30 seconds.
Jorgenson, Kuss, Kelderman and Tulett are the 4 teammates with Vingegaard.
Within the peloton, Vingegaard has 4 teammates with him.
Tiberi has caught Garofoli, however continues to be 42 seconds beind the main trio.
Campanaerts is the Visma rider main, and is surrounded by a swarm of UAE domestiques, together with Vine.
The peloton are additionally climbing, slightly below 4 minutes behind, being led by Visma-Lease a Bike.
Garofoli has been dropped by Cepeda, Jungels and Vinokurov.
Tiberi has dropped Artz on the climb, however is drifting additional away from the leaders. He is slightly below 40 seconds behind.
That is wanting like a really wholesome leads within the factors classification for Pedersen.
Pedersen earned himself 20 extra factors on the final dash, which means that is what the inexperienced jersey classification now appears to be like like:
The main quartet are climbing once more, up the penultimate mountain of the day, the Alto del Cordal. It’s even steeper than the final, averaging 8.8%, however just for 5.5km.
Pedersen takes the factors on the intermediate dash. Chapeau as soon as extra to the incomparable Dane! His day is finished and he’s dropped out of the break.
INTERMEDIATE SPRINT
That is what the peloton had seemed like on the earlier climb, diminished in numbers earlier than the next regrouping.
Tiberi and Artz are nonetheless chasing the 5 leaders, and are getting nearer, now simply 13 seconds behind.
Visma-Lease a Bike have retaken management of the peloton, however that decelerate has seen their defecit to the break develop to three:50.
30KM TO GO
The decelerate is permitting numerous dropped riders to rejoin the peloton.
Pink Bull have stopped pacing, and no person’s taken over of their absence. The peloton is subsequently simply ambling alongside.
Pink Bull-Bora Hansgrohe have taken over on the entrance of the peloton.
Right here was Jungels main on the earlier climb, forcing the choice we now have on the entrance of the race.
The canine ran in direction of Artz and Tiberi, however veered away earlier than colliding with them.
A sight as worrying because it was surreal has virtually, however fortunately not, precipitated catastrophe within the race. A canine has simply run throughout the street, connected to a chair by a leash. Assumedly it was tied to that chair to keep away from working on the street, however escaped anyway.
The peloton, in the meantime, are 3:37 behind the leaders.
40KM TO GO
Tiberi has made his manner as much as Artz, and the pair are 20 seconds beind the main 5.
Unhealthy information for Tiberi, who has needed to cease for a mechanical. He drops out of the lead group in consequence.
It’s almost mission achieved for Pedersen right this moment, with the intermediate dash developing after 15km of principally descending and a few flat.
Pedersen has joined the leaders on the descent.
Jungels, Tiberi, Garofoli and Cepeda had been subsequent over, in that order, with Pedersen arriving a number of seconds later.
Vinokourov leads the entrance group over the climb, to take 10 KOM factors.
KOM – ALTO DE LA MOZQUETA
Pedersen has dropped Artz, however continues to be a number of seconds behind the leaders. For him, it is all about protecting them shut sufficient so he can be part of them on the descent, then take the intermediate dash factors on the foot of the upcoming climb.
The Jungels-led lead group has seen their result in the peloton lower on this climb, to only beneath 3:30.
50KM TO GO
Pedersen has solely Huub Artz left on his wheel as he chases the main 5.
Pedersen is just some bike lengths again and making an attempt to remain in competition, with simply 1500m left to climb.
Jungels has upped the tempo, and solely has 4 riders with him – Tiberi, Vinokourov, Cepeda and Garofoli.
Bob Jungels has taken over from Cavagna on the entrance of the break.
Yesterday’s runner-up Javier Romo is among the newest wave of riders to be dropped from the ever-shrinking peloton.
Rémi Cavagna is the person main the break, surprisingly given this is not usually his form of terrain.
Q36.5 have simply taken over on the entrance of the peloton. This seems like a serious assertion in favour of their chief Tom Pidcock.
Behind, riders are additionally being dropped out the again of the peloton.
Zukowsky additionally dropped, one of many 2 Q36.5 riders who received into the break as doable satellite tv for pc riders for Pidcock.
Foldager, Thierry and Bonneu have all been dropped from the break, and now Van Dijke is becoming a member of them.
Extra riders are dropping out from the break, which is thinning on these steep slopes.
Ethan Vernon is the primary man to drop out of the break. That’s excellent news for Pedersen’s factors jersey aspirations, because the Brit’s his rival for the factors on the intermediate dash developing after this climb.
The break’s began the climb, having elevated their result in 3:45 by the foot of it.
After being on this holding sample for therefore lengthy, the race is about to start in earnest. In just some kilometres the break will begin ascending the day’s first mountain, the class one Alto de la Mozqueta, which rises at 8.2% for six.4km. That may pale compared to the Angliru, however continues to be steeper than most of what the riders have confronted thus far at this Vuelta.
The hole continues to develop, as much as 3:35. The tempo within the peloton is excessive, with Visma not holding again, however larger nonetheless within the break, which is well-organised with a number of riders taking dedicated turns.
60KM TO GO
The climate out there’s sunny, which implies the riders needs to be spared the rain and mist which have affected previous ascents of the Angliru.
Pink Bull-Bora Hansgrohe are protecting their GC males Jai Hindley and Giulio Pellizzari up in direction of the entrance of the peloton. They’re in eighth and tenth respectively onGC, and Hindley specifically has been wanting higher and higher, and may very well be poised to leap up the rankings on the Angliru right this moment.
The hole’s gone again uo once more, to only over 3 minutes – the very best it has been all day.
70KM TO GO
Felix Gall is one other to observe, as a pure climber who’s in fifth on GC. He needed to recuperate the opposite day having been dropped on the ultimate climb, but when in high kind, that is precisely the form of mountain he can excel at.
Everyone seems to be intrigued as to how Tom Pidcock will experience right this moment. The Brit has climbed higher than ever in his profession so far, peaking when he managed to even drop Jonas Vingegaard in the course of the stage within the Basque Nation two days in the past. However he’s untested on a mountain just like the Angliru – we’ll find out about Tom Pidcock as a motorbike rider right this moment.
Having held regular for therefore lengthy, the hole has come a little bit in the previous couple of kilometres, to 2:30.
80KM TO GO
How good an opportunity João Almeida has of successful the crimson jersey will really feel far more obvious right this moment. Whereas the Portuguese rider has struggled to answer the explosive accelerations from Vingegaard at this race, he would possibly flourish extra on a mountain like Angliru, the place the ultra-steep gradients will neutralise the beneficial properties constituted of transient accelerations in favour of how nicely they climb for a very long time.
It is a large day for Visma-Lease a Bike and Jonas Vingegaard. The Dane leads the final classification, however not by a lot of a margin, with each João Almeida and Tom Pidcock nonetheless inside a minute of his time. This feels just like the day that he’ll wish to take agency management of the race, and demotivate any of his rivals from believing they will problem him.
A reminder that Ben O’Connor pulled out of the race earlier. You possibly can learn extra about what occurred right here.
2024 Vuelta a España runner-up Ben O’Connor abandons race on street to Angliru
It’s as you had been out on the street, with the hole between the 25-man lead group and the peloton holding regular at simply shy of three minutes.
90KM TO GO
The riders have been racing for simply over 2 hours, and have accomplished over half of this lengthy stage already, flying at a median velocity of over 50kmph. That’ll decelerate as soon as the climbing begins.
The continuing controversy surrounding Israel-Premier Tech’s involvement within the race within the wake of the pro-Palestine protesters continued right this moment, as a senior Spanish politician known as for the staff’s elimination from the race.
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The riders spent a few of the day earlier by the Cantabrian Coast, getting a glimpse of the ocean however have since moved inland as they method the mountains.
The break are a little bit greater than 50km away from the foot of the primary climb, retaining their lead of about 2:45.
110KM TO GO
Few if any riders know the Angliru higher than Wout Poels, who will right this moment race up the climb for the fifth time in his Vuelta profession, and has an excellent report right here too, solely failing to make the highest 5 on the stage in a kind of previous events. He recounted a few of his reminiscences to us earlier this week.
‘I seemed to the left, Bradley Wiggins, then to my proper, Froomey’ – Mr Angliru Wout Poels reminisces on the hellish climb because it returns to Vuelta a España
No change within the hole between the peloton and the leaders, which continues to be at 2:45. Given the shortage of high quality climbers on this break, they may want far more than that to have an opportunity of successful the stage, you think about.
120KM TO GO
Fernando Barceló had a mechanical, however the tempo is gradual sufficient for him to simply return to the peloton.
There’s lots extra studying on the Angliru to whet the urge for food earlier than we arrive on the climb right this moment. Right here’s Sepp Kuss reminiscences of it, from when he nearly held on to the crimson jersey in 2023.
‘It is the form of climb you reside for’ – 2023 Vuelta a España winner Sepp Kuss relishing return to Angliru
The break’s lead stays regular, at aout 2:40, with Visma-Lease a Bike protecting issues managed. You think about their chief Jonas Vingegaard should fancy a stage win on the Angliru, so as to add to his rising Grand Tour assortment.
At this time is all in regards to the Angliru, one of the vital well-known climbs in biking, and one which evokes worry and pleasure in equal measure each time it options on the Vuelta. You possibly can learn an in-depth preview of the stage, and what it’s that makes this mountain so particular, right here.
Vuelta a España 2025 stage 13 preview – How laborious will Jonas Vingegaard strike on the crunch ascent of the Angliru?
There are numerous KOM factors on provide right this moment – 40 in whole, with 10 on the high of the primary two climbs, and 20 on the high of the Angliru. This might subsequently be an excellent likelihood for Joel Nicolau to problem for the jersey, provided that he’s made the break, and is fifth within the rankings already with 20 factors, 26 behind chief Jay Vine.
The hole between the break and the peloton stays about 2:45, with Visma-Lease a Bike main the latter.
140KM TO GO
Pedersen may not have a transparent run on the intermediate dash factors right this moment. His most important rival for the inexperienced jersey, Ethan Vernon, can also be within the break – although doesn’t have the climbing legs of Pedersen, so might nicely be dropped as soon as the climbing begins.
The indefatigable Mads Pedersen is, but once more, within the day’s break. He has one class one mountain to barter later earlier than the day’s intermediate dash, the place he might lengthen his 61 level lead within the factors classification. However you think about he’s within the break as a lot for that as he’s for his pure love of attacking racing.
Hamilton gained’t be making the juncture – he’s dropped again into the peloton.
Ivo Oliveira has managed ultimately to bridge as much as the leaders, after an extended chase, so we can have a UAE rider within the break in any case. Oliveira dropped Hamilton earlier, who nonetheless stays in no-man’s land.
2:56 is the hole between the leaders and the peloton, on this lengthy flat part resulting in the foot of the primary of the day’s three large climbs, which continues to be solely rather less than 100km away.
150KM TO GO
After Tiberi, Jefferson Cepeda is among the extra acclaimed climbers within the break. The Ecuadorian was current in most of the breakaways on the Giro d’Italia earlier this season, although didn’t handle a stage win.
There aren’t many riders within the break who’ve expertise of getting gained Grand Tour phases up to now, however Bob Jungels is one such rider. The Luxembourg rider triumphed on the Tour de France three years in the past, on a mountain stage, too (albeit not one as laborious as this), however hasn’t proven that form of kind not too long ago.
Listed here are the 24 males within the breakaway.
Ben O’Connor’s withdrawal ends a powerful run of 10 finishes in his final 11 Grand Tour appearances, wherein time he has completed 2nd total as soon as, fourth twice, and gained 4 phases. By his excessive requirements, this was a disappointing race for the Australian.
In no-man’s land between the break and the peloton, Chris Hamilton and Ivo Oliveira nonetheless haven’t given up the ghost, however have 1:13 to make up in the event that they’re to hitch as much as the previous.
The break is 2:50 up on the peloton, who’re completely happy to allow them to keep up the street for now.
170KM TO GO
O’Connor joins Archie Ryan in leaving the race, after the younger Irishman didn’t begin the stage this morning, attributable to a muscular pressure in his proper glute.
Ben O’Connor has simply deserted the race. In high kind he’d be a contender for the stage on a mountain just like the Angliru, however has been clearly struggling since crashing a number of days in the past, and can drop out of the race he completed second total ultimately yr.
The make-up of the group can have been formed by the terrain at this early part of the stage, which is most flat and solely a little bit undulating – in stark distinction to the gradients that await them on the finish of the day.
There are additionally no UAE riders in it, the staff that has already gained 4 of this yr’s breakaway phases thus far. Are the staff ultimately altering ways, and prioritising Almeida’s GC bid moderately than one other stage win?
It is likely to be an enormous break we now have out entrance, however it’s missing within the form of climbing specialists you’d think about would be capable of compete for a stage win on a climb as tough because the Angliru. Solely Tiberi’s title stands out as an actual elite climber.
There are 4 riders in between the lead group (which comprises 24 riders) and the peloton – Chris Hamilton, Thomas Gruel, Ivo Oliveira and Jesus Herrada.
Felix Gall can also be again within the peloton.
It seems we now have our break of the day. Their lead’s grown to virtually two minutes already, forward of a peloton that’s sat up.
This group is constructing their lead. It’s as much as about 40 seconds over the peloton.
180KM TO GO
It’s a big group, however no GC males have managed to sneak into it unnoticed. The best positioned rider on the general rankings is Gianmarco Garofoli, who’s over half an hour down.
A big group of about 25 has a small hole, that includes Antonio Tiberi and – guess who – Mads Pedersen.
It’s been a chaotic begin, and Felix Gall is in a gaggle about 20 seconds off the again of the peloton.
No break has fashioned but, however assaults are firing off the entrance
The racing has already begun and are out on the street, about 10km into one of the vital vital phases of this yr’s race.
190KM TO GO
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