Degree File: Alberto Dainese took the dash degree 19 into Íscar. The whole lot 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.
Degree 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 Schooling-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, will have to it seem, is also the one complication to problem the riders, who will without a doubt be extraordinarily drained through this level.”
Degree 19 profile
The path of the 19th degree used to be very flat, there used to be some brief drags, however not anything the peloton would realize. There have been no labeled climbs between the beginning in L. a. Bañeza and the ending in Íscar. The one downside might be the wind, nevertheless it used to be very most likely that the sprinters would battle it out after 177 kilometres.
Remco Evenepoel signing the paintings created through the native artist @artesprada sooner than the beginning of these days’s degree
Degree 19 get started in L. a. Bañeza
A flat day forward
The early destroy 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 just below 3 mins. Within the peloton, Alpecin-Deceuninck and UAE Workforce Emirates, the groups of Kaden Groves and Juan Sebastián Molano, did all of the paintings and regulated the peloton.
The wind used to be the one impediment
An afternoon for Kaden Groves
Lengthy instantly roads on this a part of Spain
The destroy used to be stuck about 20 kilometres from the end. Straight away Samuele Battistella went at the assault. The Italian of Astana Qazaqstan may now not grasp off the peloton on his personal, and with 10 kilometres to head he used to be pulled in. A host dash used to be now at the menu.
The (failed) destroy 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 head, 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 excellent place with Kaden Groves, however simply sooner than the beginning of the general kilometre, the golf green jersey wearer used to be introduced down in a crash, almost certainly brought about through one among his personal males.
A crash with 1K to head 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 team left on the entrance that sprinted for the win. Ganna used to be positioned smartly 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 simpler of the pursuiter
Degree winner, Alberto Dainese (dsm-firmenich): “We did a perfect activity. We had been taking a look again to the opposite sprints to look what we did unsuitable. And these days we delivered. I used to be unfortunate to lose two teammates within the crash however they delivered me in the easiest place, the place I sought after to be, and I’m tremendous satisfied to complete such onerous paintings this manner. It’s in reality great. I in reality sought after to finish the season in an effective way and likewise to finish my time with DSM in an effective way. That is particular. Nowadays I felt a large number of force as a result of I knew it used to be virtually the final alternative for the dash. The day gone by, we had been talking [with Filippo Ganna] within the gruppetto about sprinting and now I’ve performed it.”
The win for Dianese
Total chief, Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma): “Nowadays are extra annoying now. In most cases, I simply sit down on the again and experience to the end line however now there’s a little extra to lose. The blokes helped me in reality smartly these days, we had been all the time up entrance and some other day performed. The tempo used to be ok. Now and again it’s higher to stay a little of hysteria at the legs. It used to be all the time roughly an tense wind from the facet so it wasn’t too too simple. There’s no simple day within the 3rd week. I feel in those levels the place it’s extra comfortable alongside the day, folks take chance and crash in any case however we stayed out of hassle. It’s relatively a couple of climbs the following day! However we have now a in reality sturdy group and we will cross into the following day with a large number of self assurance. However it’s gonna be a in reality onerous day, everyone seems to be gonna cross all in.”
Another onerous degree to head and the 2023 Vuelta a España can be gained through Sepp Kuss
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Vuelta a España Degree 19 End result:
1. Alberto Dainese (Ita) dsm-firmenich in 3:42:09
2. Filippo Ganna (Ita) INEOS Grenadiers
3. Marijn van den Berg (Ned) EF Schooling-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 Total After Degree 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 Workforce 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 Workforce Emirates at 10:34
10. Santiago Buitrago (Col) Bahrain Victorious at 12:34.
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