Vuelta, 17th stage: Roglic risks but wins the race

The stage victory with arrival at Alto de la Covatilla goes to Gaudu after a long escape, on the last climb the Slovenian goes into difficulty and is detached first by a wild Carapaz and then by Carthy but he takes an encore in the stage race Spanish. His advantage over the Ecuadorian was only 24 “

Primoz Roglic wins the 75th edition of the Vuelta, in the mountain stage with arrival at the Alto de la Covatilla Gaudu wins after a long escape. The 31-year-old from Jumbo-Visma was in serious trouble on the last climb but managed to keep the lead with 24 “over Carapaz and 47” over Carthy, both of whom were more brilliant than him in the final. Encore for the Slovenian in the Spanish race after the victory last year, since 2005 (third victory in a row for Heras) no one had managed to repeat himself at the Vuelta. In the 18th fraction, the last, a catwalk and probable sprint in Madrid.

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The race

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Decisive stage, six GPM and arrival uphill, 178.2 km from Sequeros to Alto de la Covatilla. After so many kilometers without any stretch of plain, twenty-two runners are on the run when there are 30 km to the finish and the race faces the penultimate climb of the stage, the Alto de la Garganta (second category GPM, 12 km with an average of 4 , 8%). When there are 3 km to the brow, Soler sprints and tries the chase. His partner at Movistar, Erviti, is waiting for him to facilitate his comeback. At the start of the last ascent (Gpm Hors Catégorie, 11.4 km, 7.1% average gradient) a trio of Donovan, Ion Izagirre and Mäder leads the race with a 40 “lead over Soler and the other fugitives. Side wind, even on the red jersey group where George Bennett and Kuss escort Roglic. In front of Ion Izagirre remains alone for a short time, Gaudu catches up with him and continues to accelerate towards the finish line. In the big group the battle breaks out. Roglic reacts with a slight delay but does not lose ground, with the three also Mas and Vlasov. Carthy tries to wear out his opponents with a series of shots, but the most convinced attack is from Carapaz. The Ecuadorian is hunted by the Slovenian, who can manage a 45 “lead in the overall standings. Roglic has a less brilliant ride and Carapaz takes advantage of it by distancing the Jumbo-Visma captain and Carthy. Gaudu takes the stage, meanwhile Carthy also takes off Roglic, in clear difficulty. The Slovenian closes in trouble, but the Vuelta is his for a few seconds.

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The ranking

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Primoz Roglic wins the Vuelta with a 24 “lead over Richard Carapaz and 47” over Hugh Carthy.

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