One day before the trip to the historic Col du Tourmalet, Australian professional cyclist Kaden Groves missed his third victory at the 78th Vuelta.
One day before the trip to the historic Col du Tourmalet, Australian professional cyclist Kaden Groves missed his third victory at the 78th Vuelta.
On the twelfth stage between Olvega and Zaragoza, the 24-year-old sprinter crossed the finish line in second place after a bunch sprint. The Colombian Juan Sebastián Molano took the day’s victory. The Dutchman Boy van Poppel came third. The best German driver was Kim Heiduk in 17th place.
As expected, there were no changes at the top in the overall standings. The American Sepp Kuss defended the red jersey of the overall leader. Second is the Spaniard Marc Soler, 26 seconds behind. Belgian superstar Remco Evenepoel is in third place. The team colleague of Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard is 69 seconds behind Kuss.
On Friday, the professionals can expect a difficult climb up the legendary Col du Tourmalet at an altitude of 2,115 meters. For the first time, the mountain finish in the French Pyrenees, best known for the Tour de France, is part of the Spanish tour. The sixth stage of the tour took place over the Tourmalet in July. The Slovenian superstar Tadej Pogacar won the day in Cauterets-Cambasque.
Source: Stern
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