Pedersen flew into a rough finish with a hard fall for Roglic and a puncture for Evenepoel

He finished with a heavy heart 16th stage of La Vuelta between the town of Cadiz of Sanlúcar de Barrameda and the Seville of take. A long day of 189 kilometers, one of the so-called transition days, where not much happens and where the saying that prevails among the favorites is to reach the finish line in one piece. A day of lethargy, once again contested under the scorching sun, where the alarm clock rang loudly at around 5:45 pm, when a non-conformist Primoz Roglic took advantage of the final slope of three kilometers to launch a an attack that he did not read well none of his rivals.

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The Slovenian demarró surprised everyone and began to lay ground in between. After a noticeable reduction in the time taken Remco Evenepoel at the head of the general classification on Sunday at Sierra NevadaRoglic, winner of the last three editions of the returnis looking this Tuesday to win the stage, give the Belgian time and add the bonus.

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But sometimes cycling is cruel and does not reward the courage and caste of a runner like that Roglic. Primoz took the best sprinters in the peloton with him (Pedersen, Acerkmann, Van Poppel, and Wright) and he unwittingly threw them out for disputing among themselves for victory. The Slovenian shot in the head with all his soul, seeing on television that the leader Remco Evenepoel He was punctured, but within the last three kilometers, which reduced the time that Roglic could gain.

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In the final stretch, the sprinters overtook a resigned Roglic, who fell to the tail of the quintet, with the unlucky luck that he made the sharpener on the runner ahead of him, who went violently to the ground. Fortunately, the leader of Jumbo-Visma He reached the finish line on his own feet, but the waterfall was clearly visible on his body and his pride was severely punished after seeing that his disrespect did not find a worthy reward. As soon as he crossed the finish line, Roglic sat on the ground leaning against the fence with a lost look, approaching himself. Evenepoel.

Success for the Dane Mads Pedersen, second only to what was achieved in Montilla, waiting to know the final consequences of the fall of Roglic, who despite the misfortune showed that he must always be considered and he will not give up so easily; Every second counts. So far, after today’s attack, he has already cut eight seconds Evenepoel, after the stewards realized that the leader had punctured in the last three kilometers, giving him the same time as the main group.