The fate of the Vuelta was decided today in Angliru with Jumbo-Visma in doubt

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The pools and all speculations about which cyclist is the strongest and which rider of the mighty Jumbo-Visma will enjoy complete freedom to carry out an attack on the leadership of Lap that looking at the rest of the episodes seems almost certain, more then how the general classification yesterday after llegacy to Bejes. He Danish Jonas Vingegaarddouble winner of the Tour, wants to dedicate the victory to him Jumbo partner Nathan Van Hooydonck, who this morning was involved in a car accident while he was with his wife and left her in critical condition. Then the leader Sepp Kuss acknowledged that the team’s first bullet was Primoz Roglic, which creates more uncertainty about what will happen today in another short, explosive and difficult, very difficult day.

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Ever since Kuss took the leader’s red jersey in the eighth inning it has been speculation, but the truth is that Colorado, who will face his third three-week race of the season and has never been in such a good situation as the current one, has not gone through any bad weather. Just yesterday he seemed a little uncomfortable, but maybe the attack of Vingegaard just to honor his friend. The friendly hug between the two, with Roglic Next, it adds more anticipation, in an episode that promises spectacle and combat.

In case the legs have not been punished, before the Angliru From kilometer 68, cyclists will face climbing two first class passes (Alto de la Colladiella, 7.8 km at 7.1% average slope and 14% ramp; and Ridge Top at km 103.3, 5.4 km of climbing averaging 9.2% and ramps up to 14%), before reaching the dreaded Angliru.

Since its debut in 1999, this Asturian peak has been surrounded by a special mystique. A port known to runners. The last time it was raised was in 2020, with the success of Hugh Carthy. One from Preston gained a finish line advantage of 16 seconds, with more 3rd, Roglic 5th Cuss 6th and Vingegaard 14th, giving more morbidity to the outcome of a stage that marks the pre- and post-Vuelta.

Source: La Verdad

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