The Australian Kaden Groves (Alpecin Deceuninck)winner of the fourteenth stage of the Vuelta, was very happy to achieve his second victory in this edition, and the sixth in three participations, this time proudly winning against the Belgian. Wout Van Aert.
“It feels great to win and also against a rival like Van Aert. I didn’t expect it to be a sprint like before, but Visma-Lease a Bike controlled the whole stage. Competition in a one-on -The a sprint with Van Aert was incredible,” Groves explained at the finish line.
A day that had a first-class port near the finish line, Leitariegos, where the breakaway of the day failed and the peloton came together to reach the sprint.
“We were able to do the pass quite well on the wheel. Maybe it was a bit difficult if they started to attack, but luckily Visma has set a hard pace. So no one attacked and my teammates have also crested with so I could control the end, ” he explained.
Groves (Gympie, 25 years old), highlighted Alpecin’s work when preparing the sprint, as they had up to three men at the moment of truth.
“The team did a great job. Edward Planckaert again made a great launch like the one he did in Seville, but this time I didn’t hesitate and made a very good sprint. It was a duel with Wout, and in the end he was good enough to beat him,” he said.
“I love the race here. This is my third Vuelta and my sixth victory. It’s good to see this consistency, and that hard work paying off,” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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