Direct This is how the 10th stage of the Vuelta passed
Primoz Roglic
bets hard and believes that he is going to win, as he proves what he already sensed, that there is not a single man stronger than him in this
Vuelta
.
But every bet has its risks and the Slovenian discovers it on the descent from Almáchar, when his bicycle stops his ambition abruptly and spits him towards the ditch.
A fall very similar to the one that forced Valverde to abandon a few days ago, as a result of an irregularity on the road, but from which the Olympic time trial champion comes out with flying colors.
He was coming down fast, but not so fast that he slammed into the nightstand. He manages to brake earlier, barely scratched, and manage to get back on track without apparent difficulties. No longer an advantage over
Mas
,
López
and company, but at that time it is the least of it. In spite of everything, it ends up being a stroke of luck and a lesson for the future: it is not advisable to risk more than necessary when you apparently have the victory in hand, with the wild card of the final time trial to correct possible unforeseen events on the mountain.
In the end, everything remained as it was except for a substantial difference in theory, much less in practice:
Roglic is no longer the leader of the Vuelta
. A circumstance, however, controlled and consented to by the Jumbo, which yields the glory to the Norwegian
Odd Christian Eiking
, a cyclist who a priori will not be a threat in the long term and who takes advantage of his presence in the break to be the leader with 2: 17 difference over Roglic himself. A glorious day for him and his Intermarché, the most modest team on the World Tour that had already worn the red jersey on this Vuelta with
Taaramäe
.
The day is also successful for
Michael Storer
, the DSM climber who in Rincón de la Victoria scores his second stage win after also winning at the Balcón de Alicante.
The Australian was strongest in a breakout of 31 cyclists who came to enjoy more than 13 minutes of advantage over the peloton and that relocates
Guillaume Martin
in the fight for the podium, because now the French is second with almost two minutes of advantage on Mas, which remains in the wake of Roglic.
Unexpected attack
The emotion seemed to focus precisely on the escape, but on the ascent to Almáchar, Ineos put
Carapaz
to work in the squad
, announcing his desire to fight. It was then that Roglic decided to break the script with an unexpected and extremely hard attack, in a section in which the unevenness moved around 9%, which left the rest of the favorites in the general standings unanswered.
Mas and López managed to react, forming a group with
Haig -
Bahrain's new leader in the face of the Landa debacle, again off the hook very soon - and Kuss. Bernal and Yates, for their part, suffered from behind and ended up giving up 37 seconds at the finish line. In passing through the post,
Roglic had an 18-second lead
on his most immediate pursuers, an income that he tried to expand by risking his descent towards Rincón de la Victoria.
That was his mistake.
"We knew it was a dangerous descent, we were not going to take risks," explained Mas later.
Roglic did not know - or did not care - and ended up kissing the asphalt, fortunately without apparent physical consequences.
In the end, the Slovenian ended up reaching the finish line with Mas, López and company.
The next time he wants to attack, with a descent ahead, he will think better of it.
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