David Gaudu maintains the top-5 after the queen stage of the Vuelta a Espana despite "not having a good day"

Sunday, 08 September 2024 at 07:00

One of the riders who had the hardest time in the queen stage of the Vuelta a Espana 2024 was David Gaudu. At least, so says the Groupama - FDJ rider, because what was seen was a great level of the Frenchman to maintain 5th position in the general classification before the final time trial in Madrid.

Speaking after the stage to Cyclism'Actu, Gaudu admitted he had one of his worst days in the mountains at the Vuelta, but was aware that he had to come out of Picón Blanco holding the top five with time trial specialist Mattias Skjelmose threatening to snatch the position in the individual time trial which rounds out the Vuelta a Espana.

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"We had to give everything," began David Gaudu, who will almost certainly improve the 8th position he recorded in the final general classification of his previous and only participation in the Spanish Grand Tour four years ago. "I wasn't having my best day," added the Frenchman with surprise for the fans, because he finished the stage in 7th position after having attacked himself multiple times in the later parts of the final climb.

Overall classification of the Vuelta a Espana 2024 after stage 20:

Position	Rider	Team	Time
01	Roglic Primoz	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe	81:22:19
02	O'Connor Ben	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	+ 02:02
03	Mas Enric	Movistar Team	+ 02:11
04	Carapaz Richard	EF Education-EasyPost	+ 03:00
05	Gaudu David	Groupama - FDJ	+ 04:48
06	Skjelmose Mattias	Lidl-Trek	+ 05:18
07	Lipowitz Florian	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe	+ 06:26
08	Landa Mikel	Soudal - Quick-Step	+ 06:57
09	Sivakov Pavel	UAE Team Emirates	+ 08:50
10	Rodriguez Carlos	INEOS Grenadiers	+ 10:31
11	Dunbar Edward	Team Jayco AlUla	+ 13:15
12	Yates Adam	UAE Team Emirates	+ 14:06
13	Kuss Sepp	Team Visma \| Lease a Bike	+ 17:49
14	Rodriguez Cristian	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	+ 18:24
15	Martin Guillaume	Cofidis	+ 28:50
16	Fortunato Lorenzo	Astana Qazaqstan Team	+ 37:28
17	Parra José Félix	Equipo Kern Pharma	+ 48:14
18	Vlasov Aleksandr	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe	+ 53:22
19	Kruijswijk Steven	Team Visma \| Lease a Bike	+ 59:39
20	Berthet Clément	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	+ 01:01:57

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