LIVE - Vuelta a España Stage 10: Breakaway victory or a bunch sprint for Pedersen, Van Aert and Brennan?
CyclingTuesday, 01 September 2026 at 12:00
Good morning and welcome to the liveblog of the Vuelta a Espana. Stage 10 starts in Alcaraz and takes the riders over 185 kilometres before finishing in Elche de la Sierra. On paper, this is a stage for the sprinters, with no major obstacles along the route. However, the race will not be easy to control due to the heat and the rolling terrain, especially on the first day back in action after the rest day. Follow us over the next few hours and do not miss any of the action, with live updates from the race as it unfolds.
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- Agreed, it is amazing what science and medical technology can do these days.
Andrew01-09-2026 - Lantern Rouge spoke about one of the riders trying to signal but they were right against the edge and going too fast.Andrew01-09-2026
- Your synopsis is a hell off a stretch Stef! As that old saying goes. Better to Remain Silent and Be Thought a Fool than to Speak and Remove All DoubtCyclingsbestfan01-09-2026
- I think Pogi should not return this year, he's done enough. But if he was to return, he should only do the last race this season, and that is the fifth Monument- Il Lombardia, on Saturday, October 10, 2026. If he would win it, he would be the first cyclist in history to win four Monuments in the same year, while being second in one (Paris-Roubaix). Now I'm not saying that's a smart thing to do, but you never know with these sports "super-humans" like Pogi or Marquez... and todays science in medical technology. What ever the decision will be, I hope it's for the good of Pogi, because things can also go very bad and ugly if the wrong decision is made.PogiSloFans01-09-2026
- I agree, but if he was to return, he should only do the last race this season, and that is the fifth Monument- Il Lombardia, on Saturday, October 10, 2026. If he would win it, he would be the first cyclist in history to win four Monuments in the same year, while being second in one (Paris-Roubaix). Now I'm not saying that's a smart thing to do, but you never know with these sports "super-humans" like Pogi or Marquez... and todays science in medical technology. What ever the decision will be, I hope it's for the good of Pogi, because things can also go very wrong if not done properly.PogiSloFans01-09-2026
- Stef Clement is an analyst, with the BS he said, really? Does he know that crashes are on numerous occasions inevitable and unavoidable? No he doesn't. If he did, he wouldn't be spitting "#$%&/()=* nonsense around. PS: Did Jonas, Van Aert, Remco, Roglič...etc etc. crash so many times because they knew they were the best and became careless? Answer this one Clement, but don't insult my intelligence.PogiSloFans01-09-2026
- Just stop the BS.PogiSloFans01-09-2026
- Yeah, he was "due" a proper DNF hospitalising crash purely on the law of averages like you say. That many race days and near-misses without one is more unusual than actually hitting the dirt.wrsty01-09-2026
- Pog's incredible bike handling skills have saved him a number of times in the past when lesser riders would certainly have crashed. For example, Stage 2 of the 2022 Tour, Stage 5 of the 2024 Tour, Stage 16 (ITT) of this year's Tour and most recently, Stage 6 of this Vuelta. This time, however, he had practically no reaction time to take avoiding action, with the peloton so bunched up and Pog not able to clearly see the road ahead. Was it due to overconfidence? Of course not. He was having a drink from his bidon at the time, but he has done it millions of times in similar situations before. On such a hot day, you are not going to wait for the peloton to string out before taking a drink. Basically, it was a freak accident, which no one could have anticipated. Finally, the law of averages caught up with him and his luck ran out.Cooldude01-09-2026
- It's really sad that the first Spanish rider to lead the race in 8 years, winning a stage in Red - and he couldn't even get a photo on the front page of this site yesterday - instead it's wall-to-wall hot takes and circular discussions about this crash. I'm waiting for all this home-sleuthing and whatnot to turn accusatory and blame-laying, as someone has to pay for this perfect narrative being derailed. And you know somewhere, there's a design for the GT triple special edition UAE kit being quietly deleted/destroyed. Meanwhile, Enric Mas having the ride of his life, the GC fight completely wide open - but nah, let's fill the space with podcast hot-takes. So disrespectful.wrsty01-09-2026
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