Thymen Arensman keep Team DSM's GC ambition alive - "I picked up a lot of time on several competitors in the general classification"
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Among Team DSM's GC contenders, Thymen Arensman remains the last hope. While he is far from wearing a red jersey, he has consistently tried to do well. He placed seventh in the fourteenth stage.
He was part of the breakaway and rode ahead of the peloton for most of the stage. “We never panicked and were always there in the front. The two groups came together, and there was a lot of attacking, but we were always in control, no stress,” said Arensman.
In the last twenty kilometers, the peloton caught up with him, but he tried to stay ahead of them. It was a mistake for him to be overconfident and underestimate the final climb, which caused him to burn out too much energy. “I felt good on the steep part and tried to follow the best guys, but when it is really steep, then it’s harder for me. Maybe I was a bit too overconfident in the last three kilometers. In the end, I was really suffering," Arensman said.
It wasn't all for nothing, as Arensman was able to move up one spot in the general classification rankings, "I picked up a lot of time on several competitors in the general classification," Arensman concluded. He currently holds 11th position in GC, 9 minutes and 14 seconds behind overall leader Remco Evenepoel.
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- I hope he rides a bitmij15-11-2026
- Greatest athlete this world has ever produced ! LOL ... you definitely are a comdian ! Cycling is so sprecialized and you think he's the greatest athlete ever ! Still laughing !frieders315-11-2026
- b.s. headline. Jonas wasn't told anything, it is just a pundit telling him what to do. the actual article is not even close to the insinuation of the headline.mij15-11-2026
- I think Roglic could have beaten Sepp. not Jonas. I was referring to Sepp.mij15-11-2026
- I'm deeply sick of this guy and his unwillingness to race seriously for more than a month or two. I'll never respect riders who do that. Seixas will be stronger than him next season, and maybe Del Toro as well. I don't even think he'll finish on the podium at any GT where Pogi, Seixas, and Del Toro are racing.megasmacky15-11-2026
- Not a chance in hell.megasmacky15-11-2026
- If you go watch some races from last season other riders that have never caught Jonas...are now catching him. Some are just riding away from him and he can't hold the wheelmd197514-11-2026
- He just doesn't have the desire anymore. I read an article earlier today that said he almost retired last year. His reasoning was he is away from home to much. Visma was able to keep him riding by allowing him to skip certain camps. So, while currently Visma is doing altitude work...Jonas is at home. Which means 2 things. 1- He maybe fresher than other riders. But, not the condition. 2-Is a somewhat slap in the face to others on the team that are supposed to help him win. Yet feel like he hasn't done what they have so perhaps they don't provide as good of protection or they ride more for theme (which the team may not notice).md197514-11-2026
- Roglic could not have won anyway, after Jonas followed him when Roglic decided it was his turn for a stage win. Jonas had already attacked Kuss twice, so it was Jonas who was within seconds of taking the lead before Kuss was 'gifted' the win. It felt a bit like Roglic was being thrown under the bus when the team made his unhappiness public.Hills3314-11-2026
- POG1, another nice doc about our favourite, I watched most of it with a big smile on my face (except for the bits about his crashes 😢 obvs!).Lozza14-11-2026
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💬"I’m starting to feel better and better. I maybe got a bit too excited and in the last 3km I was suffering but in the end I still gained a lot of time on some of the other GC contenders." - @ThymenArensman #LaVuelta22 report as Thymen took 7th today and moved 🆙 on GC.👇🏻
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