Vuelta a Espana GC update | Primoz Roglic takes back four further seconds from Remco Evenepoel in bonus seconds
CyclingFriday, 08 September 2023 at 11:19
Stage 12 of the 2023 Vuelta a Espana was a relatively calm, sprint stage and as such, the general classification riders had an easy day. Nevertheless, Primoz Roglic was able to cut the time difference to Remco Evenepoel.
With the breakaway caught and the peloton whole heading towards the intermediate sprint where bonus seconds were on offer, the pre-race favourites were expected to rear their heads. Roglic did exactly that, finishing second at the sprint behind Kaden Groves and pinching four seconds in the general classification. The Slovenian is now just 23 seconds behind Evenepoel.
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Vuelta a Espana overall classification after stage 12:
1. Sepp Kuss
2. Marc Soler at 26".
3. Remco Evenepoel at 1'09".
4. Primoz Roglic at 1'32".
5. Lenny Martinez at 2'02".
6. Joao Almeida at 2'16".
7. Jonas Vingegaard at 2'22".
8. Juan Ayuso at 2'25".
9. Enric Mas at 2'50".
10. Aleksandr Vlasov at 3'14".
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- Should be a good one! It's been since 2022 since we have seen peak Pogi vs peak Vingo. 2023 Pogi had injuries and a suboptimal preparation. 2024 Vingo had even worse injuries and a poor runup to the Tour. UAE team has gotten stronger since 2022, while Visma maybe less strong.mobk06-05-2025
- You'd have to be an amoral prick to work for this team.Matt06-05-2025
- Jonas is a very solid descender. Remember him waiting for Pog when Pog crashed on a descent in 2022mobk05-05-2025
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- He descended very well at the TdF last year after the first couple stages with technical descents.Veganpotter05-05-2025
- The funny thing about all of this is that Pogi can(that doesn't mean he definitely will) win the TdF while it's only one of many goals. Jonas is fully focused on the TdF. Yes, he does other races but they're solely in preparation for the TdF. Jonas is great, but much of the reason he has a fighters chance is that Pogi isn't a rider that's fully focused on stage races.Veganpotter05-05-2025
- Yates- when he is on - is pretty awesome to watch.
ScottG05-05-2025 - Jonas is afraid of crashing. That's not easy to shake. I think that fear has only gotten worse over the years.ScottG05-05-2025
- Healy will also be a contender in the hilly classics. That's it though.ScottG05-05-2025
- It remains a team sport, and either teams or injuries have determined the outcomes since 2022. In '22, UAE lost many team members due to covid, earlier than Jumbo Visma did, and that left Pogacar unprotected. In '23, Pogacar was injured at Liege, and that affected his training. In '24, Vingegaard was injured, Kuss and van Aert were a shadow of their '22 selves, and Roglic was gone from the team. So the question is, can Yates, Almeida, Novak, and the rest protect Pogacar, and will Kuss and the rest show up as they need to? Sure, it's the last climb that pits the two superstars against each other, and Pogacar (as we've seen with van der Poel) doesn't always win when he's got a challenger there. This year, if Vingegaard's concussion hasn't affected things too much, I think it will come down to the teams they bring.RidesHills05-05-2025