As it happened: Breakaway wins again at the Vuelta a España on stage 10 in Galicia

Here’s a look at the profile of tomorrow’s stage from Campus Tecnológico Cortizo Padron to Campus Tecnológico Cortizo Padron, with 166.4km of hilly terrain offering up another chance for the breakaway. 

Big smile for Ben O’Connor as he keeps his lead heading into stage 11. There was no change in the top 10 overall:

The current GC standings at the Vuelta a España after stage 10

Make sure to read our full stage report from stage 10 of the Vuelta a España:

Vuelta a España: Wout van Aert solidifies green jersey with stage 10 victory

Here’s how the GC standings look after stage 10, with no changes in the top 10. Ben O’Connor maintains his lead just under halfway through the 2024 Vuelta, with 11 stages to ride.

And here’s Van Aert’s post-stage win words after netting a strong win from the breakaway at the Vuelta:

“It was really my aim to be in the breakaway, but I had a hard time on the first climb. And actually I almost gave up, I gave one more try just before the top, but still, then I think for 50 kilometers, we really needed to fight to get a bit of a gap,” he said. 

“But to be honest, I think it was in my favor because in the final, the climbers I had in the group, they had maybe less fresh legs, and that’s how I won.”

Here’s what second Pacher had to say after only losing out to Van Aert on stage 10:

“The start was really strong on the second category climb and the breakaway was only five riders. I was thinking maybe others would come back from the peloton but it was not the case. We tried to pull to have a big gap until the three last climb and on the intermediate sprint he [Van Aert] goes and it was key for me to be in his wheel and try to stay with him a long time,” Pacher told Eurosport as he described how the winning move went from Van Aert.

“It’s not really easy to find a place to attack Wout because he is strong everywhere, so I tried to stay in his wheel and I just gave my best and didn’t think too much. I can only be satisfied because I am beaten by a guy who was stronger.”