As Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) takes a 48-second lead into the final week of the Vuelta a España and eyes a third career Grand Tour victory, he only has one regret from the first two weeks of the race – not winning up the iconic Alto de l’Angliru.
The Dane has won two stages, to Limone Piemonte and Valdezcaray, but couldn’t help but mention the Asturian climb, where second place overall, João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), was simply too strong and pipped him to the victory, when asked about his satisfaction with the opening two-thirds of the Vuelta.
“To have 48 seconds – that’s something I earned and I am happy with it, we just have to see if we can keep the jersey til Madrid.
In 2023 and 2024, Vingegaard opened up his campaigns at O Gran Camiño, a four-day 2.1 stage race held in the autonomous region of Galicia in Spain’s northwestern corner above Portugal.
“The rest day will be nice, I’m looking forward to it – I think my legs need it, and everyone else also needs it. We always…
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