General Classification after stage 9
Roglic is in prime position after 9 days being in the lead 6 of the 9 days. Mas looks to be his best rival with a strong second and option in Lopez. Mas has improved greatly in the 3rd week of GTs and already has two 5ths last year in his double attempt. The question is if he is performing at his best now but will fade towards the end. Movistar has been devastated by injuries but they still pack a one-two punch. Their biggest worry is gaining enough time for the stage 21 33.8 km ITT. Bernal despite showing weaker form is still in the fight for overall and has a team that can be used. Ineos packs a lesser one-two punch with Bernal and Yates but now with Carapaz working for them they can set a higher pace to isolate Roglic. Movistar and Ineos are going to want to continuously attack Roglic when he is isolated in order to break him as he is a better timetrialist than all 4 of the riders. Can Aru pull his last Grand Tour performance together and win a second Vuelta? Can Landa finally be set free? In my opinion, Roglic and Mas will be seperated by 30" after the final stage but I am unsure of who will win.
Points Classification after stage 9
This looks to be a two way fight between Jakobsen and Philipsen and a distant Roglic. One is returning from injury and the other is completing his second Grand Tour this year so question marks will be on both of their endurance and recovery for the next 2 weeks. Jakobsen has either won or finished second in all of the sprint stages compared to Philipsen. Only flat 2 stages are left but if they both DNF or DNS and something happens to Roglic, Demare or Matthews could win. Roglic should also be a favorite to win the Maillot Verde a third time. If Roglic finishes top 10 in the majority of stages and wins another 2-3 he should win the Maillot Verde for the third time.
King of the Mountains Classification after stage 9
As it is every year, the mountains classification is open. Caruso could maintain his lead but it will be hard if he becomes too much of a GC threat. Bardet is another that will be focused on this to win his second mountain classification after his GC trouble. Depending on how GC action goes on the mountain stages, Roglic could also sneak in and win this classification as well to match Pogacar winning 3 classifications.
Young Ride Classification after stage 9
Bernal should be the heavy favorite to win and win his third youth classification and be the first rider to win it in all 3 Grand Tours (a short and new accomplishment). Only a massive blowup will give any chance to Vlasov or Mader. Can Bernal keep up with Pogacar winning youth classifications.
Team Classification after stage 9
Movistar Team should be heavy favorites to win their 13th Vuelta Team Classification. They have already won 12 Vuelta, 7 Tour, and 2 Giro team classifications. Movistar took a heavy blow with the loss of Valverde but should be able to hold off Bahrain in their home tour.
Combativity Award
Stage 2 Diego Rubio Burgos BH
Stage 3 Julen Amezqueta Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
Stage 4 Angel Madrazo Burgos BH
Stage 5 Oier Lazkano Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
Stage 6 Joan Bou Euskaltel Euskadi
Stage 7 Michael Storer Team DSM
Stage 8 Aritz Bagues Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
Stage 9 Julen Amezqueta Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
Caja Rural-Seguros RGA is racking up this award so far.
Rnk | Prev | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | UCI | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | - | ROGLIČ Primož | Team Jumbo-Visma | 20 | 34:18:53 |
2 | 3 | ▲1 | MAS Enric | Movistar Team | 0:28 | |
3 | 4 | ▲1 | LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel | Movistar Team | 1:21 | |
4 | 7 | ▲3 | HAIG Jack | Bahrain - Victorious | 1:42 | |
5 | 6 | ▲1 | BERNAL Egan | INEOS Grenadiers | 1:52 | |
6 | 10 | ▲4 | YATES Adam | INEOS Grenadiers | 2:07 | |
7 | 11 | ▲4 | CICCONE Giulio | Trek - Segafredo | 2:39 | |
8 | 8 | - | KUSS Sepp | Team Jumbo-Visma | 2:40 | |
9 | 2 | ▼7 | GROßSCHARTNER Felix | BORA - hansgrohe | 3:25 | |
10 | 14 | ▲4 | DE LA CRUZ David | UAE-Team Emirates | 3:55 | |
11 | 9 | ▼2 | VLASOV Aleksandr | Astana - Premier Tech | ,, | |
12 | 17 | ▲5 | MÄDER Gino | Bahrain - Victorious | 4:00 | |
13 | 15 | ▲2 | MEINTJES Louis | Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux | 4:05 | |
14 | 13 | ▼1 | ARU Fabio | Team Qhubeka NextHash | 4:36 | |
15 | 24 | ▲9 | CARUSO Damiano | Bahrain - Victorious | 5:35 | |
16 | 12 | ▼4 | LANDA Mikel | Bahrain - Victorious | 5:47 | |
17 | 18 | ▲1 | LÓPEZ Juan Pedro | Trek - Segafredo | 5:52 | |
18 | 5 | ▼13 | POLANC Jan | UAE-Team Emirates | 7:40 | |
19 | 19 | - | EIKING Odd Christian | Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux | 9:10 | |
20 | 21 | ▲1 | MARTIN Guillaume | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | 9:39 | |
21 | 16 | ▼5 | CARAPAZ Richard | INEOS Grenadiers | 10:57 |
Roglic is in prime position after 9 days being in the lead 6 of the 9 days. Mas looks to be his best rival with a strong second and option in Lopez. Mas has improved greatly in the 3rd week of GTs and already has two 5ths last year in his double attempt. The question is if he is performing at his best now but will fade towards the end. Movistar has been devastated by injuries but they still pack a one-two punch. Their biggest worry is gaining enough time for the stage 21 33.8 km ITT. Bernal despite showing weaker form is still in the fight for overall and has a team that can be used. Ineos packs a lesser one-two punch with Bernal and Yates but now with Carapaz working for them they can set a higher pace to isolate Roglic. Movistar and Ineos are going to want to continuously attack Roglic when he is isolated in order to break him as he is a better timetrialist than all 4 of the riders. Can Aru pull his last Grand Tour performance together and win a second Vuelta? Can Landa finally be set free? In my opinion, Roglic and Mas will be seperated by 30" after the final stage but I am unsure of who will win.
Points Classification after stage 9
This looks to be a two way fight between Jakobsen and Philipsen and a distant Roglic. One is returning from injury and the other is completing his second Grand Tour this year so question marks will be on both of their endurance and recovery for the next 2 weeks. Jakobsen has either won or finished second in all of the sprint stages compared to Philipsen. Only flat 2 stages are left but if they both DNF or DNS and something happens to Roglic, Demare or Matthews could win. Roglic should also be a favorite to win the Maillot Verde a third time. If Roglic finishes top 10 in the majority of stages and wins another 2-3 he should win the Maillot Verde for the third time.
King of the Mountains Classification after stage 9
Rnk | Prev | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | UCI | Pnt | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | - | CARUSO Damiano | Bahrain - Victorious | 28 | |||
2 | 4 | ▲2 | BARDET Romain | Team DSM | 22 | ||
3 | 1 | ▼2 | SIVAKOV Pavel | INEOS Grenadiers | 16 | ||
4 | 3 | ▼1 | HAIG Jack | Bahrain - Victorious | 15 | ||
5 | 2 | ▼3 | STORER Michael | Team DSM | 12 | ||
6 | 15 | ▲9 | ROGLIČ Primož | Team Jumbo-Visma | 12 | ||
7 | 5 | ▼2 | TAARAMÄE Rein | Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux | 10 | ||
8 | 6 | ▼2 | ELISSONDE Kenny | Trek - Segafredo | 10 | ||
9 | 7 | ▼2 | KUSS Sepp | Team Jumbo-Visma | 9 | ||
10 | 19 | ▲9 | MAS Enric | Movistar Team | 7 |
Young Ride Classification after stage 9
Rnk | Prev | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | - | BERNAL Egan | INEOS Grenadiers | 34:20:45 |
2 | 2 | - | VLASOV Aleksandr | Astana - Premier Tech | 2:03 |
3 | 3 | - | MÄDER Gino | Bahrain - Victorious | 2:08 |
4 | 4 | - | LÓPEZ Juan Pedro | Trek - Segafredo | 4:00 |
5 | 6 | ▲1 | ROCHAS Rémy | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | 16:17 |
6 | 9 | ▲3 | CRAS Steff | Lotto Soudal | 22:39 |
7 | 14 | ▲7 | PADUN Mark | Bahrain - Victorious | 27:54 |
8 | 5 | ▼3 | CHAMPOUSSIN Clément | AG2R Citroën Team | 31:20 |
9 | 11 | ▲2 | SIVAKOV Pavel | INEOS Grenadiers | 31:51 |
10 | 7 | ▼3 | CEPEDA Jefferson Alveiro | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 41:13 |
Team Classification after stage 9
Rnk | Prev | ▼▲ | Team | Class | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | - | Movistar Team | WT | 102:58:47 |
2 | 3 | ▲1 | Bahrain - Victorious | WT | 1:32 |
3 | 5 | ▲2 | Team Jumbo-Visma | WT | 7:31 |
4 | 2 | ▼2 | INEOS Grenadiers | WT | 8:34 |
5 | 4 | ▼1 | UAE-Team Emirates | WT | 16:30 |
6 | 9 | ▲3 | Trek - Segafredo | WT | 24:06 |
7 | 6 | ▼1 | Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux | WT | 36:44 |
8 | 10 | ▲2 | Astana - Premier Tech | WT | 47:39 |
9 | 11 | ▲2 | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | WT | 57:06 |
10 | 7 | ▼3 | Team DSM | WT | 1:03:01 |
Movistar Team should be heavy favorites to win their 13th Vuelta Team Classification. They have already won 12 Vuelta, 7 Tour, and 2 Giro team classifications. Movistar took a heavy blow with the loss of Valverde but should be able to hold off Bahrain in their home tour.
Combativity Award
Stage 2 Diego Rubio Burgos BH
Stage 3 Julen Amezqueta Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
Stage 4 Angel Madrazo Burgos BH
Stage 5 Oier Lazkano Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
Stage 6 Joan Bou Euskaltel Euskadi
Stage 7 Michael Storer Team DSM
Stage 8 Aritz Bagues Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
Stage 9 Julen Amezqueta Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
Caja Rural-Seguros RGA is racking up this award so far.
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