Tadej Pogačar Pulls over Peloton as Hail Storm Cancels Finale of Vuelta a España Stage 3
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Alain Luneau, mayor of Font Romeu, a French town that could not reach the third stage of the Vuelta a España due to a heavy hailstorm, was “solated” by the cancellation of the day this Monday August 24, but pointed out that it was the most reasonable “for the safety of cyclists”.
The first uphill finish of this Tour of Spain literally fell through. After a true apocalypse with rain, wind, and massive hailstones in the finale, the stage was stopped prematurely. A local hotel was suddenly faced with a soaked peloton. “It looked like a crisis center.” A reconstruction from the front row.
In the Aude a tornado was formed under the storm near Carcassonne, in Pormas, Aude. On the social networks many netizens shared impressive images of the storm cell. On the side of the Pyrénées-Orientales, hail forced the riders of the Vuelta to stop.
The third stage of the Vuelta 2026, scheduled between Gruissan and the Font-Romeu station on Monday 24 August, will not come to an end. Due to a large hailstorm in the Pyrenees, the organisation of the race has...
The third stage of La Vuelta a España 2026, 174 kilometers long and running between Gruissan and Font Romeu, has been suspended this Monday at 15.8 kilometers of finish due to the inclement weather in the form of a strong hailstorm, so there was no winner and the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team) maintains the lead in the general, in which there is no change.Read more]]>
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