Van Aert Triumphs After Vuelta Stage Shortened
- On Sunday, Belgian rider Wout van Aert won the shortened stage 15 of the Vuelta a España in Córdoba, claiming his second stage victory by winning a sprint from a five-rider breakaway.
- Temperatures exceeding 40°C forced organizers to activate the Extreme Weather Protocol, cutting 79.5km from the original 189.7km route between Palma del Rio and Córdoba.
- Van Aert surged late to beat Alessandro Romele of XDS-Astana and Lidl-Trek's Thibau Nys in the sprint finish, after the winning move formed around 35km from the line.
- Movistar controlled the chase as general classification leader Enric Mas maintained his 2min 6sec lead over Felix Gall, with Primoz Roglic four seconds further behind.
- Riders face a rest day on Monday before Tuesday's 16th stage, which runs 181.1km from La Rabida to Palos de la Frontera and offers another chance for sprinters.
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CORDOBA (SPAGNA) (ITALPRESS) Wout Van Aert wins the 15th stage of the Vuelta in Espana 2026, the Palma del Rio-Cordoba of 10.2 km. The Belgian, who gives the Visma-Lease Team to Bike the fifth achievement in the roja race (the second of Van Aert), triumphed in a narrow flight beating the Italian Alessandro Romele (XDS Astana) and the compatriot Thibau Nys (Lidl-Trek). The Spanish climber Enric Mas (Movistar) remains in red mesh of leader of the …
The Belgian once again imposes his law on a day marked by extreme heat, while the leader does not give up ground.
The Belgian Wout van Aert has chosen the 15th stage of the Vuelta, which was shortened due to high heat. The 31-year-old won the hilly section from Palma del Rio to Cordoba (110 km) in the sprint of a five-way group. The top of the overall classification remained unchanged before the last day of rest. Felix Gall is still 2:06 minutes behind the Spaniard Enric Mas Second. Only four seconds behind the East Tyrolean, the four-time Vuelta champion P…
Van Aert (Visma) won a five-man sprint at the finish line in Córdoba to secure his second victory in this year's Vuelta a España, beating Italian Alessandro Romele and fellow Spaniard Thibaut Nys, after a stage shortened due to the intense heat. Enric Mas, who finished more than two minutes behind the stage winner with the group of favorites, retains the overall lead on the eve of the second rest day of the Vuelta. The Movistar rider leads La Vu…
For the first time in this Vuelta, the organizers intervened due to the heat. Sunday's stage was shortened by 80 kilometers, after which Wout van Aert in...
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