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The 78th Vuelta a España begins in a single week, and of all of the GC favourites, three-time champion Primož Roglič has essentially the most momentum, having simply received the Vuelta a Burgos on Saturday. To this point Roglič has received each race he’s been on this yr: Tirreno-Adriatico, the Volta a Catalunya, the Giro d’Italia and now the Vuelta a Burgos.
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Roglič’s Jumbo-Visma triumphed within the Vuelta a Burgos staff time trial, after which the subsequent day the Slovenian took Stage 3. On Saturday’s concluding stage, Roglič earned his 76th profession victory on the HC Lagunas de Neila summit end.
Burgos runner-up Alexandr Vlasov shall be contesting the Vuelta, however he faces stiff competitors to even make the rostrum. Roglič’s teammate Jonas Vingegaard, the two-time Tour de France champion, offers Jumbo-Visma a great likelihood of sweeping the 2023 Grand Excursions. Standing within the Dutch Bees’ approach is new world time trial champion Remco Evenepoel, who led the Giro earlier than withdrawing with COVID-19. Giro runner-up Geraint Thomas and third place Joao Almeida vie for the rostrum, as does three-time Vuelta runner-up Enric Mas, who crashed out of the Tour on the primary day. Almeida’s teammate Juan Ayuso was third place in final yr’s Vuelta.
The Vuelta begins with a staff time trial in Barcelona and options three summit finishes in Week 1. Week 2 begins with a 26-km time trial in Valladolid however its excessive mark is a summit end on the Tourmalet on September 8. The mighty Angliru looms over Week 3.
There shall be no Canadians on the Vuelta, primarily as a result of Israel-Premier Tech didn’t get a wildcard choice.
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