Vuelta. Pedersen wins, Roglic falls violently.

Dane Mads Pedersen received the sixteenth stage of the Tour of Spain between Sanlucar de Barrameda and Tomares. Primoz Roglic, runner-up to Remco Evenepoel total, fell violently within the last.

On the finish of a really calm day which ignited within the final kilometers round Seville, Pedersen (Trek-Segafreod) was forward of Pascal Ackermann and Danny van Poppel on the road.

The Dane thus celebrated his second stage victory within the 2022 version of the Vuelta and additional consolidated his inexperienced jersey, a couple of days earlier than the arrival in Madrid on Sunday.

Roglic assaults then falls

The tip of the stage was marked by the disconcerting assault of Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) three kilometers from the end in the one bump of the Andalusian route which confused the Fast-Step of the pink jersey Remco Evenepoel, sufferer of a puncture. Solely 4 sprinters have been capable of take Roglic’s wheel and clarify themselves for the victory.

The three-time Slovenian title holder then fell violently within the five-rider last dash. He was bleeding in his proper thigh and proper elbow after the race. His crew has not but communicated on the state of well being of his runner.

For the 22-year-old Belgian, a rule stipulates that when a rider is the sufferer of a fall or a technical downside lower than three kilometers from the end, his time is modeled on that of the peloton by which he appeared earlier than the incident. The pink jersey thus misplaced eight seconds to Roglic on the finish of the stage, sustaining a 1’26 lead over the Slovenian and a couple of’01 over the Spaniard Enric Mas within the basic classification.

On Wednesday, the peloton tackles a lure stage between Aracena and the Monastery of Tentudia. The rugged course might be favorable to breakaways and punchers.

TTY