2022 Vuelta a España Stage 15 Results & Recap
Stage 15 of the 2022 Vuelta a España is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Arensman wins stage 15 hilltop finish
Thymen Arensman (DSM) took his first grand tour win today atop the Sierra Nevada climb, the highest point in Spain, after catching and passing a fading Marc Soler 5km before the finish line. The young Dutchman picked the right time to pounce out of the splintering breakaway. Enric Mas took second and Miguel Ángel López (AST) finished third.
"It’s hard to believe, it really has to sink in. I can’t believe it on the queen stage of the Vuelta. Everybody was talking about this stage. To be honest, I didn’t feel super good during the stage but apparently the others felt the legs even more. When I was alone, I stopped listening the coach Matt Winston on the radio. I only kept thinking I gotta push, push above 400 watts. It was enough and it’s unbelievable. It looked like Marc Soler was waiting for me, and I thought he’s such a great rider, I don’t know if I can take him on. But then I accelerated on a steeper part. He cracked and I was like: 'ok, everybody is really on the limit and maybe I have something left.' It’s unbelievable."
Remco Evenepoel (QST) lost a few seconds to Primož Roglič (TJV) on the final climb, but held it together enough to keep his lead by 1 minute and 30 seconds before the much needed rest day.
"Yes, for sure [it has been a better story than yesterday]. It’s actually my first time finishing so high, so I think I did quite well. Jumbo did actually a really good race, my team as well. The start was really hard again, a bit of a strange breakaway. After, I felt a bit stiff from the crash, but it’s getting better every day. So, I’m really happy that it’s a rest day tomorrow and I actually lost almost nothing. A good day for us. Yeah, as I said, with the crash it was not so easy to handle, but the third week is a bit of another story. The climbs are not super super hard anymore. I think yesterday I had a pretty s*** day, today it was better and in the end I almost lost no time. I had to do the whole climb, then Primoz [Roglic] attacked me 2km to go… He’s in his right. I managed it very well."
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