2022 Vuelta a España Stage 16 Results & Recap
Stage 16 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
Pedersen wins stage 16
Mads Pedersen (TFS) took his second win at the Vuelta a Espana after a late attack from Primož Roglič (TJV) up a small unclassified climb broke up the peloton and left five riders to battle it out for the sprint. Pedersen latched on to Roglic's wheel, who crashed after he swung off to let the sprinters take it to the line. His unfortunate tumble left him waiting for an ambulance, but was okay enough to leave in the team bus with the squad.
"Yes, I really liked this victory," Pedersen said. "Everyone was working really hard today. I promised [Alex] Kirsch to win today, he got a daughter yesterday and he wasn’t there for the birth, so the whole team worked really hard to give him this second present in a few days. This win is for Alex, his wife and his new kid. No, [I didn’t expected Roglic to attack] not really, actually. It was a really smart move, everyone was really on the limit. Ackermann was just in his wheel, really good job, and I had to use a lot of energy to close him. It was a really good move. I didn’t hear [the crash], I wanted to go to him and I saw he was with destroyed clothing. It’s a pity that he crashed, he hasn’t been lucky this year. I hope he’s not too bad, so he can keep contending for the victory of La Vuelta."
Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl): "I had a puncture on my rear wheel. I wasn’t in the best position. We did a recon of the finale yesterday and we felt the roads were really slippery. I was a little bit scared to be honest in the last 4-5km. I lost some positions. And then I wanted to move up on the steep bump but my rear wheel just went off. I felt I had a flat tyre. I’m happy that the 3km rule exists! Otherwise I would have lost a lot of time today. And then I heard that Primoz [Roglic] crashed so I really hope he’s ok and he can continue the race. Actually, I expected him to attack. We all know that Primoz is really explosive so a finale like this is really made for him. That makes it even more a pity that he crashed. You never want anybody to crash. I felt recovered today. I really needed the rest day because of my crash as well. I felt much better today than I did on Saturday and even on Sunday. It looks pretty good for the rest of the week."\n
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