2022 Vuelta a España Stage 17 Results & Recap
Stage 17 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
Urán wins stage 17
Rigoberto Urán (EFE) took his first career victory at the Vuelta a Espana after holding off a reduced breakaway to take stage 17.
"It is always very nice to win. In La Vuelta, I had been chasing it for many years, because when you already have victories in the Giro and in the Tour... and now in La Vuelta, as a rider for three-week events, it gives me a lot of happiness. Today is a very special day for me. Finishing here today first gives me a lot of happiness. Thanks to the team, all the people who have made this possible, my family... and myself, because I am the first to believe in myself. Many times, when the objectives are not met, we have to be realistic, but today we are happy and I take this opportunity to send a greeting to our director, who had to leave the race with some problems with his family. Very fast riders came, obviously I had to spend a little more energy because I was the one who was benefiting the most, taking time in the general classification. Riders like Soler are very strong, I had to be attentive. Finally, with 300 metres to go, I saw the opportunity, and I said: ‘It's now or never'. We tried and we have achieved a very nice stage for me, for my team and for my career. [This victory] means that we always have to believe, to fight. Sometimes, results are very far and impossible to reach, but the important thing is to get up every day, with a good attitude, with happiness and try to never lose hope. It is something that I have been applying in my life."
Remco Evenepoel (QST) maintained his lead after challenges from Enric Mas (MOV) and Juan Ayuso (UAD).
"Enric [Mas] made my day difficult. It was not so easy to follow his attack. I think the first one was quite a hard one. Then I knew Almeida was further down in the GC so I could give him so space. It was a very nice move and a brave move from him. I think Enric tried to see how my legs were today but I could respond very well. The team brought me in a good position to the final climb. The speed was really high. It wasn’t an easy finish at all. I think the gradients were quite steep again on this climb. I think the race as hard to control as it was with Primoz [Roglic]. But of course, on a finish like this, Primoz is a really explosive guy. He can go in the last 500m and take 10 or 15 seconds so I think now there is less danger from attacks like this because Enric is a bit less explosive than Primoz. I think that’s the main difference but that doesn’t make it easier, not at all."\n
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