2022 Vuelta a España Stage 19 Results & Recap
Stage 19 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 his third stage
Mads Pedersen (TFS) overcame Cat. 2 climbs to take his third win here at the Spanish grand tour after a close sprint with Fred Wright (TBV). The Danish rider survived a Bahrain charge up the final Cat. 2 climb to be a part of the final sprint. Gianni Vermeersch (ADC) took third.
"It was definitely really hard to control the bunch today but the team was impressive," Pedersen said. "Everyone was so dedicated and working really hard. When the three guys went with McNulty, it was not an easy break. We worked really hard to close them as fast as possible. And then everyone in this team was just so so impressive. I’m really thankful for the boys today. It’s definitely a win for them. Without them, no chance I could have sprinted. When Miles Scotson attacked, I still had Antonio [Tiberi] in front of me. He looks skinny but he’s a powerful little guy. I was pretty sure that he could keep him within a distance that I could still pass Miles in the sprint. It’s never easy in a finale like this. Three wins is way more than what we came here for. That’s of course super nice. Tomorrow we just have to finish the day and then we will see how it goes in Madrid. But no matter what, I think we can be happy with these three weeks in Spain."
Remco Evenepoel (QST) still sits 2:07 ahead of Enric Mas (MOV) in the general classification. Tomorrow is the final mountain day and the last chance for Mas to try and unseat the 22-year-old.
"This was the perfect race," Evenepoel said. "It was nice to have Trek controlling all day. I promised Mads [Pedersen] to control the breakaway with him, so we did our job. Then, it was up to them to control the breakaway and try to go for the stage. I think what Mads is showing is something really impressive. It was actually quite a hard climb, so big congrats to Trek for today. [In the last kms, I was thinking of] a crash. Getting inside the 3km in case I would get a flat tire or a bike problem. It’s just to stay safe, because tomorrow is the last day and the biggest fear today was to have a crash or to be unlucky. So that’s why we were trying to stay in front with the guys. Then, the last 1,3km was a straight line, so then I could slow a bit down and just follow the wheels."
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