2022 Vuelta a España Stage 7 Results & Recap
Stage 7 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
Herrada wins stage 7 of the Vuelta a Espana
Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) edged past Samuele Battistella (Astana Qazaqstan) and Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious) in Cisterna to take his second career stage win at the Vuelta a Espana after spending a long 190km day off the front with five other riders. The peloton misjudged the strength of the escapees, and failed to deliver their sprinters to the line in what expert predicted to be a toss up between a day for the sprinters or the breakaway on stage 7.
"It’s crazy! Into the last 3km, the gaps made it clear we would make it," Herrada said. "I had to be patient in the last km, following wheels. I knew there were fast men in the group but I trusted my sprint. We fought until the line and I could make it. It’s very important. It was hard to open up a significant gap for the breakaway. We had to go hard on the climb. We worked well together and it was about giving it all until the end. We knew the finale and the wind could play in our favour. After Marc [Soler]’s victory, Spain takes a second stage win. We’re happy. Tomorrow will be very hard but we’ll savour this win."
Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) remains in the red jersey and is still 21 seconds ahead of Rudy Molard in the overall classification.
"It was the perfect scenario for us that two teams wanted to control the race and we didn’t have to do anything, so everybody could try to recover from yesterday’s race. At the end, everybody was doing well, we were in control and relaxed. Of course, it’s a pity for the teams working in the bunch not to catch the breakaway, but there was a really strong group in the front. I have a nice advantage now, so I would also be happy if I could just keep this time gap over the rest, but of course, if there’s an opportunity, I will not let it go. It’s a three week race, and arriving to the time trial with an advantage will be better than being behind."
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