2022 Vuelta a España Stage 8 Results & Recap
Stage 8 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
Vine doubles in first week
Jay Vine took another decisive win at the Vuelta a Espana, crushing his competitors on the final climb of a hard mountain stage. Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates) was second, 20 seconds behind and Rein Taaramäe (Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux) took third. VIne also takes over the KOM competition after claiming every KOM on the menu today.
"On the first climb, I wasn’t sure we would be able to stay away, they seemed to be chasing pretty intently. I decided to target the first couple of KOMs. Then in the valley we had a really good group. The FDJ were three in the move and Quick-Step were controlling so I thought it was good to take the KOM points without too much struggle but the stage was still the main goal. Lutsenko did a starting move and I was sort of in this wheel so I decided to follow. After he pulled off, it was sort of a 25 minutes effort from there, similar to what I did two days ago. I decided to keep the pressure on. After a minute and a half, I kept going going to the next hairpin, I looked behind and there was no one. It’s incredible [to win two stages]. I think I’ve just got so much more confidence after that first one. I got that monkey off my back. I just enjoyed today. It was such a fun day!"
Mads Pedersen (Trek - Segafredo) takes over green and Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) remains in red.
"The plan was actually to finish the day without too much effort but then I managed to be in the first group on the first climb. The break started to go and I thought why not be up there. I don’t think I spent much more energy being in the break than sitting in the tail at the end of the peloton. I think it was a good way of getting 20 points. It’s nice [to get the jersey] but I’m only 5 points ahead and the race is still long. We keep fighting to get more points. I can get there in breakaways, in the sprints and also in the TT. But for sure tomorrow I will definitely not be on the front."
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