Refresh
140km to go
Eddie Dunbar (Jayco AlUla) launches the subsequent transfer on a steeper portion of the climb, after the Australian group have regarded to assault this climb. 9.3km to the crest.
A lot of the larger riders are being spat out the again already with the tempo on the entrance staying extraordinarily excessive on this climb.
Wout van Aert makes one other small burst and swings off after not getting a lot separation. Reminder that he is one of many 4 jersey wearers in inexperienced alongside Adam Yates in polka-dots because the King of the Mountains, Ben O’Connor in purple because the race chief and Florian Lipowitz in white as the perfect younger rider.
Marc Soler getting concerned now for UAE Workforce Emirates because the motion heats up on the decrease slopes of this primary climb. Ineos Grenadiers additionally moving into the most recent small transfer by means of Oscar Rodriguez.
Cian Uijtdebroeks (Visma-Lease a Bike) is off the again of the peloton and struggling already. He was left confused at his lack of kind after dropping out of GC on stage 7 to Cordoba.
The riders at the moment are onto the Alto de Fonfría (15.3 km at 4.3%) climb and the Van Aert group has been reabsorbed with issues all again collectively. Rapidly the subsequent wave of assaults have been launched.
Van Aert launches one other transfer with two riders becoming a member of him – Harold Tejada (Astana Qazaqstan) and Mathis Le Berre (Arkéa-B&B Motels). They’ve eked out a small benefit forward of the foot of the climb.
150km to go
Inexperienced jersey Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) is now near the entrance as the subsequent transfer tries to drag away.
First few assaults are cancelled out by a lot of curiosity behind. Subsequent waves coming each time somebody is introduced again. UAE nonetheless trying very centered on being represented.
Large group of riders making an attempt to bridge throughout to McNulty and kind a powerful group in entrance earlier than the primary climb of the day – the Alto de Fonfría.
After that first transfer was marked, UAE are exhibiting clear intentions with one other transfer by means of Brandon McNulty. After their success with Yates on stage 9 and dropping key GC rider João Almeida, they’re clearly sticking to this aggressive stage-hunting plan.
Flag waved and it is time to go racing! UAE Workforce Emirates kick issues off with an assault by means of Jay Vine and the remainder of these desirous to get going early observe.
160KM TO GO
A lot of riders are proper up alongside the race director’s automotive prepared for the flag to drop. Ought to be fireworks proper from the go right here in Galicia.
Stage 10 begin
Race chief Ben O’Connor arrives for the second week and stage 10 of the Vuelta trying resplendent within the purple jersey. Can he maintain onto it and take an historic victory? Immediately would be the first problem with a difficult day to manage and the potential for somebody on GC very robust to get into the breakaway.
Mikel Landa (Soudal-QuickStep) trying sharp at the beginning in Ponteareas. He is sat fifth on GC heading into stage 10, 5:17 off the lead of O’Connor.
quarter-hour away from what needs to be an explosive begin and large battle to get into the breakaway with the climbing arriving virtually straight from the flag.
Meet up with how Yates took his beautiful first win on the Vuelta beneath:
Here is how the GC standings at present sit after an exhilarating ninth stage into Granada gained solo by Adam Yates from the break, who moved up 20 locations to seventh, with Richard Carapaz additionally making a giant transfer as much as third general because of his long-range assault out of the GC group.
Make certain to learn skilled Philippa York’s evaluation of the primary week of racing on the Vuelta:
The DNS listing grows as covid continues to work its manner by means of the Vuelta peloton with Laurens De Plus pulling out for the Ineos Grenadiers.
Reminder that Ben O’Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) leads the Vuelta heading into the second week by 3:53 over three-time winner Primož Roglič (Purple Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe). Learn what he needed to say on yesterday’s relaxation day beneath:
There are two non-starters identified to this point in Kobe Goossens (Intermarché-Wanty) and Harold Martín López (Astana Qazaqstan), with the previous struggling from a crash on stage 6 and sickness and the latter testing optimistic for COVID-19.
Riders are finishing sign-ons in Ponteareas forward of the neutralised roll out which is scheduled for 13:30 native time in Spain, forward of the flag drop and official begin at 13:42.
Here is the profile of stage 10, with 4 categorised climbs lining the route and providing up the potential for a powerful break or hopeful GC rider to make it in and make a distinction.
It is a powerful stage to get issues going once more from Ponteareas to Baiona over 160km on uphill roads with an awesome probability for the breakaway to get away on the Alto de Fonfría, a 15.4km climb that averages 4.2% gradient, which arrives within the opening 30km of racing.
Racing is again on the Vuelta after the primary relaxation day and a chaotic, thrilling and blazing sizzling first week. After a close to 1000km switch up from Granada on the south coast to the northwest of the nation in Galicia, the temperatures have mercifully dropped however the racing needs to be no much less thrilling.
Hi there and welcome to Cyclingnews‘ reside protection of stage 10 of the 2024 Vuelta a España!
