The return to Spain
“It can’t be this kind of circuit. We have passed through the same town seven times, ”complains the Murcian
The passage through Utrecht, s’Hertogenbosch and Breda of the third stage of La Vuelta a España was a success with the public this Sunday. A party for each town, where the fans took to the streets. But it also meant a factory of nerves and tension for the peloton. Narrowing of the road, curves of ninety degrees and more, steps through the center of many towns, islets… And this made Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) from Murcia very angry, who was especially critical of the route designed by the organization. “Better I don’t want to say anything,” he would let go when he reached the finish line.
“There have been no more falls because we control incredibly well,” he said on a day that unlike the previous day in Utrecht, where he suffered a fall without consequences in the final 700 meters, he managed to “save the day.” “It can’t be this kind of circuit. We have passed through the same town seven times and it seems that there were no more towns to pass through here, “complained an annoyed Valverde.
Irish Bora-Hansgrohe rider Sam Bennett won the sprint in a tight stage. As he did on Saturday, Bennett did not drop from the peloton and achieved another victory in a tight finish line. Two for two for the Irishman, who was quicker than Mads Petersen, Daniel McLay and Bryan Coquard. Since the 2019 edition, only Primoz Roglic (9) has achieved more stage wins in La Vuelta than Sam Bennet (five, like Fabio Jakobsen).
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