On this roundup of biking information from the Vuelta and past, we take you thru levels 3–5, from David Gaudu and Ben Turner gorgeous the peloton to Jonas Vingegaard reclaiming management in Stage 5’s group time trial — plus below-the-headlines Vuelta information, rider and group updates — and a take a look at the rider who could have the preferred social media presence of all.
TOP STORY:
- Gaudu’s Upset, Turner’s Breakthrough, Vingegaard’s Return: Vuelta 2025 Ignites
Race Information:
- Riders In, Out of Worlds
- Paret-Peintre Leaves Vuelta
- $250K in Bikes Heisted from Visma at Vuelta
- Israel-Premier Tech’s TTT Place Slowed by Protesters, then Restored by Vuelta Organizers
- Jonas Abrahamsen First Up the Wall on the Muur Basic
Rider and Crew Information:
- The Freeze Has Thawed: INEOS Indicators French RR Champ Dorian Godon
- EF Schooling-Simple Submit Strikes Tour de l’Avenir Stage Winner Hobbs to the Massive Leagues
- Nice Britain Biking Crew Pronounces Lineup for Tour of Britain
- Ceratizit Professional Biking Crew to Shut on the finish of 2025 Season
- Derek Gee and Israel Premier Tech in Contract Standoff
- What Can We Be taught from…Victor Campenaerts’ VLOGs?
Gaudu’s Upset, Turner’s Breakthrough, Vingegaard’s Return: Vuelta 2025 Ignites
Since our final EuroTrash, we’ve seen a pair of eyepopping, heartwarming outcomes — adopted by a return to kind.
First, in Stage 3, David Gaudu of Groupama–FDJ launched a superbly timed, completely lined uphill sprint to steal victory from Mads Pedersen and a surprisingly-sprinting Jonas Vingegaard in Ceres, catching everybody off guard. The win, his first Grand Tour stage triumph since 2020, vaulted him stage with Vingegaard within the basic classification, although the Dane retained the pink jersey on tie-breaker standards.
Stage 4 was a unique sort of race, however supplied a equally shocking consequence, Ben Turner of Ineos Grenadiers charged by within the closing meters to clinch his first-ever Grand Tour stage win, edging out Pedersen, Jasper Philipsen, and the remainder of the dash crew — admittedly a watered-down one for this Vuelta, however nonetheless, few anticipated Turner’s triumph. (Many, nonetheless, discovered the victory gratifying: Turner, evidently one of many best-liked riders within the professional peloton, was a (very) last-minute call-up to the Vuelta. He’d began the Renewi Tour in Belgium, however when a spot on Ineos’ Vuelta squad opened, he jumped on the probability. After his win, he acknowledged, “I’d do something to race these races,” and was overcome with emotion to the purpose of craughing.)
Gaudu inherited the pink jersey in Stage 4, by advantage of higher placings over Vingegaard, however the donning was short-lived, because the Stage 5 Crew Time Trial turned the race in Jonas’ favor: UAE Crew Emirates-XRG powered to the win, nevertheless it was Vingegaard’s Visma | Lease A Bike squad that delivered below stress, ending simply eight seconds again. In the meantime, Juan Ayuso, João Almeida, and Marc Soler vaulted right into a tie for second place general, all simply eight seconds behind the chief.
Subsequent up: Stage 6 heads into Andorra—a mountain check primed to shake up the GC with real climbing drama.
RACE NEWS
Riders In, Out of Worlds
The World Championships startlist is proving much more fluid than is typical for the end-of-season race, possible due to each the attract and concern about driving within the largely uncharted nation of Rwanda.
Right here’s our greatest understanding of who’s in and who’s out — as of press time.
- Ben Healy of Crew Eire appears in. Eddie Dunbar too.
- Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift winner Pauline Ferrand-Prévot initially mentioned she received’t trip in Rwanda, choosing Gravel Worlds as a substitute — however not too long ago steered she’ll particpate in any case.
- Aussies Ben O’Connor and Sarah Gigante received’t compete — the latter having not too long ago crashed severely — however Jay Vine and Luke Plapp will contest the time trial, and Michael Matthews and Jai Hindley will begin the street race.
- Tadej Pogaçar has signaled — however not dedicated — his participation.
- Wout is out.
- Mathieu van der Poel will trip at Worlds — Mountain Bike Worlds, that’s. (Idiot him as soon as…idiot him twice…idiot him once more?)
- Jonas Vingegaard received’t trip in Rwanda, however the course being the “hardest ever,” with almost 18,000 toes of climbing.
- Norwegian riders will possible skip the race week after nationwide group supervisor Thor Hushovd discouraged participation.
Crew USA has introduced their squad, together with a couple of riders who’ve been incomes sturdy World Tour outcomes:
Elite Males
- Will Barta (Boise, Idaho; Movistar Crew) – Highway Race, Time Trial
- Luke Lamperti (Sebastopol, Calif.; Soudal Fast-Step) – Highway Race
- Magnus Sheffield (Pittsford, N.Y.; Ineos Grenadiers) – Highway Race, Time Trial
- Quinn Simmons (Durango, Colo.; Lidl-Trek) – Highway Race
- Kevin Vermaerke (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.; Crew Picnic PostNL) – Highway Race
- Larry Warbasse (Traverse Metropolis, Mich.; Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Crew) – Highway Race
Elite Ladies
- Chloe Dygert (Brownsburg, Ind.; CANYON//SRAM Racing) – Highway Race, Time Trial
- Ruth Edwards (Nederland, Colo.; Human Powered Well being Biking) – Highway Race, Time Trial
Notably lacking from this crew: McNulty, Powless and Faulkner.
Pez might be on the bottom in the course of the street races in Rwanda, so we’ll make sure you preserve you posted because the startlist evolves!
Paret-Peintre Leaves Vuelta
The T-Rex has misplaced some chunk: Valentin Paret-Peintre has left the Vuelta a España resulting from sickness, Crew Soudal Fast-Step introduced on social media. The Tour de France Mont Ventoux winner sat tenth within the GC after three levels, however fell unwell and was pressured to drop out throughout Stage 4.
€250K in Bikes Heisted from Visma at Vuelta
Visma | Lease A Bike’s streak of tough luck continues at this Vuelta a España: The night time after sprinter Axel Zingle twice dislocated his shoulder and had his bike stolen whereas within the ambulance (and after group and race chief Jonas Vingegaard additionally crashed), 18 of the group’s bicycles, valued at round €250,000, have been swiped in Turin. The theft occurred simply hours after Vingegaard claimed victory on stage 2 and took the pink jersey as general chief. Police have launched an investigation, whereas Visma mechanics scrambled to switch gear earlier than stage 3.
Israel-Premier Tech’s TTT Place Slowed by Protesters, then Restored by Vuelta Organizers
Throughout stage 5 of the Vuelta a España, protesters waving Palestinian flags blocked Crew Israel Premier Tech throughout their group time trial, disrupting their efficiency as a number of riders have been pressured to sluggish or halt. Organizers responded by adjusting the group’s classification, restoring their time to account for the delay attributable to the protest, in search of to make sure equity for the affected squad. The group condemned the incident, emphasizing rider security and the significance of protest actions not interfering with competitors.
Previous to the organizers’ choice, IPT had achieved the Nineteenth-fastest time — out of 23 groups — however afterwards have been in 14th place. The time restoration saved the top-20 GC positions of the group’s highest-placed riders, Marco Frigo and Matthew Riccitello.
Jonas Abrahamsen First Up the Wall on the Muur Basic
Uno-X Mobility’s Jonas Abrahamsen claimed victory on the 2025 Muur Basic Geraardsbergen after a daring, attacking trip. He broke away with round two hours remaining and repeatedly excelled on the climbs, notably the enduring Muur van Geraardsbergen, dropping his rivals on Denderoordberg for a solo end. Mark Donovan managed second, whereas Jenno Berckmoes sprinted to 3rd. The early break was caught earlier than the ultimate hour, however Abrahamsen’s repeated accelerations stored him away from each breakaway companions and the lowered peloton, enabling a strong, tactical win on this demanding 177.8-kilometre race.
RIDER & TEAM NEWS
The Freeze Has Thawed: INEOS Indicators French RR Champ Dorian Godon
It seems the INEOS Grenadiers is again to including riders to its roster: not too long ago topped French street race champion Dorian Godon will trip for the British group for the subsequent three years.
Mentioned Godon of the signing, “It’s an honour to signal with the INEOS Grenadiers…Signing a multi-year deal is an actual present of belief. I need to make the French champion’s jersey – and the moustache – shine. The previous few months I’ve watched the group racing with power and unity within the bunch, and that’s actually impressed me. I can’t wait to be part of that.”
EF Schooling-Simple Submit Strikes Tour de l’Avenir Stage Winner Hobbs to the Massive Leagues
Capitalizing on a current spate of profitable racing, English rider Noah Hobbs will trip in Grand Tour races with EF Schooling-EasyPost subsequent season. The 21 year-old sprinter received the primary stage on the Tour de l’Avenir — his eighth win this season.
“EF Schooling-EasyPost is a group that matches with all the explanations I really like biking,” mentioned Hobbs. “They’re a bit completely different, a bit on the market, and all of the riders and workers are superb. I’ve solely been on the U23 for a couple of months, however what’s clear is that everybody is glad to be a part of the group…I’m wanting ahead to racing alongside riders who I can study from and develop with.”
Nice Britain Biking Crew Pronounces Lineup for Tour of Britain
The Nice Britain Biking Crew (GBCT) introduced its six beginning riders for the upcoming Lloyds Tour of Britain.
Two riders will make their debuts — Ben Chilton and Huw Buck-Jones — alongside a pair of returnees from the 2024 race, Ben Wiggins and Josh Golliker, with Josh Charlton and Matt Bostock finishing the line-up that may pull on the nationwide group jerseys within the race.
Bostock is the group’s sprinter, whereas Charlton received the British U23 time trial. Menawhile, Ben Wiggins — sure, Brad Wiggins’ son — is a former junior world and European champion on the observe, driving in his second season of racing with the celebrated Hagens Berman Jayco improvement group.
The Lloyds Tour of Britain Males begins on Tuesday 2 September with a pair of levels in Suffolk, the primary from Woodbridge to Southwold, earlier than a leg beginning and ending in Stowmarket. Following levels absorb Milton Keynes and a primary go to to Ampthill in Central Bedfordshire, earlier than a difficult Warwickshire stage ending in a hilltop end at Burton Dassett Hills Nation Park.
The race concludes with a brace of difficult levels in south Wales, the primary together with a double ascent of The Tumble, earlier than a closing stage between the Geraint Thomas Nationwide Velodrome of Wales in Newport to the Welsh capital, Cardiff, on Sunday 7 September.
Ceratizit Professional Biking Crew to Shut on the finish of 2025 Season
After greater than a decade within the peloton, Ceratizit Professional Biking has confirmed it can stop operations on the finish of the present season, with its closing race going down on the Maryland Basic within the US on sixth September 2025.
Over eleven seasons, the group celebrated 65 street victories, 13 UCI Ladies’s WorldTour triumphs, together with a Tour de France Femmes stage win, 16 observe world titles, and 4 Olympic medals.
Crew supervisor Claude Solar acknowledged the burden of the choice: “The present financial local weather has considerably impacted the power to take care of a WorldTour group. Regardless of our greatest efforts to safe new sponsorship, escalating prices and present circumstances have made it not possible to proceed.
“It’s with deep remorse that we verify the tip of CERATIZIT Professional Biking after this season. Our heartfelt thanks go to the Ceratizit Group, Orbea and all of our sponsors for a decade of unwavering assist, and to all of our riders, workers, and followers for his or her dedication and fervour over time.”
Derek Gee and Israel Premier Tech in Contract Standoff
The dispute between Derek Gee and Israel Premier Tech erupted after the rising rider introduced he had formally terminated his contract with the group—regardless of the group sustaining that his contract, which prolonged to 2028, was nonetheless legitimate. Gee acknowledged that “sure points merely made my continuation on the group untenable,” however didn’t element the circumstances, although he emphasised the choice was made for “legit causes” after cautious consideration.
Israel Premier Tech responded that Gee’s authorized discover of termination was sudden and that negotiations about contract circumstances had been ongoing previous to the dispute. With the state of affairs unresolved, the matter has been referred to the UCI and authorized representatives. Rumors have swirled relating to a attainable transfer to Ineos Grenadiers, however Gee insists no contact with different groups has occurred.
What Can We Be taught from…Victor Campenaerts’ Instagram?
This entry — the third in our “What Can We Be taught From…” collection — was too apparent to disregard any longer.
Sometimes we overview a rider’s social media to glean insights about their aspirations, the challenges they face, and the state of play within the professional biking world. However with Campanaerts’ Instagram, we truly study…stuff.
The one-time hour document holder has been vlogging for a while, however not too long ago has turned his movies into trivia-fests, with teammate/straight man Matteo Jorgenson providing a “reality of the day,” and way more. So whereas we would not study what Campanaerts’ objectives are for his profession, we do find out about Nutella, the River Po, Salvador Dalí, and way more. Alongside the best way we see his teammates relieving Grand Tour stress with some somewhat sophomoric humor.
When you haven’t tuned into Campy’s vlogs, we strongly encourage you to take action. You may study one thing! However you’ll undoubtedly giggle.
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