Race Report: Jasper Philipsen received a textual content e book transition stage (learn: break goes, will get caught, bunch dash) of the 2025 Vuelta a Espana from Monzón Templario to Zaragoza (163.5km) – by a wheel forward of Elia Viviani (Lotto) and Ethan Vernon (Israel Premier Tech).
The primary winner of La Vuelta 25 can be the primary to lift his arms twice on this version. Already the quickest in Novara on stage 1, Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) delivered one other spectacular dash to get the higher of Elia Viviani (Lotto) and Ethan Vernon (Israel Premier Tech) in Zaragoza.
Final Km – Stage 8 – La Vuelta 2025
The Aragonese capital hosted a stage end for the fiftieth time within the race’s historical past, and the Belgian star joined icons reminiscent of his compatriots Gustaaf Deloor, Roger De Vlaeminck and Eddy Planckaert on the winners’ record right here. Philipsen has now claimed 15 Grand Tour stage victories — 10 on the Tour de France and 5 at La Vuelta. In the meantime, Torstein Træen (Bahrain Victorious) held on to La Roja for one more day, on the eve of the ultimate stage of week 1: a mountainous showdown in direction of the Valdezcaray ski resort.
After two mountainous days heading to and popping out of Andorra, La Vuelta 25 settles in Spain with a flat 163.5km stage from Monzon to Zaragoza. Will or not it’s a sprinters’ delight? There aren’t any categorised climbs on the course. However the wind is used to altering the script on this space…
Native hero Samitier on the transfer
Three riders set off because the quickly because the flag drops. Sergio Samitier (Cofidis) is especially motivated because the stage passes by his hometown Barbastro early within the stage (km 11). He’s joined on the entrance by two different Spanish attackers: Joan Bou (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), a ordinary suspect for lengthy vary assaults at La Vuelta, and José Luis Faura (Burgos-Burpellet-BH).
None of them pose a risk to Torstein Træen’s La Roja (Samitier trails by 8’56’’). It’s as much as the sprinters’ groups to manage the hole. Quick males eye a uncommon alternative to shine and the attackers’ lead hits its most early within the stage, with 4’10’’ at km 20.
Philipsen flies previous everybody
The lead trio work effectively collectively towards the wind. Native hero Sergio Samitier goes first on the intermediate dash. Lower than two minutes behind, Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) is the primary rider from the bunch on the road to attain 13 factors.
Race chief Træen Torstein stated after that he was rather more relaxed immediately.
Bou and Samitier up the ante because the peloton shut in on them within the streets of Zaragoza. As they enter the ultimate 23.4-km loop across the end city, they drop Faura, who’s quickly reeled in by the bunch. His two breakaway companions endure the identical destiny with 17 km to go.
Pressure rises forward of a quick paced finale. Elia Viviani’s Lotto take the helm contained in the final kilometre, however no person can resist Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) within the ultimate metres, taking his fifth La Vuelta stage win, the second on this version, and his fifteenth Grand Tour victory.
Vuelta 2025 Stage 9 Route Preview Video
Outcomes Vuelta Stage 8 » Monzón Templario › Zaragoza (163.5km)
General Outcomes After Stage 8
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