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00:00 Stage 18 is the last big mountains day of this Vuelta.
00:05 Jumbo-Visma will no doubt be celebrating overall victory in Madrid on Sunday, but which of
00:10 their riders will be topping the podium?
00:11 That's the big question.
00:14 Superdomestique turned race leader Sepp Kurs has an advantage of just 8 seconds over Jonas
00:18 Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic isn't far behind.
00:21 "Yeah, to be honest I actually hope that he will keep the jersey.
00:28 I would love to see Sepp winning this Vuelta a España."
00:31 "The team has given me their support and they really want to support me but I also
00:37 have to deliver and stay focused in these stages and do my best.
00:45 We still have so much to race."
00:49 Since cracking on the road to the Tourmalet, Remco Evenepoel has been targeting stage wins
00:53 and the polka dot jersey, which he could mathematically secure today.
00:58 "I think it would be nice if I can just grab some more points on the road today, try to
01:04 secure the jersey today.
01:05 We'll have to see also how the legs feel after yesterday because it was quite an effort yesterday
01:10 but of course if the situation is there we'll try to go for the jersey first of all and
01:16 then we hope for the stage win.
01:18 It doesn't have to be with me but it can also be a teammate for today."
01:22 Romain Bardet was second behind Evenepoel on stage 14, having already come third on
01:27 stage 6 and the Frenchman would love to finish this Vuelta on a high note.
01:31 "I hope to be in front today and to cross this last step which is not a victory for
01:38 me."
01:39 "In front today means to do a red with Remco?"
01:41 "Yes, why not.
01:42 I think the hat will go to the end today."
01:45 There are over 4,000 metres of climbing on stage 18 which features the race's final
01:50 summit finish, the unprecedented Cruz de Linares.
01:53 As Bardet says it looks well suited to a strong breakaway before a potential skirmish between
01:58 the teammates Kurs, Wengergaard and Roglic for overall glory.
02:07 After around 15km of hard racing, a group of 14 riders managed to fight their way out
02:12 of the peloton.
02:13 No surprises to see Evenepoel up there looking to wrap up the mountains classification and
02:18 perhaps take another stage win.
02:21 He was joined by Andreas Krohn in his fifth breakaway of this Vuelta and other talented
02:25 climbers including Damiano Caruso, Egan Bernal, Max Puhl and Andrea Piccolo who wore the red
02:31 jersey on stage 3.
02:33 The peloton quickly decided to leave them to it and the gap soared out to over six minutes
02:38 before the first of the day's five climbs, the front group collaborating nicely at an
02:42 average speed of nearly 43km/h.
02:47 At the top of the Alta del Acer Stafas is Remco Evenepoel who goes to the top, he strides
02:53 forward it's five points into his pocket.
03:05 Evenepoel inching closer to victory in the mountains classification as the breakaway
03:09 continued to increase their advantage.
03:12 By the time they reached the second climb, the gap was up to ten minutes.
03:16 Next up was the Puerto de San Lorenzo, a tough hike of 9.9km at an average of 8.6% with pinches
03:23 at over 15%.
03:24 A couple of riders in the breakaway weren't looking too comfortable including Bernal.
03:30 The former Tour de France and Giro d'Italia winner has had a difficult comeback since
03:34 his terrible accident in early 2022 but to his credit the Colombian was hanging in there.
03:39 Ten more points for Remco at the summit giving him an unassailable lead over Vingegaard in
03:51 the standings.
03:52 As long as he completes the race he'll go home with that polka dot jersey.
04:01 The front group still holding firm.
04:03 At this point only the French sprinter Hugo Hofstetter had been dropped with others catching
04:07 up on the descents.
04:09 The gap still over ten minutes heading into the final 60k.
04:13 Well the group finally began to split on the short but steep Alto de Tenebrado.
04:20 Evanapool leading the way followed by Caruso, Poole, Kroon, Orsolan and Bernal just about.
04:26 The stage winner was bound to come from this sextet.
04:33 Or make that an octet as Piccolo and Julian Bernal caught up before the first of two climbs
04:38 up the Cruz de Linares.
04:40 At the base of the Puerto de la Cruz de Linares.
04:48 And now we see a big injection of pace from Andreas Kroon.
04:54 Well Kroon was the first man to up the tempo but the Danes move back fired as Evanapool
04:59 countered.
05:00 The Belgian looking strong as he surged clear with Caruso and Poole.
05:04 Kroon soon going backwards.
05:09 The GC teams were also getting their game faces on with Bahrain Victorious taking over
05:13 from Jumbo Visma at the front.
05:15 They were looking to push Mikel Landa up to fourth overall.
05:20 Now we start to see Remco Evanapool stretch forward on this climb.
05:26 Evanapool dropping Caruso and Poole wouldn't last much longer.
05:31 And now this is a big move and a big move from Remco Evanapool.
05:38 The Belgian engaging the afterburners and absolutely flying up this climb.
05:42 By the summit he already led Poole by a minute and a half.
05:48 Evanapool able to enjoy a victory lap as he closed on his third stage success of this
05:53 race.
05:54 The focus was now on the group of favourites where Landa was testing Juan Ayuso but he
05:59 was unable to shake off his fellow Spaniards.
06:03 Meanwhile Jumbo Visma appeared to have settled their leadership debate with Dyngegar and
06:07 Roglic protecting the red jersey of Sepp Kuss in the final.
06:11 Evanapool who all but has sealed the deal in the King of the Mountains competition is
06:18 about to take a third Grand Tour stage victory in three weeks.
06:23 He won in week one here in Love Welter up to Arendzal.
06:27 He won on Saturday in week two and now Remco Evanapool as he points to his head.
06:34 The smart man Mr Remco Evanapool is going to win here up to the Puerto de la Cruz de
06:40 la Neres.
06:41 An unprecedented climb.
06:42 His 50th professional victory.
06:48 Evanapool bringing up that 50th career win at the age of just 23 and remarkably 32 of
06:53 them have been solo efforts.
06:55 Despite his GC woes the defending champion will finish the race with at least three stage
07:00 wins and the polka dot jersey.
07:04 It has been an amazing world even though the GC plan didn't work out but I think we can
07:10 be very proud and it's amazing to finish the stage with such a good feeling and to have
07:17 such good legs in the end of the world.
07:19 It means that I keep improving and I just had a bit of a bad week in the second week
07:23 so I think we should just be happy and proud.
07:32 Evanapool's margin of victory was 4 minutes 44 over Caruso.
07:35 Ayuso led in the GC favourites at 9 minutes 29 with Kuss even gaining a few seconds on
07:40 Wingergaard after the day and eased off in the final metres.
07:44 The American takes the lead of 17 seconds into the last three stages, two of which are
07:48 flat as a pancake.
07:49 Ayuso still has 19 seconds on Landa who is himself 11 seconds ahead of Maas.
07:55 Evanapool's set to become just the second Belgian to win the Vueltas Mountains classification
08:00 after Thomas de Gendt in 2018, his lead a massive 78 points.
08:05 And Ayuso will finish up as the race's best young rider.
08:08 He has a handsome margin of 3 minutes and 37 seconds over Kian Utterbroeks.
08:15 After a series of intense days in the mountains it's back to the plains tomorrow with a sprint
08:19 stage to Iscar.
08:20 Caden Groves is no doubt the favourite but anything is possible in the third week of
08:24 a Grand Tour.
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