{"id":5526,"date":"2023-09-13T15:50:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T13:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/uk\/?p=5526"},"modified":"2023-09-15T15:50:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T13:50:46","slug":"jonas-vingegaard-on-winning-stage-16-i-wanted-to-win-for-my-best-friend-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/uk\/2023\/09\/13\/jonas-vingegaard-on-winning-stage-16-i-wanted-to-win-for-my-best-friend-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonas Vingegaard on Winning Stage 16: \u2018I wanted to win for my best friend today\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>On a day marred by tragic news regarding his teammate Nathan Van Hooydonck&#8217;s critical condition following a car accident in Belgium, Jonas Vingegaard triumphed in an emotionally charged stage 16 of the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a. The Danish cyclist soared to victory with a powerful solo performance, later dedicating his win to his ailing best friend.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.letour.fr\/en\/\">The Tour de France<\/a> winner showcased exceptional skills on the last stretch to Bejes, taking a solo win that carved out over a minute&#8217;s lead on race leader and fellow Jumbo-Visma teammate, Sepp Kuss. This stellar performance marks Vingegaard&#8217;s second stage victory within four days, propelling him to second place overall, and nudging out another teammate, Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d, in the process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I\u2019m just happy to win today,&#8221; commented an emotional Vingegaard at the finish line. He continued, &#8220;We had some terrible news this morning, and I wanted to win for my best friend today. Luckily now, there is good news about his condition. That\u2019s a big relief for me, for the team, and I hope he will recover soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dramatic day unfolded with Vingegaard breaking away at the 3.9km mark, an audacious move that none could match. Instead of defending Kuss&#8217; lead, the team adopted a strategy that saw Vingegaard aggressively attacking the steep ramps, ultimately flying solo to an uncontestable victory.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The day\u2019s stage featured a diverse, punchy route that attracted a bevy of riders aiming for a spot in the day\u2019s break. Initially, a group of ten riders broke away, including notable names like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2023\/09\/08\/groves-march-to-la-vueltas-skoda-green-jersey-hit-a-few-speed-bumps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaden Groves<\/a> (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Romain Bardet (dsm-firmenich). This break seemed promising but was constantly chased down by the Ineos Grenadiers, who were conspicuously missing from the front group.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"nl\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfc6 \ud835\udc71\ud835\udc90\ud835\udc8f\ud835\udc82\ud835\udc94 \ud835\udc7d\ud835\udc8a\ud835\udc8f\ud835\udc88\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc88\ud835\udc82\ud835\udc82\ud835\udc93\ud835\udc85<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;\ud83d\udc51 Primer rey de \ud835\udc35\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc57\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc60.<br \/>&#8230;\ud83d\udc51 The first King of \ud835\udc35\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc57\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc60.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SprintCycling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SprintCycling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LaVuelta23?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LaVuelta23<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YMh3TwuDQP\">pic.twitter.com\/YMh3TwuDQP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; La Vuelta (@lavuelta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lavuelta\/status\/1701622797380771921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the race unfolded amidst rain and chaos on the roads, a relentless series of attacks kept everyone on their toes. Despite the repeated efforts of the Ineos Grenadiers to reel in the break, a new one finally established itself past the halfway mark, spearheaded by the likes of Mattia Cattaneo (Soudal Quick-Step) and Julius van den Berg (EF Education-EasyPost).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With 10km left to the finish line, the stage was set for a general classification battle on the challenging, punchy finish. Jumbo-Visma showcased their control as Vingegaard launched the first substantial attack with only 3.7km left, shaking off pursuers with a pace that seemed unbeatable. This was followed by an attack by Rogli\u010d, aiming to minimize his losses to Vingegaard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the internal competition, Kuss managed to retain the red jersey, holding a 29-second lead over Vingegaard, and further leads on Rogli\u010d and the closest non-Jumbo challenger, Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vingegaard is looking forward to cherishing this moment of victory, saying, &#8220;Now I just want to enjoy this moment and not think about that,&#8221; when asked about his team&#8217;s plans moving forward.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The race is set to continue its thrilling journey with Wednesday\u2019s stage, which will feature the Altu de L&#8217;Angliru, a notoriously challenging climb that promises to be a decisive element in this gripping edition of the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Stage 16 results<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>VINGEGAARD Jonas (Jumbo-Visma) &#8211; 02:38:23<\/li>\n<li>FISHER-BLACK Finn (UAE Team Emirates) &#8211; 02:39:06 (+00:43)<\/li>\n<li>POELS Wout (Bahrain Victorious) &#8211; 02:39:12 (+00:49)<\/li>\n<li>STORER Michael (Groupama-FDJ) &#8211; 02:39:18 (+00:55)<\/li>\n<li>AYUSO Juan (UAE Team Emirates) &#8211; 02:39:24 (+01:01)<\/li>\n<li>MAS Enric (Movistar Team) &#8211; 02:39:24 (+01:01)<\/li>\n<li>VLASOV Aleksandr (BORA-hansgrohe) &#8211; 02:39:24 (+01:01)<\/li>\n<li>ROGLIC Primoz (Jumbo-Visma) &#8211; 02:39:24 (+01:01)<\/li>\n<li>LANDA Mikel (Bahrain Victorious) &#8211; 02:39:28 (+01:05)<\/li>\n<li>KUSS Sepp (Jumbo-Visma) &#8211; 02:39:28 (+01:05)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>GC after stage 16<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>KUSS Sepp (Jumbo-Visma) &#8211; 57:18:10<\/li>\n<li>VINGEGAARD Jonas (Jumbo-Visma) &#8211; 57:18:39 (+00:29)<\/li>\n<li>ROGLIC Primoz (Jumbo-Visma) &#8211; 57:19:43 (+01:33)<\/li>\n<li>AYUSO Juan (UAE Team Emirates) &#8211; 57:20:43 (+02:33)<\/li>\n<li>MAS Enric (Movistar Team) &#8211; 57:21:12 (+03:02)<\/li>\n<li>SOLER Marc (UAE Team Emirates) &#8211; 57:21:38 (+03:28)<\/li>\n<li>LANDA Mikel (Bahrain Victorious) &#8211; 57:22:22 (+04:12)<\/li>\n<li>VLASOV Aleksandr (BORA-hansgrohe) &#8211; 57:23:08 (+04:58)<\/li>\n<li>UIJTDEBROEKS Cian (BORA-hansgrohe) &#8211; 57:23:48 (+05:38)<\/li>\n<li>ALMEIDA Joao (UAE Team Emirates) &#8211; 57:26:53 (+08:43)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a day marred by tragic news regarding his teammate Nathan Van Hooydonck&#8217;s critical condition following a car accident in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":178,"featured_media":5535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"global-categories":[],"class_list":["post-5526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-the-latest"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - 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