{"id":175121,"date":"2019-08-26T10:15:53","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T10:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=175121"},"modified":"2019-08-26T10:15:53","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T10:15:53","slug":"nicholas-roche-in-the-lead-of-la-vuelta-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2019\/08\/26\/nicholas-roche-in-the-lead-of-la-vuelta-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicholas Roche in the Lead of La Vuelta and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it. So, what did you miss?<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Defending the red jersey<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Nicholas Roche already won stages at La Vuelta in 2013 and 2015 but he only stayed in red for one day last time. This year, he hopes to change that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will defend it for as long as I can,\u201d Roche said firmly. Can he pull off an \u201cAlaphilippe\u201d?<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just one word for now&#8230; Happy.<br \/>@TeamSunweb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6RSRK5tkhE\">pic.twitter.com\/6RSRK5tkhE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; nicholas roche (@nicholasroche) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicholasroche\/status\/1165719077769404417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>With the sprints coming in the next days, Sunweb\u2019s sports director Luke Roberts believes the Irishman could keep the red through stage five.<br \/>\nHowever, he was lucky to don it at all. Nairo Quintana attacked on the final climb, won the stage and now sits just two seconds down on Roche in the GC. The 35-year-old focused on Rigoberto Ur\u00e1n who was the closest guy behind him in the GC before stage 2 started and staying in front of him was enough in the end.<\/p>\n<h4>Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a 2019: Stage 2<\/h4>\n<p>1. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) \u2013 5:11:17<br \/>\n2. Nicolas Roche (Sunweb) + 5s<br \/>\n3. Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d (Jumbo-Visma)<br \/>\n4. Rigoberto Ur\u00e1n (EF Education First)<br \/>\n5. Fabio Aru (UAE Team Emirates)<br \/>\n6. Mikel Nieve (Mitchelton-Scott) + 8s<br \/>\n7. Sergio Higuita (EF Education First) + 37s<br \/>\n8. Tadej Poga\u010dar (UAE Team Emirates)<br \/>\n9. Alex Aranburu (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA)<br \/>\n10. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)<\/p>\n<h4>General classification after stage 2<\/h4>\n<p>1. Nicolas Roche (Sunweb) \u2013 5:26:12<br \/>\n2. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) + 2s<br \/>\n3. Rigoberto Ur\u00e1n (EF Education First) + 8s<br \/>\n4. Mikel Nieve (Mitchelton-Scott) + 22s<br \/>\n5. Miguel \u00c1ngel L\u00f3pez (Astana) + 33s<br \/>\n6. Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d (Jumbo-Visma) + 36s<br \/>\n7. Wilco Kelderman (Sunweb) + 38s<br \/>\n8. Sergio Higuita (EF Education First) + 40s<br \/>\n9. Davide Formolo (Bora-Hansgrohe) + 46s<br \/>\n10. Rafa\u0142 Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe, the same time<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Watch out for yourself<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B1WRPcjItBv\/<\/p>\n<h2><strong>They are thin<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m not saying the walls in my hotel room in Japan are thin, but when the guy next door sneezed and I said \u201cbless you\u201d, I heard a \u201cthank you\u201d afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sir Chris Hoy (@chrishoy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrishoy\/status\/1163442906184736774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Somebody should check up on him<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I thought <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProCyclingStats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@procyclingstats<\/a> had been hacked with some horrific subliminal message, before I realised Google had just decided to translate the names. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QzZaxz4zOk\">pic.twitter.com\/QzZaxz4zOk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Lloyd (@daniellloyd1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/daniellloyd1\/status\/1163404040514035712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it. 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