{"id":175425,"date":"2019-09-16T13:33:37","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T13:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=175425"},"modified":"2019-09-16T13:33:37","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T13:33:37","slug":"la-vuelta-rider-proposes-to-girlfriend-during-last-stage-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2019\/09\/16\/la-vuelta-rider-proposes-to-girlfriend-during-last-stage-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"La Vuelta Rider Proposes to Girlfriend During Last Stage 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><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Jes\u00fas Ezquerra\u2018s special day<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Merely finishing a Grand Tour is definitely a cause for celebration. However, Jes\u00fas Ezquerra took it one step further yesterday when he proposed to his girlfriend halfway through the processional stage. He organised for his girlfriend to sit in a team car to which he simply rode up to and popped the question. And the lucky bride-to-be said yes. The cameras were there to capture the moment which you can now watch below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">She said yes! \ud83d\udc8d\ud83d\udc70\ud83e\udd35\ud83d\udc92<\/p>\n<p>Jesus Ezquerra with a magnificent proposal on the final stage to Madrid! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LaVuelta19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LaVuelta19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0zqp3dxiRw\">pic.twitter.com\/0zqp3dxiRw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eurosport (@eurosport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eurosport\/status\/1173279110380081152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>You got to love the Danes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B2TlivsIR6A\/<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What a shot!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProCyclingStats\/status\/1170303107290533888<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is he still there?<\/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\">Out of habit i\u2019m going to sit in the bus for 5hours on our restday.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Thomas De Gendt (@DeGendtThomas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeGendtThomas\/status\/1171351687195439104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>That save<\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rory_Townsend1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Rory_Townsend1<\/a> nice bike work! Heads up would have been nice I\u2019m sure. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bDbYwazMt7\">pic.twitter.com\/bDbYwazMt7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Byrne (@jbyrneonline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jbyrneonline\/status\/1171909887124824064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 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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