{"id":202095,"date":"2025-09-12T11:24:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T11:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=202095"},"modified":"2025-09-12T11:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T11:37:10","slug":"i-think-i-suffered-more-in-the-last-three-hours-in-the-hot-seat-than-on-the-bike-ganna-holds-on-for-vuelta-stage-18-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2025\/09\/12\/i-think-i-suffered-more-in-the-last-three-hours-in-the-hot-seat-than-on-the-bike-ganna-holds-on-for-vuelta-stage-18-win\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI Think I Suffered More in the Last Three Hours in the Hot Seat Than on the Bike\u201d: Ganna Holds on for Vuelta Stage 18 Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) clung to victory by the narrowest of margins in the stage 18 time trial at the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, beating Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) by just 0.9 seconds in Valladolid.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Italian set an early marker of 13:00 on the shortened 12.2km course, and no one managed to dislodge him despite a tense two-hour wait in the leader\u2019s chair.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think I suffered more in the last three hours in the hot seat than on the bike,\u201d Ganna admitted after his third career Vuelta stage win \u2013 and his second in Valladolid.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>A short, sharp race against time<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The stage had originally been designed as a 27.2km test but was cut back to less than half that length to ensure \u201cgreater protection\u201d for the riders amid security concerns over ongoing pro-Palestine protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Ganna was always tipped as a favourite, the drama came in the final wave of riders. Vine came within a second of victory, while Jo\u00e3o Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) slotted into third at +7s, and Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling) rode one of his best ever time trials to defend his podium place in the general classification.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DOeOvj-CMuo\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DOeOvj-CMuo\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by La Vuelta (@lavuelta)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\u201c[In] the first part I didn\u2019t find the correct rhythm and then in the final I tried to push without thinking of the numbers or anything,\u201d Ganna explained. \u201cI\u2019m really happy for today. This last week has started really well for us and it\u2019s not over yet. I\u2019ve suffered a lot with the elevation in the first two weeks of this Vuelta and with illness, but every day I\u2019ve got better and better.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Hot seat pressure and costly mistakes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sitting in the leader\u2019s chair for hours tested Ganna\u2019s nerves, but others faltered out on course. Daan Hoole (Lidl-Trek), expected to challenge, lost precious seconds after misjudging a roundabout \u2014 a mistake later repeated by German time trial champion Max Schachmann (Soudal Quick-Step).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn a short time trial like this you can\u2019t make any mistakes,\u201d Hoole said afterwards, a lesson reinforced by his 10th place finish.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, Pidcock not only defended his GC standing but also claimed his best TT performance yet. \u201cI think that was my best ever time trial,\u201d he said at the line, relief evident in his voice. The Brit finished just ahead of Jai Hindley (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), tightening their duel for third overall.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>GC battle tightens<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Behind overall leader Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), who finished ninth at +18s, Almeida has now closed to within 40 seconds of red, setting up a tense showdown in the final days. Other shifts included Matthew Riccitello (Israel Premier-Tech) moving ahead of Felix Gall (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) in the top 10.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With just a handful of stages left, every second is becoming decisive \u2014 and if stage 18 proved anything, it\u2019s that at this year\u2019s Vuelta, no lead feels safe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Stage 18 \u2013 Valladolid (12.2 km ITT)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) \u2013 13:00<\/li>\n<li>Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) \u2013 +0:00.9<\/li>\n<li>Jo\u00e3o Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) \u2013 +0:07<\/li>\n<li>Bruno Armirail (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) \u2013 +0:09<\/li>\n<li>Ivo Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) \u2013 +0:10<\/li>\n<li>Stefan K\u00fcng (Groupama-FDJ) \u2013 +0:11<\/li>\n<li>Kelland O&#8217;Brien (Jayco-AlUla) \u2013 +0:14<\/li>\n<li>Alec Segaert (Lotto) \u2013 +0:15<\/li>\n<li>Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) \u2013 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