This Thursday, September 11 in Valladolid, the runners of this 80th edition of the Vuelta Finally set off for an individual 12.2 km time trial, instead of the initial 27.2 km. A change of course surely to the advantage of Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma | Lease A Bike), N. João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), third of this stage. The Danish remains nevertheless leader in the general classification with 40 seconds ahead of his Portuguese runner -up. The 28 -year -old rider spoke at the microphone of the organization after his arrival.
“I can be rather satisfied …”
“I think I can be rather satisfied with the way it happened today”begins the Danish. “On a flat time trial like this one, it suited more strong runners, so succeed in such a time” suits me “he says. “I have never reached 55 km/h on average on a time trial, so I can be satisfied with my performance today. I think I must be happy with these differences because I have a good time trial. I am still in mind three stages of the finish, so now, you have to focus on tomorrow and after tomorrow. It will be two difficult days when I will have to be concentrated. GOOD”concludes Jonas Vingegaard.
