Great show of strength that began 71 kilometers from the arrival Roglic placed second and strengthened his leadership in the general classification
Alto de Velefique (spain)
The ninth stage of the Vuelta, the first real mountain of the Iberian race, was the setting for the undertaking of the blue Damiano Caruso, winner by posting, and of the new signal of absolute domination by the red jersey Primoz Roglic.
The Sicilian runner from Bahrain Victorious took the satisfaction of detaching everyone about seventy kilometers from the finish and flying towards success despite the climbs faced alone. The Olympic champion of the time trial, in the last climb, gave a lesson to the ranking rivals and will be able to fully enjoy the first day of rest today, as well as Caruso, the new leader of the climbers ranking.
Caruso, winner of a stage at the last Giro d’Italia, thus also put the seal on the Iberian stage race, which on Saturday saw another Italian, Alberto Dainese, win a second place in the sprint. The times therefore seemed ripe for a blue success and Caruso showed up on time for the appointment.
At 71 kilometers from the finish, while he was climbing the Alto Collado Venta Luisa, the first category mountain grand prix, he left his escape companions to take off all alone. Caruso took his advantage up to over three minutes, then reduced to just over one on the finish line on the second, Roglic himself. In the last climb he eliminated most of his rivals except Eric Mas, who finished third, with repeated attacks.
Mikel Landa was the first to raise the white flag, followed by Jack Haig, Miguel Angel Lopez, Adam Yates, Felix Grossschartner and Egan Bernal. In short, an important day for Roglic in which he made it clear that he was the great favorite of the Vuelta. –