Team Visma | Lease a Bike has quiet day in the final regular stage of La Vuelta
Stage 20 featured seven categorized climbs and almost five thousand altitude metres. For Robert Gesink, it was an especially significant day, as it marked the final regular stage of his professional career.
“We simply weren’t good enough to compete today”
Grischa Niermann
“We had the plan to go for the stage win,” said sports director Grischa Niermann after the race. “That could have been possible either through the breakaway or with a strong Sepp. But unfortunately, we have to admit that we weren’t good enough today. Sepp had to drop back on the penultimate climb. It is what it is for now. The guys certainly fought and did what they could, but we simply weren’t good enough to compete today.”
Sunday’s final stage in Madrid will be a time trial. In that, Gesink will ride his last official kilometers of his career, Edoardo Affini will aim for a strong result as a time trial specialist, and Kuss will look to defend his 13th place in the general classification.
La Vuelta Ciclista a España
Stage 20
Result
Rankings
Result
1
Eddie Dunbar
Team Jayco AlUla
04:38:37
2
Enric Mas
Movistar Team
+00:00:07
3
Primož Roglič
Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe
+00:00:10
25
Sepp Kuss
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:07:04
28
Attila Valter
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:08:30
29
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:08:30
41
Robert Gesink
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:19:00
115
Edoardo Affini
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:34:22
Rankings
1
Primož Roglič
Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe
81:22:19
2
Ben O’Connor
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
+00:02:02
3
Enric Mas
Movistar Team
+00:02:11
13
Sepp Kuss
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:17:49
19
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:59:39
25
Attila Valter
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+01:20:16
52
Robert Gesink
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+02:32:45
119
Edoardo Affini
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+04:36:18
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Grischa Niermann
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La Vuelta Ciclista a España
