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Berrade makes it 3 for Kern Pharma
Kern Pharma’s historic haul in La Vuelta 24 is up to three stage wins after Urko Berrade powered to victory on day 18, in Maeztu, following Pablo Castrillo’s successes at Manzaneda and Cuitu Negru. The 26 year-old Spaniard got the better of his breakaway companions after a very animated stage on Basque roads, with Mauro Schmid (Jayco AlUla) coming 2nd, ahead of another...
Soler: “It was a bit chaotic”
Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates): “The truth is that they [Kern Pharma] are doing a spectacular Vuelta. Everything is working out for them, I congratulate them. Today they played their cards very well, and the third victory for the team. In the end, it was a bit chaotic to catch the breakaway, it was a very big group. The selection was made little by little, and in the end...
Rodriguez: “It’s good to distance Landa”
Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers): “We knew that Herrera was a hard climb and it could be a good day for someone to try, so we were prepared for an attack and it happened in the end. I managed to survive and then there were teams interested because Landa was dropped. It was easy to understand each other and collaborate until the finish to have a gap on him. Obviously,...
Groves: “The wind actually played quite a big part”
Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck): “I think it’s really nice to see a Spanish team winning in their home race. It’s a credit to the riders and the level that the team is performing at. I think the wind actually played quite a big part today splitting the bunch. We had a big group in the front where we then rode a pretty controlled pace. And then I was dropped...
O’Connor: “It wasn’t an easy stage at all”
Ben O’Connor: “No, absolutely [I didn’t expect Richard Carapaz to attack]. In the end, it’s a bit of benefit for all of us at the front, but it was not easy. You could see how fast we were riding. It wasn’t an easy stage at all, to be honest. There are no easy days at La Vuelta a España this year. [Will these efforts have an impact in the...