At Saturday dawned in Spain, Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) looked on track to capture another stage win in the 2023 Vuelta a Espana, but at the end of the day, it was Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious) who ultimately had the legs after a gruelling day of racing in the Sierra de Guadarrama.
Remco Evenepoel became one of the youngest riders in history to amass 50 pro wins taking victory in Stage 18 of the 2023 Vuelta a Espana on a tough day of racing that contained five classified climbs, including the brutally steep Puerto de la Cruz Linares, a 9.8km ascent averaging 8.6%.
Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) showed talent, craft and mastery to win stage 11 of the 2023 Vuelta a Espana on the slopes up La Laguna Negra. The Spanish puncheur made his way into a hard fought breakaway and eventually powered to victory with a perfectly timed acceleration on the most gruelling slopes of the final climb.
Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceucninck) takes his second sprint win in Stage 5 of the 2023 Vuelta a Espana, besting Filippo Ganna of the Ineos Grenadiers squad by a tire width.
The day after losing his first climbing battle, Tadej Pogacar bounced back to claim a solo victory on Stage 6 of the 2023 Tour de France at Cauterets-Cambasque
Santiago Buitrago Sanchez (Bahrain – Victorious) has won Stage 19 of the 2023 Giro d’Italia, the 183km long Longarone-Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Rif. Auronzo) queen stage of the race.
Stage 6 of the 2023 Giro d’Italia looked to come down to a two-man sprint between Simon Clarke and Alessandro De Marchi, who lead the race from early on, but a catch at 200m saw the race come down to a bunch sprint. Ultimately, it was a win for Mads Pedersen (TFS) in Napoli.
Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) has won Stage 1 of the 2023 Giro d’Italia, the 19.6km long Costa dei Trabocchi Tudor ITT from Fossacesia Marina to Ortona
An attack on the last lap of the Oude Kwaremont, at 20 km to the end of the 2023 Tour of Flanders, strengthened the tale of Tadej Pogačar as one of the top stars of cycling.
There was a spectacular duel at the finish line of La Super Planche des Belles Filles, with Tadej Pogačar winning the 7th stage of the 2022 Tour de France at the end of an exciting head-to-head with Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma).