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%.
Remco Evenepoel powered to his second stage win at the 2023 Vuelta a Espana, coming out on top on the last day in the Pyrenees following a massive display of strength, guts and character.
Sebastian Molano wins Stage 12 of the 2023 Vuelta a Espana in a sprint, notching his first victory in the Spanish grand tour for UAE Team Emirates.
American Sep Kuss takes a solo win at the Observatorio Astrofisico de Javalambre to win Stage 6 of the 2023 Vuelta a Espana while Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ) finishes second and takes over La Roja from Remco Evenepoel.
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.
Sprinter Kaden Groves of the Alpecin-Deceuninck squad took advantage of a late crash to power to an uphill sprint stage win in Stage 4 of the 2023 Vuelta a Espana. Remco Evenepoel finished with the peloton to hold onto the La Roja.
Remco Evenepoel, who just regained the Giro d’Italia’s maglia rosa in Stage 9 of the 2023 race, was forced to abandon the first Grand Tour of the season after a routine test taken ahead of the first rest day came back positive for Covid-19.
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.
Michael Matthews (Team Jayco AlUla) has won Stage 3 of the 2023 Giro d’Italia, the 213km long Vasto-Melfi. Mads Pedersen (Trek – Segafredo) and Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) finished second and third respectively.