2022 Vuelta a España

77th edition: August 19 - September 11, 2022

Stage 15: Sunday, September 4

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Sunday, September 4: Stage 15, Martos - Sierra Nevada. Alto Hoya de la Mora. Monachil, 152.6 km

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Thymen Arensman wins stage 15. Photo: Sprint Cycling Agency

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Weather at Monachil, on the route, 51 km from the finish, at 1:30 PM, local time: 28C (83F), sunny, with the wind from the southwest at 13 km/hr (8 mph). No rain is forecast.

Rated ascents:

• Km 33.8: Puerto del Castillo, 6.8 km @ 4.5%. Cat. 3
• Km 110.4: Alto del Purche, 9.1 km @ 7.6%. Cat. 1
• Km 152.6: Sierra Nevada. Alto Hoya de la Mora, 19.3 km @ 7.9%. Special Category

The race: All 145 stage 14 finishers began today's brutal stage.

Here's the race organizer's stage fifteen report:

The highest summit finish of La Vuelta 22 hosted a brutal showdown with an all out battle on the slopes of Sierra Nevada. The young Dutchman Thymen Arensman (Team DSM) tamed the 22.3km long ascent after he spent the whole stage on the offense. He was the only rider from the breakaway who was able to resist Enric Mas (Movistar), 2nd, and Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Qazaqstan), 3rd. Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) was under pressure early on the climb. He managed to retain La Roja but he lost time to Mas, Lopez, as well as Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma). Ahead of the final week, the Slovenian 3-time winner of La Vuelta trails by 1’34’’ and Mas follows with a gap of 2’01’’.

On the eve of the final rest day of La Vuelta 22, the peloton wrap up week 2 with a massive showdown on the slopes of Sierra Nevada, with a summit finish set at 2,512m of altitude. 145 riders start from Martos to face the “queen stage”.

A massive breakaway
The battle for the break is on from the start, with Rohan Dennis among the first attackers. Primoz Roglic’s Australian teammate is very involved in making the break. A group of 29 riders eventually gets away on the first ascent of the day, the cat-3 Puerto del Castillo (summit at km 33.8).

Jumbo-Visma have another rider at the front, Sam Oomen. The group also contains two Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl (Fausto Masnada, Louis Vervaeke); several stage winners of La Vuelta 22 - Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers), Jay Vine (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) and Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates) -; the winner of the Giro 2022, Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) and GC contenders such as Team DSM’s Thymen Arensman (11th, 9’14’’)

AG2R Citroën and Jumbo-Visma up the ante
Remco Evenepoel’s teammates are willing to let the gap increase. Ben O’Connor’s AG2R Citroën react when the gap hits 6’35’’ halfway through the stage. Lawson Craddock (BikeExchange-Jayco) goes solo at the front. He faces the ascent of the cat-1 Alto del Purche (9.1km at 7.6%, km 110.4) with a gap of 1’15’’ to his chasers.

Jay Vine catches him just before the summit to tighten his stranglehold on the polka-dot jersey. More riders bridge across to make it a 12-man group towards the final ascent of the day. Meanwhile, Jumbo-Visma up the ante in the peloton.

An all out battle from the bottom of Sierra Nevada
Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates) goes solo at the front just ahead of the climb up Sierra Nevada (22.3km at 6.9%). The GC group explodes with more than 20km to go. Only Evenepoel, Roglic, Enric Mas (Movistar), Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Qazaqstan) et O’Connor restent ensemble.

Soler still leads the way into the last 10km, while Arensman sets off in pursuit. Behind them, Lopez attacks with 11km to go and gets back to David De la Cruz, who was part of the breakaway. Mas also joins them.

Roglic attacks, Evenepoel tries to limit his losses
Evenepoel has to chase himself while Arensman gets back to Soler and drops him into the last 7km of ascent. He still is 1’25’’ ahead of Mas and Lopez. Evenepoel controls the gap to around 25’’ but he can’t react when Roglic attacks just ahead of the final kilometre.

Arensman resists until the line, 1’23’’ ahead of Mas. Lopez finishes 2’’ further down. Roglic follows with a gap of 1’44’’ and Evenepoel crosses the line 36’’ after Mas. The stage is set for a nail biting final week to Madrid.

Complete results:

Stage 15 photos

152.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 35.587 km/hr

1	THYMEN ARENSMAN	TEAM DSM	4hr 17min 17sec
2	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR	@ 1min 23sec
3	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	1' 25''
4	JAY VINE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	1' 30''
5	PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 44''
6	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
7	JUAN AYUSO PESQUERA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1' 55''
8	JAI HINDLEY	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
9	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
10	REMCO EVENEPOEL	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	1' 59''
11	JOAO PEDRO GONÇALVES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2' 10''
12	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	2' 33''
13	MARC SOLER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	3' 10''
14	CARLOS RODRIGUEZ CANO	INEOS GRENADIERS	3' 29''
15	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	4' 33''
16	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	5' 33''
17	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	6' 18''
18	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	6' 57''
19	JAN POLANC	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
20	SÉBASTIEN REICHENBACH	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
21	MIKEL LANDA	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	7' 00''
22	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	7' 05''
23	LOUIS VERVAEKE	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	8' 00''
24	JOSE FELIX PARRA CUERDA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	9' 50''
25	XANDRO MEURISSE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
26	OSCAR CABEDO CARDA	BURGOS-BH	10' 06''
27	CHRIS HARPER	JUMBO-VISMA	10' 19''
28	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	BORA-HANSGROHE	10' 42''
29	WILCO KELDERMAN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
30	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
31	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
32	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
33	EDOARDO ZAMBANINI	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	10' 56''
34	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR	11' 16''
35	ANTONIO TIBERI	TREK-SEGAFREDO	11' 53''
36	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	12' 50''
37	XABIER MIKEL AZPARREN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	12' 53''
38	THIBAUT PINOT	GROUPAMA-FDJ	13' 11''
39	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
40	HAROLD ALFONSO TEJADA	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	14' 36''
41	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	15' 20''
42	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
43	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	15' 50''
44	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	16' 25''
45	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	16' 46''
46	G LAWSON CRADDOCK	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	17' 33''
47	URKO BERRADE FERNANDEZ	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	18' 04''
48	SIMON GUGLIELMI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	18' 36''
49	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	18' 53''
50	LUIS ANGEL MATE	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
51	IBAI AZURMENDI	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
52	CARL FREDRIK HAGEN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
53	OMER GOLDSTEIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
54	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
55	VOJTĚCH ŘEPA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
56	BOB JUNGELS	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
57	RAUL GARCIA PIERNA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
58	ILAN VAN WILDER	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	20' 43''
59	VINCENZO NIBALI	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
60	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
61	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
62	FAUSTO MASNADA	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	20' 45''
63	DAVIDE VILLELLA	COFIDIS	21' 25''
64	BEN TURNER	INEOS GRENADIERS	22' 32''
65	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
66	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
67	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	22' 51''
68	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
69	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
70	NANS PETERS	AG2R-CITROEN	24' 02''
71	THOMAS CHAMPION	COFIDIS	s.t.
72	NICOLAS PRODHOMME	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
73	JOSE MANUEL DIAZ GALLEGO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
74	PATRICK BEVIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
75	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
76	BRANDON MCNULTY	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
77	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
78	CARLOS CANAL BLANCO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
79	GOTZON MARTIN SANZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
80	PASCAL ACKERMANN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
81	JIMMY JANSSENS	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
82	QUENTIN PACHER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	24' 09''
83	ROBERT STANNARD	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	25' 15''
84	CEDRIC BEULLENS	LOTTO SOUDAL	25' 35''
85	JONAS IVERSBY HVIDEBERG	TEAM DSM	26' 16''
86	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	27' 10''
87	FILIPPO CONCA	LOTTO SOUDAL	27' 36''
88	MATTEO FABBRO	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
89	JESUS EZQUERRA MUELA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
90	MARK PADUN	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
91	MERHAWI GHEBREMEDHIN	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
92	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
93	GIANNI VERMEERSCH	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	27' 57''
94	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	30' 25''
95	KAMIL MALECKI	LOTTO SOUDAL	32' 22''
96	JOAN BOU COMPANY	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
97	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
98	CHRIS FROOME	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
99	LUKASZ OWSIAN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
100	MAXIM VAN GILS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
101	MIKEL ITURRIA SEGUROLA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
102	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
103	JORIS NIEUWENHUIS	TEAM DSM	s.t.
104	LUCAS HAMILTON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	s.t.
105	MICHAEL HEPBURN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	s.t.
106	LUCAS PLAPP	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
107	LUKE DURBRIDGE	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	s.t.
108	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
109	ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
110	JONAS KOCH	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
111	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
112	KADEN GROVES	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	32' 31''
113	RÉMI CAVAGNA	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	32' 35''
114	DRIES DEVENYNS	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	32' 54''
115	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	35' 38''
116	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ PEREZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
117	IVO MANUEL ALVES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
118	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
119	JULIUS JOHANSEN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
120	JUAN SEBASTIAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
121	MIKE TEUNISSEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
122	LUIS GUILLERMO MAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
123	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
124	JULIUS VAN DEN BERG	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
125	JAMES SHAW	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
126	DANNY VAN POPPEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
127	RYAN MULLEN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
128	YEVGENIY FEDOROV	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
129	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TEAM DSM	s.t.
130	TIM MERLIER	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
131	MARCO BRENNER	TEAM DSM	s.t.
132	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
133	ANTOINE RAUGEL	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
134	SAMUELE BATTISTELLA	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
135	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
136	DAVIDE CIMOLAI	COFIDIS	s.t.
137	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
138	FABIAN LIENHARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
139	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
140	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
141	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
142	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
143	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
144	DARIO CATALDO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	37' 33''

 

GC after stage 15:

• GC leader: Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl)
• Mountains classification leader: Jay Vine (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
• Points classification leader: Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo)
• Best young rider: Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl)
• Teams classification leader: UAE Team Emirates

2,323.4 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.991 km/hr

1	REMCO EVENEPOEL	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	56hr 40min 49sec
2	PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ	JUMBO-VISMA	@ 1min 34sec
3	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR	2' 01''
4	JUAN AYUSO PESQUERA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	4' 49''
5	CARLOS RODRIGUEZ CANO	INEOS GRENADIERS	5' 16''
6	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	5' 24''
7	JOAO PEDRO GONÇALVES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	7' 00''
8	THYMEN ARENSMAN	TEAM DSM	7' 05''
9	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	8' 57''
10	JAI HINDLEY	BORA-HANSGROHE	11' 36''
11	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	11' 41''
12	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	14' 56''
13	JAN POLANC	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	15' 08''
14	WILCO KELDERMAN	BORA-HANSGROHE	15' 39''
15	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	16' 02''
16	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	17' 21''
17	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	18' 02''
18	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	INEOS GRENADIERS	29' 22''
19	MIKEL LANDA	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	35' 47''
20	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	36' 10''
21	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	37' 21''
22	JAY VINE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	37' 59''
23	OSCAR CABEDO CARDA	BURGOS-BH	38' 00''
24	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	40' 45''
25	JOSE FELIX PARRA CUERDA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	42' 23''
26	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	BORA-HANSGROHE	42' 47''
27	THIBAUT PINOT	GROUPAMA-FDJ	42' 58''
28	MARC SOLER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	44' 54''
29	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	46' 24''
30	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	47' 40''
31	SÉBASTIEN REICHENBACH	GROUPAMA-FDJ	50' 05''
32	CHRIS HARPER	JUMBO-VISMA	54' 51''
33	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR	57' 25''
34	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	57' 44''
35	EDOARDO ZAMBANINI	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	59' 06''
36	MARK PADUN	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	1H 03' 07''
37	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1H 04' 45''
38	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	1H 05' 56''
39	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	1H 08' 08''
40	CARL FREDRIK HAGEN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	1H 09' 16''
41	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	AG2R-CITROEN	1H 11' 54''
42	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	1H 11' 57''
43	ILAN VAN WILDER	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	1H 17' 11''
44	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1H 22' 07''
45	XANDRO MEURISSE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	1H 24' 59''
46	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	1H 27' 48''
47	MATTEO FABBRO	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 28' 06''
48	JOSE MANUEL DIAZ GALLEGO	BURGOS-BH	1H 28' 08''
49	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	1H 28' 23''
50	QUENTIN PACHER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1H 29' 38''
51	G LAWSON CRADDOCK	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	1H 32' 39''
52	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	1H 33' 34''
53	VINCENZO NIBALI	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	1H 33' 59''
54	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	1H 35' 05''
55	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	1H 35' 24''
56	DAVIDE VILLELLA	COFIDIS	1H 38' 37''
57	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	1H 38' 45''
58	OMER GOLDSTEIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	1H 40' 53''
59	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	1H 42' 47''
60	LOUIS VERVAEKE	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	1H 48' 38''
61	LUIS ANGEL MATE	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	1H 51' 17''
62	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	1H 52' 00''
63	FAUSTO MASNADA	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	1H 52' 11''
64	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	1H 52' 58''
65	BOB JUNGELS	AG2R-CITROEN	1H 53' 02''
66	RAUL GARCIA PIERNA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	1H 53' 09''
67	JESUS EZQUERRA MUELA	BURGOS-BH	1H 54' 38''
68	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 54' 59''
69	BRANDON MCNULTY	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1H 59' 05''
70	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	2H 00' 19''
71	VOJTĚCH ŘEPA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	2H 02' 23''
72	LUCAS HAMILTON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	2H 02' 34''
73	SIMON GUGLIELMI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	2H 04' 59''
74	FILIPPO CONCA	LOTTO SOUDAL	2H 06' 31''
75	NANS PETERS	AG2R-CITROEN	2H 06' 44''
76	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2H 08' 04''
77	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	2H 08' 17''
78	ROBERT STANNARD	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	2H 10' 35''
79	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2H 11' 03''
80	MAXIM VAN GILS	LOTTO SOUDAL	2H 11' 45''
81	NICOLAS PRODHOMME	AG2R-CITROEN	2H 12' 20''
82	CARLOS CANAL BLANCO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	2H 12' 40''
83	HAROLD ALFONSO TEJADA	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	2H 13' 54''
84	SAMUELE BATTISTELLA	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	2H 14' 17''
85	URKO BERRADE FERNANDEZ	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	2H 17' 13''
86	PATRICK BEVIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	2H 18' 46''
87	XABIER MIKEL AZPARREN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	2H 19' 29''
88	MARCO BRENNER	TEAM DSM	2H 19' 58''
89	LUCAS PLAPP	INEOS GRENADIERS	2H 20' 31''
90	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	2H 22' 28''
91	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ PEREZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2H 23' 20''
92	GIANNI VERMEERSCH	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	2H 24' 51''
93	BEN TURNER	INEOS GRENADIERS	2H 25' 57''
94	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2H 27' 03''
95	MERHAWI GHEBREMEDHIN	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	2H 27' 26''
96	GOTZON MARTIN SANZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	2H 31' 03''
97	ANTONIO TIBERI	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2H 32' 15''
98	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	2H 32' 50''
99	LUKASZ OWSIAN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	2H 35' 52''
100	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	2H 37' 16''
101	JOAN BOU COMPANY	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	2H 39' 16''
102	THOMAS CHAMPION	COFIDIS	2H 40' 34''
103	JIMMY JANSSENS	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	2H 40' 40''
104	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	2H 44' 27''
105	JAMES SHAW	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	2H 44' 32''
106	JONAS KOCH	BORA-HANSGROHE	2H 48' 06''
107	LUKE DURBRIDGE	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	2H 50' 45''
108	MIKEL ITURRIA SEGUROLA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	2H 52' 38''
109	IBAI AZURMENDI	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	2H 53' 23''
110	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2H 53' 38''
111	DRIES DEVENYNS	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	2H 54' 06''
112	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
113	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2H 55' 50''
114	KADEN GROVES	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	2H 57' 30''
115	JONAS IVERSBY HVIDEBERG	TEAM DSM	2H 58' 02''
116	RÉMI CAVAGNA	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	2H 58' 09''
117	CEDRIC BEULLENS	LOTTO SOUDAL	3H 02' 22''
118	JORIS NIEUWENHUIS	TEAM DSM	3H 02' 29''
119	PASCAL ACKERMANN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	3H 04' 10''
120	CHRIS FROOME	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	3H 05' 44''
121	ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	3H 06' 12''
122	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3H 07' 07''
123	MICHAEL HEPBURN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	3H 09' 01''
124	ANTOINE RAUGEL	AG2R-CITROEN	3H 10' 23''
125	MIKE TEUNISSEN	JUMBO-VISMA	3H 14' 53''
126	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	3H 15' 38''
127	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	3H 16' 09''
128	DARIO CATALDO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	3H 17' 14''
129	YEVGENIY FEDOROV	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	3H 20' 45''
130	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TEAM DSM	3H 20' 47''
131	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	3H 21' 32''
132	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	3H 24' 03''
133	FABIAN LIENHARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3H 26' 48''
134	DANNY VAN POPPEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	3H 28' 54''
135	KAMIL MALECKI	LOTTO SOUDAL	3H 31' 27''
136	JUAN SEBASTIAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	3H 32' 03''
137	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	3H 35' 35''
138	RYAN MULLEN	BORA-HANSGROHE	3H 39' 36''
139	IVO MANUEL ALVES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	3H 40' 36''
140	TIM MERLIER	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	3H 44' 22''
141	JULIUS JOHANSEN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	3H 47' 42''
142	JULIUS VAN DEN BERG	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	3H 49' 42''
143	DAVIDE CIMOLAI	COFIDIS	3H 54' 06''
144	LUIS GUILLERMO MAS	MOVISTAR	3H 56' 55''

 

 

Stage 15 map & profile:

Stage 15 map

Stage 15 profile

Stage 15 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Today was the 2022 Vuelta's Queen stage.

Remco Evenepoel alone, climbing the Sierra Nevada. His 10th place was good enough to let him keep the leader's red jersey.

The Bora-hansgrohe rider should be Jai Hindley with Louis Meintjes with him. They finished 8th & 9th.

Juan Ayuso finished seventh.

Primoz Roglic was fifth. He took a little time out of Evenepoel. On his left is Ben O'Connor.

Another shot of Roglic & O'Connor

King of the Mountains Jay Vine was fourth.

Second-place Enric Mas (Movistar) and Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana-Qazaqstan)

Thymen Arensman is alone and off the front.

Thymen Arensman realizes he has won a big one.

Thymen Arensman takes a solo win in the Vuelta's Queen Stage. I'm guessing his sponsors would have preferred he find some other place to put his hands.

Remco Evenepoel just after the stage finish.

Stage winner Thymen Arensman on the podium

Remco Evenepoel will start stage 16 on Tuesday in red.