Three stage victories wrapped up La Vuelta a Espana

  • 14 Sep 25
  • race Report

The INEOS Grenadiers wrapped up the final Grand Tour of the season, with three stage wins at La Vuelta a Espana.

Egan Bernal claimed the 16th stage win, out sprinting Mikel Landa (Soudal Quick-Step) from a two-man break to take his first Grand Tour stage victory since his almost career-ending crash in 2022. The Colombian national champion ultimately finished 17th in the general classification with five top 10 finishes across the three weeks.

Ben Turner kicked off the victories, with a fourth stage win from a sprint finish. It was an incredible feat by the British rider, beating off Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) in a powerful throw to the line in Voiron. Turner continued to show his support throughout the Grand Tour on the flat and punchy stages, claiming two fifth places and an eighth in addition to his win.

Filippo Ganna showed his strength in the individual time trial to claim the third victory for the Grenadiers at the Vuelta. The Italian national champion clocked over 56km per hour to take his 29th professional time trial win in his career. Ganna continued to be a tenacious figure in the peloton, attacking strongly throughout the race and being a support on the punchy stages.

Michal Kwiatkowski established himself well and truly back in the peloton after suffering with a knee injury for much of the season. The Polish rider was a fantastic lead out man for Turner, a reliable domestique and showed pure grit throughout the three weeks.

Bob Jungels' first Grand Tour with the Grenadiers was a successful one. With fantastic all-round ability, Jungels proved himself on the climbs, as well as a satellite rider on multiple stages, and in the two time trials.

Victor Langellotti, Brandon Rivera and Magnus Sheffield did much of the often thankless work this Vuelta. Setting the pace, carrying bottles, positioning the guys across all terrains, the trio were core to the teams success.

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