Vuelta Stage Report: On the medium mountain stage 18 to the Alto del Piornal, the overall leader of the 2022 Vuelta a Espaa, Remco Evenepoel, smashed the opposition to take the honours of the day and add a few more seconds to his lead. Enric Mas was second and Robert Gesink had the win ripped from his hands in the final kilometre. The final kilometre of stage 18Remco Evenepoel grabbed the win on Vuelta stage 18 to the Alto de Piornal. After a stage of 192 kilometres he was first across the finish line. He held off Enric Mas and early break rider Robert Gesink. The Dutchman was only caught by the GC favourites 500 metres from the finish.The race leaders at the startRace director, Fernando Escartn: “This will be a tough and very beautiful stage, especially in its final part. Its second half will feature the climb of the Piornal, which will take place along three different slopes. First by the Desesper, then by the Monastery of Yuste and lastly by the Jerte Valley. This will be a day for the favourites and their teams to work on their strategies if they want to shake up the general classification.”Stage 18 profileThe first 100 kilometres of the stage was over undulating terrain, but without any real climbs. As a result, it was possible for a break to succeed. Groups with Joo Almeida, Jai Hindley, Chris Harper, Sergio Higuita and birthday boy Jetse Bol tried, but failed.The first time la Vuelta…
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