{"id":113390,"date":"2025-09-02T14:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T14:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/113390\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T14:48:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T14:48:10","slug":"vuelta-a-espana-stage-10-live-jay-vine-part-of-nine-rider-lead-group-approaching-the-final-climb-to-larra-belagua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/113390\/","title":{"rendered":"Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a stage 10 LIVE \u2013 Jay Vine part of nine-rider lead group approaching the final climb to Larra Belagua"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Refresh <\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:45:57.348Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-10km-to-go\"\/>10km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"38ce5ca8-f784-471e-b9d4-77c0d0e1c3f9\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The gap is 38 seconds. The chase group are working, but also thinking that they can close it on the climb.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:42:41.146Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"b7ccca1a-5de7-4aea-b3f4-6054ee4dae4e\">Camera operator just got whiplash panning to some sheep. He has his priorities right.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:40:35.603Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-14km-to-go\"\/>14km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"6321a104-e500-40aa-b0c3-888281284428\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Segaert is really powering on. He&#8217;s got 41 seconds now.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:37:28.620Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"9a4fdc13-73f6-4523-8ff8-a7189e714e88\">Here&#8217;s Segaert in the break, before he attacked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">He has a 33-second lead now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.21%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VT5Uw5rqkCQSMXjNp4CJGG.jpg\" alt=\"EL FERIAL LARRA BELAGUA, SPAIN - AUGUST 02: (L-R) Alec Segaert of Belgium and Team Lotto and Archie Ryan of Ireland and Team EF Education - EasyPost compete in the breakaway during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 10 a 175.3km stage from Parque de la Naturaleza Sendaviva to El Ferial Larra Belagua 1585m \/ #UCIWT \/ on September 02, 2025 in El Ferial Larra Belagua, Spain. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VT5Uw5rqkCQSMXjNp4CJGG.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VT5Uw5rqkCQSMXjNp4CJGG.jpg\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:35:42.668Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"e4725797-b559-4330-8e35-c2510d9755b9\">Segaert already has a 25 second gap!<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:33:36.315Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-attack\"\/>Attack<\/p>\n<p id=\"4d34e7ea-e9dc-45e7-a87b-034f1d4a724b\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Alec Segaert is on the attack from the leaders!<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">He went through the 20km to go banner.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:31:02.664Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-20km-to-go\"\/>20km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"6109e98c-2b0c-4a9d-938a-b5426a645116\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The final climb starts at 9.9km to go.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The average gradient is 6.3%, and they&#8217;ll climb up to 1,590m above sea level.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:29:19.527Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-intermediate-sprint-isaba\"\/>Intermediate sprint: Isaba<\/p>\n<p id=\"159846bb-13cd-4475-a1ba-b45e2102a14e\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The riders just roll through. Julien Bernard takes the maximum points.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:28:46.184Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"365ad07d-c733-4cde-b85a-39d61b0092db\">Bahrain are doing a good job at keeping the gap at a steady three minutes.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:27:39.618Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"87e86f81-e777-4425-82fc-1905c10abafc\">Just approaching the intermediate sprint \u2013 the seconds and points probably don&#8217;t matter to any of these riders, but maybe someone wants a cash prize.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:27:10.633Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"74aae637-ca16-423b-bb6d-96700044aa2c\">Here&#8217;s part of the lead group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:83.01%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bSjMCZ2f5X2gXAfTgtDUvi.jpg\" alt=\"EL FERIAL LARRA BELAGUA, SPAIN - AUGUST 02: (L-R) Archie Ryan of Ireland and Team EF Education - EasyPost, Julien Bernard of France and Team Lidl - Trek and Abel Balderstone of Spain and Team Caja Rural - Seguros RGA compete in the breakaway during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 10 a 175.3km stage from Parque de la Naturaleza Sendaviva to El Ferial Larra Belagua 1585m \/ #UCIWT \/ on September 02, 2025 in El Ferial Larra Belagua, Spain. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bSjMCZ2f5X2gXAfTgtDUvi.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bSjMCZ2f5X2gXAfTgtDUvi.jpg\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:25:28.347Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-10-in-the-lead\"\/>10 in the lead<\/p>\n<p id=\"e8f1128a-6ac5-4390-b6ab-6ab06831509d\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Kevin Vermaerke has just joined the lead group.<\/p>\n<p>The young American is a name you should know \u2013 he&#8217;s off to UAE next year.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:21:47.968Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"470da901-ad65-41ea-86cf-ef681bd1a0d0\">Remember, even if the break are going to win this stage, that doesn&#8217;t mean we&#8217;re not going to see some GC action on the climb to Larra Belagua&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Vingegaard has already been active today, and only needs to take 37 seconds on Tr\u00e6en to take red.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:19:16.430Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-30km-to-go\"\/>30km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"6181a22f-e688-4d72-8f4b-93d278bef6a5\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The nine riders are working well together, whilst the chasers aren&#8217;t really. These nine will be thinking about the stage win now.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:17:48.694Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"4196ef3d-64d0-4a63-8065-1a8b61ce69ec\">Rob Hatch has just called Ayuso&#8217;s interview this morning \u2013 and UAE&#8217;s management of it \u2013 a &#8216;disasterclass&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>You can read what he&#8217;s talking about here: <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/its-like-a-dictatorship-juan-ayuso-slams-uae-management-at-vuelta-a-espana-start-as-row-erupts-over-timing-of-announcement-he-will-leave-team\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/its-like-a-dictatorship-juan-ayuso-slams-uae-management-at-vuelta-a-espana-start-as-row-erupts-over-timing-of-announcement-he-will-leave-team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;It&#8217;s like a dictatorship&#8217; &#8211; Juan Ayuso slams UAE management at Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a start as row erupts over timing of announcement he will leave team<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:15:26.982Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"9032b5bd-dee1-4893-bb8a-452b997e2b6d\">Why are Bahrain controlling?<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">It&#8217;s still Bahrain who are controlling the bunch, in their role as the red jersey team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">None of the nine leaders are a real threat to the overall, the closest is Abel Balderstone at 13 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>In the chasers, Junior Lecerf is closer, just 4:21 down on Tr\u00e6en, so they do have to be careful that the young Belgian doesn&#8217;t nab the race lead.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:13:59.313Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-9-in-the-lead\"\/>9 in the lead<\/p>\n<p id=\"ff344d16-163e-47ff-bb80-052760f38f0c\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Alec Segaert has joined the leaders<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:12:12.083Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"d43eae10-b345-4cf8-a961-60e0633818ed\">There&#8217;s a bit more cohesion in the lead group now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">About 25km to go before the official start of the final climb, but the road is gently uphill until then.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:11:30.408Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"b3d79f81-129d-49b1-87a7-9cbdb76beb2c\">There&#8217;s no organisation in the chasing group, so riders are going at it alone, which is a tough ask, especially against eight leaders.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:10:01.627Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"fe90b592-4b02-49e8-b8be-9984cd51dffb\">Vine is trying to get the group working \u2013 only him and Azparren were really rolling through. He&#8217;s a bit frustrated.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:09:25.726Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"30c3480b-59c8-431c-bb52-79d7d2d3e311\">These eight riders are 25 seconds ahead of the rest of the break.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:08:41.954Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"2fd64800-0590-45e6-86a5-722e969ed26a\">The eight riders are:<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Vine, Romo, Bernard, Aular, Ryan, Azparren, Conci and Balderstone.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:08:18.941Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"eadda385-0dda-4d89-bc4e-7718e70741af\">Romo and Vine caught, making eight riders in front.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:06:51.985Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"89df428f-6b9f-40b4-9923-830d0083306b\">The leaders are about to be caught by some more breakaway chasers.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:05:42.951Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-40km-to-go\"\/>40km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"53fdd0c2-e89b-429a-890f-bbafc5283a2b\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Romo and Vine are working together here and pushing hard.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:03:04.218Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-two-in-the-lead\"\/>Two in the lead<\/p>\n<p id=\"edffccaa-621f-4e66-8b11-3b0cce86c806\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Jay Vine joins Javier Romo.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T14:01:14.314Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"351702a9-f171-47cd-94ad-172439c08a70\">Romo is pushing on, trying to win the stage, but he&#8217;s only nine seconds ahead of Vine. The break are at 28 seconds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The gap to the peloton is approaching three minutes, so it seems like we could have a breakaway win today.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:59:55.335Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"7cefddec-4381-41c4-903e-872e9c4c25a5\">Here&#8217;s more on what Juan Ayuso said at the start of the stage.<\/p>\n<p>Today could be his last day on the race \u2013 it wouldn&#8217;t be surprising if he or the team pulled him out after this.<\/p>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/its-like-a-dictatorship-juan-ayuso-slams-uae-management-at-vuelta-a-espana-start-as-row-erupts-over-timing-of-announcement-he-will-leave-team\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/its-like-a-dictatorship-juan-ayuso-slams-uae-management-at-vuelta-a-espana-start-as-row-erupts-over-timing-of-announcement-he-will-leave-team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;It&#8217;s like a dictatorship&#8217; &#8211; Juan Ayuso slams UAE management at Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a start as row erupts over timing of announcement he will leave team<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:58:41.856Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-kom-alto-de-las-coronas-cat-3\"\/>KOM: Alto de las Coronas (cat 3)<\/p>\n<p id=\"3689e1d5-7887-4a71-863a-e0d72517f136\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Romo takes the maximum points atop the climb, as Vine grabs some in second too. Pablo Castrillo takes the final point.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:56:11.802Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"ff7031c5-e509-4efd-8ebb-01bcf3c977f9\">Jay Vine is attacking out of the break now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">He&#8217;s looking for some mountains points at the top of the climb, to extend his lead in the jersey.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:54:39.871Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-50km-to-go\"\/>50km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"6a42839b-042b-48f2-b96d-bb9c47df664c\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Romo has 25 seconds on the break, with the peloton 2:10 back on them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">2km to the top of this climb.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:52:04.469Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"0842e3a2-c3ff-4cc3-b7d9-dbd370bebad8\">The gap has just tipped over two minutes.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:50:22.093Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"37598187-57c4-4285-9a4d-b751c7b5e233\">And we&#8217;re about halfway up the Alto de Las Coronas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Javier Romo is attacking from the break as the climb eases off a touch. He&#8217;s on his own for now, but some riders are trying to bridge up to him.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:49:01.064Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"31b03c06-a5ce-408c-9501-b934844a2ea5\">The gap is up 1:48 now, but there&#8217;s still a lot of climbing to come.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:46:01.912Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"6735286a-0522-417f-9636-4c7753723a47\">Here&#8217;s a look at your red jersey, Torstein Tr\u00e6en. He&#8217;s not giving up without a fight, that&#8217;s clear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:63.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2ZQYRognsritFgwUSWNkj8.jpg\" alt=\"EL FERIAL LARRA BELAGUA, SPAIN - AUGUST 02: (L-R) Dylan Van Baarle of Netherlands and Team Visma | Lease a Bike and Torstein Traeen of Norway and Team Bahrain - Victorious - Red Leader Jersey compete during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 10 a 175.3km stage from Parque de la Naturaleza Sendaviva to El Ferial Larra Belagua 1585m \/ #UCIWT \/ on September 02, 2025 in El Ferial Larra Belagua, Spain. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2ZQYRognsritFgwUSWNkj8.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2ZQYRognsritFgwUSWNkj8.jpg\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:43:59.353Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-climb-alto-de-las-coronas-8-8km-at-4-4\"\/>Climb: Alto de las Coronas (8.8km at 4.4%)<\/p>\n<p id=\"1f65d55e-d472-48df-a222-534f7fd5024b\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The leaders are onto the penultimate climb the cat. 3 Alto de las Coronas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">It&#8217;s 8.3km long, with a 4.4% average gradient.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:43:19.465Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"5b75593d-1f9a-4d97-a219-9a541da6c751\">Here&#8217;s the leaders, there are 30 of them now after some riders made the junction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.60%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5LfvDsUK7h2scpmGJcQ6cP.jpg\" alt=\"EL FERIAL LARRA BELAGUA, SPAIN - AUGUST 02: Mikkel Bjerg of Denmark and UAE Team Emirates - XRG competes during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 10 a 175.3km stage from Parque de la Naturaleza Sendaviva to El Ferial Larra Belagua 1585m \/ #UCIWT \/ on September 02, 2025 in El Ferial Larra Belagua, Spain. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5LfvDsUK7h2scpmGJcQ6cP.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5LfvDsUK7h2scpmGJcQ6cP.jpg\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:40:00.690Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"b4c5c22b-6aef-4286-8f0c-5990a76ea993\">Ryan, Quinn and Lecerf have made the junction.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:39:36.861Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"033bb2e3-38c3-40c1-98ab-05663c74cdf8\">Riders are attacking from the break still.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The gap is 1:19.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:36:21.136Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"be673bc8-33ac-46e8-9da8-ddc4149cf66d\">Bahrain Victorious are keeping the gap at a minute. Not fully sure why. They shouldn&#8217;t want Tr\u00e6en to have to face a full-out GC fight on the final climb.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Meanwhile, Bjerg is pushing the break on. No Visma riders are in the group, and Jay Vine could be on for a second stage win.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:33:50.981Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"944127a8-84e9-4e26-879c-607939d03f99\">Junior Lecerf from Soudal-QuickStep is with the EF riders trying to bridge.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:32:00.712Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"4d24ad3d-2822-4dcd-bd0e-1384e96619aa\">The gap is up to over a minute now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Looks like this group is allowed to go.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:31:10.405Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-65km-to-go\"\/>65km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"dbbf1f66-d316-4e5a-b786-f6372bb19123\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Okay, here are the riders in the lead:<\/p>\n<p>Bjerg, Vine, Bernard, Aular, Castrillo, Romo, Sobrero, Zwiehoff, Vervaeke, Kwiatkowski, Armirail, Staune-Mittet, Azparren, Gonz\u00e1lez, Tejada, Conci, Masnada, Molard, Balderstone, Nicolau, Ortuba, Thierry, Leemreize, Vermaerke, Craps, Segaert, C\u00f4t\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Sean Quinn and Archie Ryan from EF Education-EasyPost are trying to bridge across.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:27:46.169Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"9e15126c-ef78-41ef-8cad-e1a9923e5adc\">The riders in front don&#8217;t really want to be in a 25 rider group, so riders are attacking the attack.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:26:33.582Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"847e4e9e-2092-4e12-9bb8-9897d1dd25a5\">The gap is only a handful of seconds, so I&#8217;m not going to type out the 25 names just yet, given they may be caught before I manage it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">In the main peloton, Bahrain are doing the work and Visma are just behind them.<\/p>\n<p>UAE are represented with two riders \u2013 Vine and Bjerg \u2013 up front.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:23:07.651Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-25-riders-in-the-lead\"\/>25 riders in the lead<\/p>\n<p id=\"3729ee10-8b90-498b-a71b-a05983a2e222\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">A gap has opened up with a group of about 25 riders in front.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Jay Vine and Michael Kwiatkowski are amongst it, Bahrain are trying to close it behind.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:22:30.256Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"3f809c17-4c04-44b2-8a33-51941d45fbd9\">Q36.5 are one of the other teams who have been keen to be in front.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:15:57.213Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"9aaea9e1-4e1d-4d5d-b250-80d98a1fe56e\">The peloton is super strung out.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:13:12.066Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"ecbd8b90-9bb8-4865-ae85-d59453e9ea33\">Visma have sat up a bit, and some more expected riders are attacking again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The average speed is still 49.3km\/h. Wild.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:12:32.519Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"3faf487c-6508-4c45-ba3e-dca408a8932f\">The gaps are only small, but Almeida is not in the front group with Vingegaard, and nor is red jersey Tr\u00e6en.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:12:01.583Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"402e4dfe-ebcf-4a6f-af7b-cb64d9ee82cd\">Could we see Jonas Vingegaard go on a really long range attack here? Or is he just testing his rivals?<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:11:34.122Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"b17ab2f5-27ff-4c73-88ec-086a066ce8e1\">Campenaerts is dragging out a group here, with Vingegaard on his wheel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">There are 10 riders in front with a small gap behind them.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:10:28.463Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"19ea9dc0-b1a4-425e-8e38-d38358a60ac3\">Victor Campenaerts has just dragged Jonas Vingegaard up to the very front of the bunch on the descent&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:10:08.362Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"be651f9a-3072-4b65-8554-c9290744f7f5\">Bagioli and Tejada are back in the bunch. Things are super spread out.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:08:39.918Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"7c17f668-d831-429b-871b-4d4adab36147\">Andrea Bagioli and Harold Tejada are trying to push on, they have a little gap.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:05:16.981Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"9fc6c8a1-2917-49c5-a445-f0260134981d\">Mads Pedersen is dropping away now, after spending most of his day so far at the front.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:04:37.084Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"e33c4a9b-b72e-4245-a19f-47e9f5c75e83\">We&#8217;re onto a bit of a rise now.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:03:52.010Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"bce9d3f7-9a92-4324-8926-55b8f89676fb\">It&#8217;s not really clear exactly which team is working so hard to keep this together. Seems like loads of teams are fighting at the front, not just one team controlling things.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">It&#8217;s just through and off for the riders who are trying to get away.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T13:02:16.842Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"5c5fbd7f-1885-4f68-8857-be72c43e8f79\">The peloton is definitely slowing down a bit, unsurprisingly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Maybe the elastic will finally snap soon.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:58:17.692Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"2fd988e4-b439-4443-9313-643760252b04\">It&#8217;s crazy how intense the peloton has been going for two hours straight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">85km in now and they&#8217;re still attacking at the front.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:57:21.091Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"555357a4-5c9e-4a83-a9ad-6104372e7f4a\">Matteo Jorgenson is coming back to the peloton after dropping by the medical car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Hopefully nothing too serious for him.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:53:57.557Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"951a3564-0425-49a7-a212-20c91501fc35\">80km down already, we&#8217;re nearly halfway though the stage.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:51:15.270Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"59b066c1-e245-44ee-a8a3-425b966ecf48\">There are a couple more uncategorised climbs coming soon, and then the cat. 3 Alto de Las Coronas before the final climb.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">These could help some attacks go, but we may also see the peloton stay together to the last climb.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:49:45.011Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"f1ed8906-3932-4e9e-9981-a9e2a043e75d\">Here&#8217;s what was the break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.60%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/m5GKtK3omTm8ef64ahNr4F.jpg\" alt=\"EL FERIAL LARRA BELAGUA, SPAIN - AUGUST 02: (L-R) Jardi Christiaan Van Der Lee of Netherlands and Team EF Education - EasyPost, Javier Romo of Spain and Team Movistar and Jay Vine of Australia and UAE Team Emirates - XRG - Polka Dot Mountain Jersey compete in the breakaway during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 10 a 175.3km stage from Parque de la Naturaleza Sendaviva to El Ferial Larra Belagua 1585m \/ #UCIWT \/ on September 02, 2025 in El Ferial Larra Belagua, Spain. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/m5GKtK3omTm8ef64ahNr4F.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/m5GKtK3omTm8ef64ahNr4F.jpg\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:48:20.840Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"c2197206-d80c-4949-887d-c239a74e8fc5\">Vine is back in the bunch.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:48:03.229Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-abandon\"\/>Abandon<\/p>\n<p id=\"6eb6f31b-7791-48c0-ac19-7066f8503037\">Raul Garc\u00eda Pierna has abandoned after crashing earlier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">A shame, because he&#8217;s had a strong start to this Vuelta.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:47:36.042Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-vine-caught\"\/>Vine caught<\/p>\n<p id=\"e01fbe58-48e5-4f7b-95b0-8cc5dcb125f0\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">75km done and Jay Vine is caught. All together again.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:47:15.858Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-100km-to-go\"\/>100km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"d25f4daa-ef7a-4526-9a17-ed9db0c62e94\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">And still no proper break. Wow what a day.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:46:16.199Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-riders-caught\"\/>Riders caught<\/p>\n<p id=\"2fdb151b-250b-4765-bd31-0ef49568cb5b\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Romo and Van der Lee have been caught, but Vine is trying to push on on his own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Not sure how long that will last, never good to be a solo breakaway rider.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:44:09.156Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"94bc01e7-4db9-4527-a9dc-dcd741ad0267\">The gap is about 18 seconds. The peloton haven&#8217;t entirely sat up and let this go yet.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:40:04.558Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"ba39a29c-13f6-4682-ac29-a4e96bffbbfa\">Gap is up to 15 seconds. These riders will be praying this one sticks.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:39:29.910Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"1aa08b9b-0f33-43a4-afec-f810fadc6713\">We may have a break!<\/p>\n<p>Three riders have a small gap after 66km \u2013 Jay Vine (UAE Team-Emirates-XRG), Javier Romo (Movistar) and Jardi van der Lee (EF Education-EasyPost).<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:34:47.550Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"46d22c9b-7746-4b91-83c3-4925ad6e247f\">Looks like UAE are very keen to have a rider in the break today \u2013 there&#8217;s always one of their riders at the front of the bunch and riding aggressively.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:29:37.776Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"1f550fcd-6b7d-4c11-85d6-881120f20d7a\">Riders are attacking, it&#8217;s definitely not settled or as if no one is trying.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">It&#8217;s just that absolutely nothing is sticking as the peloton rips through Navarra at still nearly 50km\/h.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:27:36.033Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"eba7dc6b-f93b-491e-9ea1-8fcde34eaea4\">60km completed and still no break. This is probably the longest this has taken all race.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:26:40.222Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"6c67d241-9d31-47f6-844e-f78f225d498a\">Not sure exactly who was involved in that crash yet, but Raul Garc\u00eda Pierna was one of them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The other riders are making their way back into the peloton.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:25:06.592Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-crash\"\/>Crash<\/p>\n<p id=\"d2e90c83-e488-4fbc-999f-09369f015d83\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Many riders have gone down in the bunch.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:23:26.501Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"dd267eeb-b9f6-4224-8b58-731afc1d6f01\">A lot of riders are spending a lot of energy here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:67.97%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ZEiRRKgNte5GnUTrRCznkV.jpg\" alt=\"EL FERIAL LARRA BELAGUA, SPAIN - AUGUST 02: (L-R) Andrea Bagioli of Italy and Team Lidl - Trek, David De La Cruz of Spain and Team Q36.5 Pro Cycling and Jardi Christiaan Van Der Lee of Netherlands and Team EF Education - EasyPost attack during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 10 a 175.3km stage from Parque de la Naturaleza Sendaviva to El Ferial Larra Belagua 1585m \/ #UCIWT \/ on September 02, 2025 in El Ferial Larra Belagua, Spain. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ZEiRRKgNte5GnUTrRCznkV.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ZEiRRKgNte5GnUTrRCznkV.jpg\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:20:57.587Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"fa6551a5-e56e-45ce-9453-934822edd7f2\">The riders that have been trying all race \u2013 Pedersen, Vine \u2013 will be getting tired now, with still no break going clear.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:16:21.737Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"d0a280c1-f65e-453d-a36e-2661fe305217\">Jay Vine is one of the riders involved in the break fight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:67.19%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/e9R3KCfZ8gJnNMeWGJpx9V.jpg\" alt=\"EL FERIAL LARRA BELAGUA, SPAIN - AUGUST 02: Gianmarco Garofoli of Italy and Team Soudal Quick-Step and Jay Vine of Australia and UAE Team Emirates - XRG - Polka Dot Mountain Jersey attack during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 10 a 175.3km stage from Parque de la Naturaleza Sendaviva to El Ferial Larra Belagua 1585m \/ #UCIWT \/ on September 02, 2025 in El Ferial Larra Belagua, Spain. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/e9R3KCfZ8gJnNMeWGJpx9V.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/e9R3KCfZ8gJnNMeWGJpx9V.jpg\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:13:47.848Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"0b9f2170-5cea-45eb-8366-13447081bc5b\">Average speed so far is 52km\/h! Wow.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:12:45.897Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-125km-to-go\"\/>125km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"95913baf-b9e1-4327-98ba-30f4a9df2d5c\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">50km done in the first hour and still no break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Pretty hard return to racing after the rest day.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:10:21.187Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"77fb120c-aef5-498e-b787-74f39a0b79f4\">These long fights for the breakaway tend to actually disadvantage the escapees, not just because they&#8217;ve had to work harder to get in it, but they have less time to build up a gap before the finale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">So riders will be hoping something sticks soon.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:08:31.210Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"678efa1e-89ed-4b7a-b3dd-76c2c45b870d\">Still all together as the tense breakaway composition continues.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:07:56.663Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"1d6cd002-9a43-425e-ac92-87f06317d52d\">One non-starter today, Picnic PostNL&#8217;s Casper van Uden.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">He&#8217;s a young sprinter, and there aren&#8217;t many sprint opportunities left, so he&#8217;ll rest instead of trudge through the mountains.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After a hard and fast opening 9 days of racing here at #LaVuelta25\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8, @caspervanuden leaves the race ahead of stage 10, heading home to rest and recover \ud83d\udc4d\ud83c\udffb pic.twitter.com\/7MzMozxL1d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/1962823905095057477\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:04:23.700Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"df0b2220-3041-4a02-8d77-077893fcc4ac\">Here&#8217;s some insight from Chris Hamilton, via the Vuelta&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>The breakaway is our best option. I think it\u2019s also gonna be on a lot of people\u2019s radars to try and make the move, so it\u2019s probably gonna be a big fight.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Hamilton, Picnic PostNL<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T12:00:54.154Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-135km-to-go\"\/>135km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"600ee74a-d82f-430a-a858-752007cf7cef\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">40km done and still no breakaway. They haven&#8217;t even been racing for an hour, to give you an idea of the speed.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:58:50.408Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"20ae67ef-c8a9-4d15-97a8-34d2e30ba4c9\">This a great image of what the break formation\/battle looks like.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:68.65%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/H8t4dUqphunfKCyPxKfMs9.jpg\" alt=\"EL FERIAL LARRA BELAGUA, SPAIN - AUGUST 02: A general view of the peloton competing during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 10 a 175.3km stage from Parque de la Naturaleza Sendaviva to El Ferial Larra Belagua 1585m \/ #UCIWT \/ on September 02, 2025 in El Ferial Larra Belagua, Spain. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/H8t4dUqphunfKCyPxKfMs9.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/H8t4dUqphunfKCyPxKfMs9.jpg\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:55:23.500Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-140km-to-go\"\/>140km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"1783fc4c-137e-4d1b-9de0-5a09659a8885\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">35km done and still no break sticking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">This means the peloton are thinking that whatever goes has a chance of making it to the line, so they want to be selective, and let a group go that either isn&#8217;t threatening for GC, or that they can catch.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:53:36.065Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"8fb5662e-eb11-4cdd-95f2-efc3b0d657fb\">Simply nothing is sticking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Green jersey Mads Pedersen has been amongst the fight for moves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:61.33%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/erXKPU2vDzDFoGWitQndJE.jpg\" alt=\"EL FERIAL LARRA BELAGUA, SPAIN - AUGUST 02: Jardi Christiaan Van Der Lee of Netherlands and Team EF Education - EasyPost competes during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 10 a 175.3km stage from Parque de la Naturaleza Sendaviva to El Ferial Larra Belagua 1585m \/ #UCIWT \/ on September 02, 2025 in El Ferial Larra Belagua, Spain. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/erXKPU2vDzDFoGWitQndJE.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/erXKPU2vDzDFoGWitQndJE.jpg\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:50:39.124Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"e8662d0c-0cfb-4791-9354-ed6a5a95b375\">The average speed is over 50km\/h right now.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:49:18.398Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"0374545c-bd75-4bf1-ab5f-d653bf1503a9\">Sounds like things are back together again.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:46:32.813Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"bae57de2-ca6e-4592-90f1-28ad42934fd5\">The peloton has split \u2013 not sure just yet who is in the first part.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:46:07.670Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-150km-to-go\"\/>150km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"2cbf2023-8b79-486d-9d74-57d3e9023f3a\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">This is a rapid start!<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:40:17.582Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"45923bff-a48c-4427-8cdd-af853bf6e1b4\">20km done now. It&#8217;s been a super fast start.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:38:34.104Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"a1f3d065-95ab-49c3-936e-3fede314f5ef\">Aaand they&#8217;re caught. Back together again.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:38:22.761Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"626fa3fe-6832-4d06-bdfa-1e97db8cad03\">Four riders up the road<\/p>\n<p>Four riders are on the move \u2013 Andrea Bagioli (Lidl-Trek), Harold Tejada (XDS Astana), R\u00e9mi Cavagna (Groupama-FDJ) and Jaume Guarde\u00f1o (Caja Rural Seguros RGA) are up the road.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:36:53.477Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"16a97f76-8e8e-4e5d-86ad-46e3cf61ae33\">This could go on for quite a while, though typically in this Vuelta, the breakaway has been established relatively quickly \u2013 not like the two-hour fights we sometimes saw in the Tour de France.<\/p>\n<p>EF Education-EasyPost&#8217;s DS Tom Southam explained more about that to us in this story: <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/features\/its-inspiring-for-them-how-ben-healys-tour-de-france-success-is-helping-next-gen-ef-education-easypost-riders-stay-on-fire-at-vuelta-a-espana\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/features\/its-inspiring-for-them-how-ben-healys-tour-de-france-success-is-helping-next-gen-ef-education-easypost-riders-stay-on-fire-at-vuelta-a-espana\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;It&#8217;s inspiring for them&#8217; \u2013 How Ben Healy&#8217;s Tour de France success is helping next-gen EF Education-EasyPost riders stay on fire at Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:33:55.719Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"568dd506-dd1a-490e-a4ce-e1519c6c00f0\">15km done and things are all together but the tension is high, with splits happening all the time.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:32:25.831Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"92b21949-4627-4f67-a1ce-ab59c6df15a0\">The peloton are going over a little rise, which could help the break form.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">There&#8217;s another small hill shortly after too.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:30:26.813Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"e6891456-0d71-4800-b615-1808f0fcb235\">The attacks are continuing, but no one with a clear gap yet.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:29:46.929Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"15101cf6-f5c2-4e92-80ab-ab17cf417a3b\">Here&#8217;s the riders passing through kilometre 0.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd70 Here we go! The peloton starts stage \ud83d\udd1f of #LaVuelta25\ud83d\ude4c \u00a1Salida lanzada de la etapa \ud83d\udd1f de #LaVuelta25!\ud83d\udc4b @grupofertiberia pic.twitter.com\/RtmRzJzFTf<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/1962838255381971246\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:27:44.990Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"87dce234-71ba-44ab-ac00-d605c2f33327\">And the two leaders are caught. The breakaway fight continues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">11km done.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:26:51.392Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"853287bb-9225-4e2e-a548-4a30552f3e7d\">They attacked around the 9km completed mark, but the gap is small and we&#8217;re still early in the stage, so this might keep moving for a bit.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:26:09.224Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"61d0a886-04b0-44c3-869b-f8fa34a8c0c3\">As expected, the attacks have started already \u2013 we have two riders trying to get away right now.<\/p>\n<p>Sounds like they are Louis Vervaeke (Soudal-QuickStep) and Dries De Pooter (Intermarch\u00e9-Wanty), and they have about 10 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:25:04.236Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"1792ca4b-7599-4aab-8bab-2d0f6c237555\">All smiles despite saying UAE deliberately want to damage his image. It will be interesting how this Vuelta plays out for him and the team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.60%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VhGN7oRbjNLSKU2sd7APeN.jpg\" alt=\"ARGUEDAS, SPAIN - AUGUST 02: (L-R) Juan Ayuso of Spain and Ivo Oliveira of Portugal and UAE Team Emirates - XRG prior to the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 10 a 175.3km stage from Parque de la Naturaleza Sendaviva to El Ferial Larra Belagua 1585m \/ #UCIWT \/ on September 02, 2025 in Arguedas, Spain. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VhGN7oRbjNLSKU2sd7APeN.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VhGN7oRbjNLSKU2sd7APeN.jpg\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:20:30.211Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"3e93be67-57cb-4358-a57b-473ecacfb221\">Wow, Juan Ayuso spoke at the start in Spanish saying he didn&#8217;t agree with how the team communicated his departure last night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">He said he wanted it to be made public after the Vuelta finished.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:16:20.917Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-official-start\"\/>Official start<\/p>\n<p id=\"eb5858b1-5522-467a-8362-70de9b8cbdf3\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">And we&#8217;re racing!<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">175km stand between the peloton and the finish line.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:12:12.968Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"d27cacdf-8cb0-4808-9e4c-6e6c6fdf13a2\">Even if it&#8217;s a breakaway day, the GC could well be shaken up on the 9.4km final climb.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Here&#8217;s a reminder of how things stand:<\/p>\n<p>Torstein Tr\u00e6en (Bahrain Victorious)Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) +0:37Jo\u00e3o Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +1:15Tom Pidcock (Q36.5) +1:35Felix Gall (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) +2:14<\/p>\n<p id=\"ba4779c4-ebce-4133-a2d6-54b6d751e0a6\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/the-current-gc-standings-at-the-vuelta-a-espana-2025\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/the-current-gc-standings-at-the-vuelta-a-espana-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a standings 2025 \u2013 general classification after stage 9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:06:27.373Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"d59ab164-3174-47d8-a576-241140e93658\">Here&#8217;s the start.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udccd\ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc2a\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1a \ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc33\ud835\udc1a \ud835\udc12\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2f\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2f\ud835\udc1a\ud83d\ude0a Stage \ud83d\udd1f neutral start!\ud83d\udcaa \u00a1Salida neutralizada para la etapa \ud83d\udd1f!#LaVuelta25 pic.twitter.com\/wKozwvSrYu<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/1962833900046090615\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:05:51.693Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"ea5857f5-dff2-440b-91a5-8e87514ccfdd\">Despite the summit finish, the first two thirds of today&#8217;s stage are pretty flat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">This means that it could be a challenge for a breakaway to get away on flatter roads. This could also be a day for the break to win, so the peloton may be fairly selective in who they let go up the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">We&#8217;ll find out soon!<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:04:49.492Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"833ee18a-683d-4e94-9b3a-91eba36a6c3d\">The neutral section today is 8.8km long, so will take 15 minutes, or just under.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T11:04:13.335Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-neutral-start\"\/>Neutral start<\/p>\n<p id=\"b422ef74-3608-4505-83ce-c2632b5022c2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">There we go, the riders are away.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T10:59:25.593Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"06734f45-9377-4810-9deb-c052bfcb4a80\">Seems like the neutral start might be running a little late.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T10:51:32.844Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"955a2316-090e-4310-8c89-5efef294d08e\">Current jerseys<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Here&#8217;s a reminder of who is wearing what jerseys, if you forgot over the rest day.<\/p>\n<p>Red jersey: Torstein Tr\u00e6en (Bahrain Victorious)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">White jersey: Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Polka dot jersey: Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Green jersey: Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek)<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T10:48:31.199Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"6ea23c53-face-46bc-9d43-df310e86b96b\">The stage will get underway in a few minutes with the neutral roll-out at 12:55 CEST.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T10:42:48.805Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"179312fb-e6d5-4aa4-a658-0aa2438b3646\">Ayuso will start stage 10<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Juan Ayuso has got out the team bus, dressed and ready, and has taken selfies with fans, so we can assume he will start the stage today despite yesterday&#8217;s dramatic news.<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T10:40:15.656Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"7453f71b-a9a5-4abd-9329-a91c04af2a4d\">The riders are currently signing on in the Sendaviva nature reserve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">You can, as ever, watch the podium protocol live on X, if you so wish.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sigue en directo la presentaci\u00f3n del control de firmas de la etapa 10 desde Parque de la Naturaleza Sendaviva#LaVuelta25 https:\/\/t.co\/pZoC2O6DuB<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/1962802187903336602\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T10:34:59.315Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"9e97b900-4010-4e67-baac-efe2d68925fa\">Here&#8217;s a reminder of what we have coming up today:<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:48.55%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hkTzaTfncYkXUoU4eSjca.png\" alt=\"Stage 10 profile for the 2025 Vuelta a Espa&amp;ntilde;a\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hkTzaTfncYkXUoU4eSjca.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hkTzaTfncYkXUoU4eSjca.png\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Lavuelta.es)<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T10:30:45.352Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"2358e388-8964-4b7f-b16a-4d56b9645f70\">The Ayuso news overshadowed some other stories from the rest day, but this honest interview from race leader Torstein Tr\u00e6en is really worth a read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">It&#8217;s very possible he will lose red today.<\/p>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/i-was-so-mentally-broken-vuelta-a-espana-leader-torstein-traeen-opens-up-about-deep-struggles-with-concussion-on-first-rest-day\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/i-was-so-mentally-broken-vuelta-a-espana-leader-torstein-traeen-opens-up-about-deep-struggles-with-concussion-on-first-rest-day\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;I was so mentally broken&#8217; \u2013 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a leader Torstein Tr\u00e6en opens up about deep struggles with concussion on first rest day<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:64.55%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4ZBg3mSV86SSJ2PuA273BM.jpg\" alt=\"ZARAGOZA, SPAIN - AUGUST 30: Torstein Traeen of Norway and Team Bahrain - Victorious - Red Leader Jersey celebrates at podium during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 8 a 163.5km stage from Monzon Templario to Zaragoza \/ #UCIWT \/ on August 30, 2025 in Zaragoza, Spain. (Photo by Dario Belingheri\/Getty Images)\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4ZBg3mSV86SSJ2PuA273BM.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4ZBg3mSV86SSJ2PuA273BM.jpg\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T10:21:38.800Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"d1da3953-6a99-49c0-8ce5-3585133092ed\">My colleague James has written a full breakdown of what led us to this point, and analyses whether Ayuso is right to leave the team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">It&#8217;s a great read.<\/p>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/features\/a-failed-project-where-did-juan-ayuso-and-uae-team-emirates-xrgs-partnership-go-wrong-and-is-he-right-to-leave-now\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/features\/a-failed-project-where-did-juan-ayuso-and-uae-team-emirates-xrgs-partnership-go-wrong-and-is-he-right-to-leave-now\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A failed project \u2013 Where did Juan Ayuso and UAE Team Emirates-XRG&#8217;s partnership go wrong and is he right to leave now?<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sVVA598tpUjphJR399pdmV.jpg\" alt=\"Team UAE's Spanish rider Juan Ayuso is presented on stage before the start of the second stage of the Vuelta a Espana, a 159,6 km race between Alba and Limone Piemonte, in Italy's Piemonte region, on August 24, 2025. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO \/ AFP)\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sVVA598tpUjphJR399pdmV.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sVVA598tpUjphJR399pdmV.jpg\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2025-09-02T10:15:48.242Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"ffd7d8fc-6a57-4ca2-856d-b5cf2c2522dd\">Firstly, the big rest day news: <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/juan-ayuso-breaks-long-term-contract-to-leave-uae-team-emirates-xrg-early\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/juan-ayuso-breaks-long-term-contract-to-leave-uae-team-emirates-xrg-early\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Juan Ayuso is leaving UAE Team Emirates-XRG<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The team confirmed Ayuso&#8217;s departure last night, but we don&#8217;t know where he&#8217;s off to just yet.<\/p>\n<p>So far, we believe he is going to start today and ride the rest of the Vuelta, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/ayusos-role-will-be-to-support-almeida-uae-management-say-spaniard-set-to-leave-squad-after-2025-will-help-gc-leader-in-vuelta-a-espana\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/ayusos-role-will-be-to-support-almeida-uae-management-say-spaniard-set-to-leave-squad-after-2025-will-help-gc-leader-in-vuelta-a-espana\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">supporting Jo\u00e3o Almeida<\/a>, but we&#8217;ll have to see if that actually happens.<\/p>\n<p>2025-08-11T17:15:35.460Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"f8ff0b36-5a47-49a1-9d5d-a50d084e7cc0\">Welcome!<\/p>\n<p>Hello and welcome to Cyclingnews&#8217; live coverage of stage 10 of the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a!<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">We&#8217;re back after the rest day and raring to go with another summit finish on the cards today.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Refresh 2025-09-02T14:45:57.348Z 10km to go The gap is 38 seconds. 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