Cyclisme : 2019 Vuelta a España

The last Grand Tour of the season is about to start in Spain, first let's see the odds for this year's race winner at BetEasy: 

Primoz Roglic - 2.75
Miguel Angel Lopez - 3.00
Alejandro Valvderde - 11.00
Steven Kruijswijk - 13.00
Nairo Quintana - 15.00
Wout Poels - 23.00
Rafal Majka - 26.00
Tadej Pogacar - 26.00
Esteban Chaves - 26.00
Jakob Fuglsang - 26.00

The first stage is a team time trial, quite short with a route of just over 13 kilometers, so we shouldn't see huge gaps between teams. Here are the odds for stage 1 at BetEasy: 

Team Jumbo-Visma - 1.33
Ineos - 11.00
Decuninck Quick Step - 13.00
Movistar - 15.00
EF Education First - 15.00
CCC Team - 21.00
Astana - 26.00
Sunweb - 34.00
Groupama-FDJ - 41.00
Mitchelton-Scott - 67.00

Good luck! 

Stage 1 profile

Team Astana pulled off the upset today and won the stage as favourites Jumbo-Visma suffered a crash and ended up losing 50 seconds. Miguel Angel Lopez is the first leader of the general classification. 

Stage 1 results

1    Astana Pro Team    0:14:51     
2    Deceuninck-QuickStep    0:00:02     
3    Team Sunweb    0:00:05     
4    EF Education First    0:00:07     
5    Bora-Hansgrohe    0:00:13     
6    CCC Team    0:00:15     
7    Movistar Team    0:00:16     
8    Groupama-FDJ          
9    Mitchelton-Scott    0:00:18     
10    Lotto Soudal    0:00:19     
11    Team Ineos    0:00:25     
12    Bahrain-Merida    0:00:26     
13    Katusha-Alpecin    0:00:33     
14    Dimension Data    0:00:34     
15    Trek-Segafredo    0:00:35     
16    Caja Rural-Seguros RGA    0:00:37     
17    AG2R La Mondiale          
18    Team Jumbo-Visma    0:00:40     
19    Cofidis Solutions Credits    0:00:43     
20    Euskadi Basque Country    0:00:46     
21    UAE Team Emirates    0:01:07     
22    Burgos-BH    0:01:22

Today's stage two is a hilly one, it could lead to a victory for a puncher because we have a sharp second-category climb not far from the finish. Here are the odds for stage 2 at BetEasy: 

Alejandro Valverde - 6.50
Luka Mezgec - 11.00
Sergio Higuita - 11.00
Sam Bennett - 13.00
Philippe Gilbert - 15.00
Alex Aranburu - 21.00
Edvald Boasson Hagen - 21.00
Omar Fraile  - 23.00
John Degenkolb - 26.00
Luis Leon Sanchez - 26.00
Paddy Bevin - 26.00
Pierre Latour - 26.00

Good luck! 

Stage 2 profile

We had another surprising winner on stage two, Nairo Quintana has taken the victory while Nicolas Roche is the even more surprising new leader of the general classification. Primoz Roglic managed to get back almost everything that he lost yesterday thanks to his attack following the last climb of the day. 

Stage 2 results
1    Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team    5:11:17     
2    Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sunweb    0:00:05     
3    Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma          
4    Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First          
5    Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates          
6    Mikel Nieve (Spa) Mitchelton-Scott    0:00:08     
7    Sergio Andres Higuita Garcia (Col) Equipo Euskadi    0:00:37     
8    Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates          
9    Alexander Aranburu Deba (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA          
10    Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team     

General classification after stage 2
1    Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sunweb    5:26:12     
2    Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team    0:00:02     
3    Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First    0:00:08     
4    Mikel Nieve (Spa) Mitchelton-Scott    0:00:22     
5    Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team    0:00:33     
6    Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:00:36     
7    Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb    0:00:38     
8    Sergio Andres Higuita Garcia (Col) Equipo Euskadi    0:00:40     
9    Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe    0:00:46     
10    Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe     

Stage 3 is flat, in fact the last few kilometers are mostly downhill, so we should expect a fast finish and a mass sprint. Here are the odds for the stage win at BetEasy: 

Sam Bennett - 1.85
Fabio Jakobsen - 4.50
Fernando Gaviria - 6.00
Luka Mezgec - 13.00
Max Walscheid - 21.00
Marc Sarreau - 21.00
Edvald Boasson Hagen - 26.00
Phil Bauhaus - 29.00
John Degenkolb - 41.00
Clement Venturini - 41.00

Good luck! 

Stage 3 profile

No surprises in stage 3, Sam Bennett was the fastest in the final sprint. That was the 12th victory of the season for the Irishman. Another Irishman, Nicolas Roche, remains in command of the general classification. 

Stage 3 results

1    Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe    4:25:02     
2    Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo          
3    Luka Mezgec (Slo) Mitchelton-Scott          
4    Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA          
5    Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bahrain-Merida          
6    Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Deceuninck-QuickStep          
7    Fabio Jakobsen (Ned) Deceuninck-QuickStep          
8    Cyril Barthe (Fra) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias          
9    Szymon Sajnok (Pol) CCC Team          
10    Clement Venturini (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale     

Today's stage 4 is another flat one, there is just one categorized climb but it's 50 kilometers before the finish and it shouldn't prevent a mass sprint. Here are the odds for stage 4 at BetEasy: 

Sam Bennett - 1.60
Fabio Jakobsen - 5.50
Fernando Gaviria - 10.00
Luka Mezgec - 10.00
Edward Theuns - 17.00
Max Walscheid - 34.00
Phil Bauhaus - 34.00
John Degenkolb - 34.00
Philippe Gilbert - 34.00
Edvald Boasson Hagen - 41.00
Marc Sarreau - 41.00

Stage 4 profile

Sam Bennett was unable to get a second consecutive win, he was beaten by just a few millimeters by Fabio Jakobsen in the final sprint. 

Stage 4 results

1    Fabio Jakobsen (Ned) Deceuninck-QuickStep    4:04:16     
2    Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe          
3    Fernando Gaviria (Col) UAE Team Emirates          
4    Luka Mezgec (Slo) Mitchelton-Scott          
5    Marc Sarreau (Fra) Groupama-FDJ          
6    Szymon Sajnok (Pol) CCC Team          
7    Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data          
8    Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA          
9    Clement Venturini (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale          
10    Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Deceuninck-QuickStep     

The first real mountain test is coming up today, stage 5 ends at the top of a first-category climb with a length of 11.1 kilometers and an average gradient of 7.8%. The big favourites will have to move today, here are the odds for the stage win at BetEasy: 

Miguel Angel Lopez - 4.00

Primoz Roglic - 7.00

Alejandro Valverde - 8.00

Sergio Higuita - 12.00

Nairo Quintana - 15.00

Tao Geoghegan Hart - 19.00

Rigoberto Uran - 19.00

Stage 5 profile

The stage win went to the breakaway today, Angel Madrazo was the strongest and most determined and he clinched a prestigious victory for him and his team. As for the general classification guys, Miguel Angel Lopez was the strongest and managed to regain the red jersey. 

Stage 5 results

1    Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Burgos-BH    4:58:31     
2    Jetse Bol (Ned) Burgos-BH    0:00:10     
3    Jose Herrada (Spa) Cofidis Solutions Credits    0:00:22     
4    Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team    0:00:47     
5    Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team    0:00:59     
6    Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma          
7    Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    0:01:29     
8    Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team    0:01:41     
9    Sepp Kuss (USA) Team Jumbo-Visma          
10    Esteban Chaves (Col) Mitchelton-Scott    0:01:46

General classification after stage 5

1    Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team    18:55:21     
2    Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:00:14     
3    Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team    0:00:23     
4    Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team    0:00:28     
5    Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sunweb    0:00:57     
6    Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First    0:00:59     
7    Esteban Chaves (Col) Mitchelton-Scott    0:01:17     
8    Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe    0:01:18     
9    Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    0:01:49     
10    Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb    0:01:50

Today's stage is long and hilly, it could favour another breakaway win but it could also lead to an interesting battle between the favourites in the final kilometers. Here are the odds for stage 6 at BetEasy: 

Alejandro Valverde - 5.50
Thomas De Gendt - 15.00
Dylan Teuns - 17.00
Primoz Roglic - 19.00
Sergio Higuita - 19.00
Jesus Herrada - 21.00
Tadej Pogacar - 26.00
Gianluca Brambilla - 26.00
Miguel Angel Lopez - 26.00
Marc Soler - 26.00
Alex Aranburu - 26.00

Stage 6 profile

The breakaway was victorious once again and this time it was a double triumph as Jesus Herrada took the stage win and Dylan Teuns grabbed the overall lead. 

Stage 6 results

1    Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis Solutions Credits    4:43:55     
2    Dylan Teuns (Bel) Bahrain-Merida    0:00:07     
3    Dorian Godon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    0:00:21     
4    Robert Gesink (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma          
5    Bruno Armirail (Fra) Groupama-FDJ    0:00:37     
6    Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe    0:00:39     
7    Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team    0:00:45     
8    Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo    0:00:47     
9    David de la Cruz (Spa) Team Ineos    0:00:50     
10    Tsgabu Grmay (Eth) Mitchelton-Scott    0:02:35

General classification after stage 6

1    Dylan Teuns (Bel) Bahrain-Merida    23:44:00     
2    David de la Cruz (Spa) Team Ineos    0:00:38     
3    Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team    0:01:00     
4    Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:01:14     
5    Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team    0:01:23     
6    Robert Gesink (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma          
7    Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team    0:01:28     
8    Esteban Chaves (Col) Mitchelton-Scott    0:02:17     
9    Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe    0:02:18     
10    Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    0:02:47

Today's stage 7 will surely bring about some fresh changes to the general classification, there are five categorized climbs and the last one has an average gradient of 12.3% over 4.1 kilometers. Here are the odds for the stage win at BetEasy: 

Miguel Angel Lopez - 5.50
Alejandro Valverde - 11.00
Primoz Roglic - 11.00
Wout Poels - 11.00
Tadej Pogacar - 11.00
Nairo Quintana - 15.00
Johan Esteban Chaves - 23.00
Sergio Higuita - 23.00
Davide Formolo - 29.00
Thomas De Gendt - 29.00
Marc Soler - 29.00

Good luck! 

Stage 7 profile

Alejandro Valverde won the battle of the favourites and the stage today, but he didn't gain much time on his most competitive rivals.  

Stage 7 results

1     VALVERDE Alejandro    (Movistar Team)    4:34:11
2     ROGLIČ Primož    (Team Jumbo-Visma)        ,,
3     LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel    (Astana Pro Team)    0:06
4     QUINTANA Nairo    (Movistar Team)              ,,
5     MAJKA Rafał    (BORA - hansgrohe)             0:42
6     IZAGIRRE Ion    (Astana Pro Team)             0:48
7     POGAČAR Tadej    (UAE-Team Emirates)     0:51
8     ARU Fabio    (UAE-Team Emirates)                  ,,
9     BENNETT George    (Team Jumbo-Visma)    1:07
10   RODRÍGUEZ Óscar    (Euskadi Basque Country - Murias)     1:20

General classification after stage 7

1    LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel    (Astana Pro Team)    28:19:13
2    ROGLIČ Primož    (Team Jumbo-Visma)        0:06
3    VALVERDE Alejandro    (Movistar Team)        0:16
4    QUINTANA Nairo    (Movistar Team)        0:27
5    MAJKA Rafał    (BORA - hansgrohe)        1:58
6    POGAČAR Tadej    (UAE-Team Emirates)        2:36
7    CHAVES Esteban    (Mitchelton-Scott)        2:52
8    BENNETT George    (Team Jumbo-Visma)        3:34
9    KELDERMAN Wilco    (Team Sunweb)        3:36
10  ARU Fabio    (UAE-Team Emirates)        ,,

Today's stage 8 has a hilly route, which in theory should favour a breakaway win. The second-category climb with around 25 km to go will surely make a tough selection in the bunch, but we probably won't see attacks from the big GC favourites. Here are the odds for the stage win at BetEasy: 

Thomas De Gendt - 13.00
Luka Mezgec - 13.00
Sam Bennett - 13.00
Alejandro Valverde - 13.00
Phillippe Gilbert - 13.00
Sergio Higuita - 21.00
Alex Aranburu - 21.00
Jesus Herrada - 21.00
Teo Geoghegan - 21.00
Zdenek Stybar - 21.00
Dylan Teuns - 21.00
Omar Fraile - 21.00
Primoz Roglic - 21.00

Good luck! 

Stage 8 profile

The breakaway was successful today, and Nikias Arndt was the strongest in the final sprint. The general classification has also changed given that the main bunch had a delay of over nine minutes, Nicolas Edet is the new leader of the race. 

Stage 8 results

1     ARNDT Nikias    - Team Sunweb - 3:50:48
2     ARANBURU Alex    - Caja Rural -      ,,
3     VAN DER SANDE Tosh    - Lotto Soudal -  ,,
4     GUERREIRO Ruben    - Team Katusha Alpecin -     ,,
5     KOCH Jonas    - CCC Team -       ,,
6     TEUNS Dylan    - Bahrain Merida -          ,,
7     LASTRA Jonathan   -  Caja Rural -          ,,
8     LUDVIGSSON Tobias    - Groupama - FDJ -          ,,
9     BARCELÓ Fernando    - Euskadi Basque Country - Murias -        ,,
10     HENAO Sergio    - UAE-Team Emirates -            ,,

General classification after stage 8

1    EDET Nicolas     - Cofidis, Solutions Crédits    - 32:16:24
2    TEUNS Dylan     - Bahrain Merida        -  2:21
3    LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel     - Astana Pro Team -        3:01
4   ROGLIČ Primož     - Team Jumbo-Visma -        3:07
5    VALVERDE Alejandro    - Movistar Team -       3:17
6   QUINTANA Nairo    - Movistar Team -       3:28
7    HAGEN Carl Fredrik   -  Lotto Soudal  -      3:45
8    MAJKA Rafał     - BORA - hansgrohe  -      4:59
9    POGAČAR Tadej     - UAE-Team Emirates -      5:37
10  CHAVES Esteban    - Mitchelton-Scott -       5:53

Today's stage 9 is all about climbing, the route is just 94.4 kilometers long but it's packed with five categorized climbs and one of them is a special-category ascent. The general classification favourites will most likely fight for the stage win today, here are the odds at BetEasy: 

Miguel Angel Lopez - 3.25
Nairo Quintana - 6.50
Primoz Roglic - 6.50
Alejandro Valverde - 6.50
Wout Poels - 15.00
Mikel Nieve - 21.00
Tadej Pogacar - 34.00
Rafal Majka - 34.00
Marc Soler - 34.00
Daniel Martinez - 41.00
Tao Gheoghegan - 41.00
Sergio Higuita - 41.00

Good luck! 

Stage 9 profile

Tadej Pogacar pulled off a massive result today, the Slovenian grabbed the stage win at his first ever Grand Tour and his future in professional cycling looks extremely promising. Miguel Angel Lopez attempted an early attack but it all backfired as he also suffered a crash and ended up losing just over a minute. Nairo Quintana is the new leader of the general classification, but Primoz Roglic seems set to take that spot at the individual time trial stage on Tuesday. 

Stage 9 results

1     POGAČAR Tadej    - UAE-Team Emirates    - 2:58:09
2     QUINTANA Nairo    - Movistar Team   -   0:23
3     ROGLIČ Primož    - Team Jumbo-Visma -   0:48
4     VALVERDE Alejandro    - Movistar Team -      ,,
5     SOLER Marc    - Movistar Team -    0:57
6     PERNSTEINER Hermann    - Bahrain Merida  - 0:59
7     HIGUITA Sergio    - EF Education First -        - 1:01
8     KELDERMAN Wilco    - Team Sunweb        -    ,,
9     LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel    - Astana Pro Team -          ,,
10     GEOGHEGAN HART Tao    - Team INEOS   -        1:38

General classification after stage 9

1   QUINTANA Nairo    - Movistar Team    -   35:18:18
2    ROGLIČ Primož    - Team Jumbo-Visma  -      0:06
3   LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel    - Astana Pro Team   -     0:17
4    VALVERDE Alejandro   - Movistar Team  -      0:20
5    POGAČAR Tadej    - UAE-Team Emirates -       1:42
6    HAGEN Carl Fredrik    - Lotto Soudal -       1:46
7    EDET Nicolas   - Cofidis, Solutions Crédits -        2:21
8    MAJKA Rafał    - BORA - hansgrohe -       3:22
9    KELDERMAN Wilco    - Team Sunweb  -      3:53
10  TEUNS Dylan   - Bahrain Merida -       4:46

Today's stage 10 could be decisive, it's the only individual time trial in this year's race and specialists like Roglic will be looking to take full advantage. Here are the odds for the stage win at BetEasy: 

Primoz Roglic - 1.40
Vasil Kiryienka - 8.00
Nelson Oliveira - 9.00
Patrick Bevin - 13.00
Thomas De Gendt - 13.00
Tony Martin - 19.00
Tadej Pogacar - 26.00
Tobias Ludvigsson - 26.00
Ion Izagirre - 29.00
Daniel Martinez - 34.00

Good luck! 

Stage 10 profile

Really impressed with  Pogacar so far, hopefully he could do well in today's time trial and make the race even more exiting, I'm expecting him to gain time on all the GS contenders except for Roglic of course but let see whether the boy could do that.

Primoz Roglic didn't miss the opportunity today, he won the stage and also moved up to the top of the general classification with a substantial advantage over his closest rivals. 

Stage 10 results

1     ROGLIČ Primož    - Team Jumbo-Visma -    47:05
2     BEVIN Patrick    - CCC Team -    0:25
3     CAVAGNA Rémi    - Deceuninck - Quick Step -    0:27
4     CRADDOCK Lawson    - EF Education First -    0:48
5     OLIVEIRA Nelson   - Movistar Team -    1:02
6     LATOUR Pierre   - AG2R La Mondiale -    1:14
7     DE GENDT Thomas   - Lotto Soudal -    1:21
8     SOLER Marc   - Movistar Team -    1:22
9     TEUNS Dylan   - Bahrain Merida -    1:27
10     MARTÍNEZ Daniel Felipe   - EF Education First -    1:28

General classification after stage 10

1    ROGLIČ Primož    - Team Jumbo-Visma -    36:05:29
2    VALVERDE Alejandro    - Movistar Team -        1:52
3    LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel    - Astana Pro Team -        2:11
4    QUINTANA Nairo   - Movistar Team -       3:00
5    POGAČAR Tadej    - UAE-Team Emirates -        3:05
6    HAGEN Carl Fredrik    - Lotto Soudal -       4:59
7    MAJKA Rafał    - BORA - hansgrohe -        5:42
8    EDET Nicolas    - Cofidis, Solutions Crédits -       5:49
9    TEUNS Dylan    - Bahrain Merida -       6:07
10  KELDERMAN Wilco    - Team Sunweb -       6:25

Today's stage should have a breakaway winner, the route is hilly and tricky so the GC favourites will most likely try to have a quiet day. Here are the odds for the stage win at BetEasy: 

Philippe Gilbert - 13.00
Alex Aranburu - 13.00
Luka Mezgec - 17.00
Thomas de Gendt - 21.00
Zdenek Stybar - 21.00
Paddy Bevin - 21.00
Luis Leon Sanchez - 23.00
Jesus Herrada - 26.00
Omar Fraile - 26.00
Pierre Latour - 26.00

Good luck! 

Stage 11 profile

The breakaway went through, as expected, and this time Mikel Iturria was the one who took the stage win. It was a calm day for the general classification contenders, the rankings are unchanged. 

Stage 11 results

1     ITURRIA Mikel    - Euskadi Basque Country - Murias    - 4:36:44
2     LASTRA Jonathan    - Caja Rural - Seguros RGA   -   0:06
3     CRADDOCK Lawson    - EF Education First    -    ,,
4     HOWSON Damien    - Mitchelton-Scott   -    ,,
5     BIDARD François    - AG2R La Mondiale   -    ,,
6     GHEBREIGZABHIER Amanuel   - Team Dimension Data  - 0:09
7     THOMAS Benjamin   - Groupama - FDJ  -   0:12
8     FABBRO Matteo    - Team Katusha Alpecin -   ,,
9     IZAGIRRE Gorka    - Astana Pro Team -  ,,
10     CAVAGNA Rémi    - Deceuninck - Quick Step -     ,,

Stage 12 is another hilly one but I expect a puncher to win it instead of the breakaway, because the last climb is a proper wall: 2.2 kilometers with an average gradient of 12%. Here are the odds for the stage win at BetEasy: 

Alejandro Valverde - 7.50
Omar Fraile - 15.00
Sergio Higuita - 17.00
Tadej Pogacar - 17.00
Primoz Roglic - 19.00
Pierre Latour - 21.00
Dylan Teuns - 21.00
Philippe Gilbert - 23.00
Thomas de Gendt - 26.00
Jesus Herrada - 26.00
Esteban Chaves - 26.00
Tao Geoghegan - 26.00
Oscar Rodriguez - 26.00
Luis Leon Sanchez - 26.00

Good luck! 

Stage 12 profile

The breakaway did go through once again and this time it was Philippe Gilbert who won the stage, a perfect warm-up and boost of confidence for the Belgian before the World Championships. No changes at the top of the general classification. 

Stage 12 results

1     GILBERT Philippe   - Deceuninck - Quick Step   - 3:48:18
2     ARANBURU Alex    - Caja Rural - Seguros RGA    -   0:03
3     BARCELÓ Fernando   - Euskadi Basque Country - Murias    -    ,,
4     ROJAS José Joaquín    - Movistar Team    -   0:22
5     ARNDT Nikias    - Team Sunweb  -   0:26
6     VAN DER SANDE Tosh   -  Lotto Soudal -  0:29
7     BARTHE Cyril   - Euskadi Basque Country - Murias  -       ,,
8     BOARO Manuele    - Astana Pro Team  -    ,,
9     DECLERCQ Tim   - Deceuninck - Quick Step  -   ,,
10     CONTI Valerio    - UAE-Team Emirates -   0:31

Today's stage 13 is a real beast, there are no less than 7 categorized climbs and the last one is a proper test for any rider: 6.8 kilometers with an average gradient of 9.2% and a couple of portions with a slope of 25%. Here are the odds for the stage win at BetEasy: 

Miguel Angel Lopez -  5.00
Alejandro Valverde - 9.00
Nairo Quintana - 9.00
Primoz Roglic - 11.00
Wout Poels - 15.00
Tao Gheoghegan - 17.00
Oscar Rodriguez - 21.00
Pierre Latour - 21.00
Mikel Nieve - 21.00
Johan Esteban Chaves - 21.00

Good luck! 

Stage 13 profile

Tadej Pogacar pulled off another superb stage victory and in the process he helped fellow Slovenian Primoz Roglic to extend his lead at the top of the general classification. Fabio Aru retired from the race today due to a muscle injury. 

Stage 13 results

1     POGAČAR Tadej    - UAE-Team Emirates    - 4:28:26
2     ROGLIČ Primož    - Team Jumbo-Visma -    ,,
3     LATOUR Pierre    - AG2R La Mondiale  -    0:27
4     VALVERDE Alejandro   - Movistar Team -    ,,
5     QUINTANA Nairo   - Movistar Team -    ,,
6     MAJKA Rafał   - BORA - hansgrohe -    ,,
7     LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel  -  Astana Pro Team -    1:01
8     BRAMBILLA Gianluca   - Trek - Segafredo -   1:08
9     SOLER Marc   - Movistar Team    -    ,,
10     KELDERMAN Wilco   - Team Sunweb -    ,,

General classification after stage 13

1    ROGLIČ Primož    - Team Jumbo-Visma  -  49:20:28
2    VALVERDE Alejandro   - Movistar Team -   2:25
3    POGAČAR Tadej   - UAE-Team Emirates -   3:01
4    LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel  -  Astana Pro Team -   3:18
5    QUINTANA Nairo   - Movistar Team -   3:33
6    MAJKA Rafał   - BORA - hansgrohe -   6:15
7    EDET Nicolas   - Cofidis, Solutions Crédits -    7:18
8    HAGEN Carl Fredrik   -  Lotto Soudal -   7:33
9    KELDERMAN Wilco   - Team Sunweb -   7:39
10  TEUNS Dylan   - Bahrain Merida  -  9:58

Today's stage is a flat one, and most likely the sprinter teams won't let a breakaway ruin their opportunity. Here are the odds for the stage win at BetEasy: 

Sam Bennett - 3.00
Luka Mezgec - 7.50
Fabio Jakobsen - 10.00
Fernando Gaviria - 15.00
Philippe Gilbert - 15.00
Alex Aranburu - 15.00
Jon Aberasturi - 21.00
Zdenek Stybar - 21.00
Alejandro Valverde - 26.00
John Degenkolb - 26.00
Edvald Boasson Hagen - 26.00
Patrick Bevin - 26.00

Stage 14 profile

Sam Bennett was the strongest in the sprint, as expected, this is the second stage win for him at the Vuelta. 

Stage 14 results

1     BENNETT Sam    - BORA - hansgrohe - 4:28:46
2     RICHEZE Maximiliano   - Deceuninck - Quick Step -    ,,
3     VAN DER SANDE Tosh    - Lotto Soudal    -    ,,
4     SARREAU Marc  - Groupama - FDJ   -    ,,
5     VENTURINI Clément  - AG2R La Mondiale  -    ,,
6     SOLER Marc   - Movistar Team  -   ,,
7     KOCH Jonas   - CCC Team  -   ,,
8     DEGENKOLB John    - Trek - Segafredo -    ,,
9     WALSCHEID Max   - Team Sunweb -   ,,
10     SAJNOK Szymon    - CCC Team -   ,,

Today's stage 15 is a real beast, there are four serious climbs to deal with and the whole stage ends with a first-category ascent that will surely cause a few problems for some riders. Here are the odds for the stage win at BetEasy: 

Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno - 6.00
Nairo Quintana - 9.00
Tadej Pogacar - 9.00
Marc Soler Gimenez - 9.00
Mikel Nieve Ituralde - 17.00
Alejandro Valverde - 17.00
Primoz Roglic - 17.00
Johan Esteban Chaves Rubio - 17.00
Jakob Fuglsang - 17.00
Tao Geoghegan Hart - 17.00

Good luck! 

Stage 15 profile

Sepp Kuss grabbed his first ever Grand Tour stage win, he was in the day's breakaway and somehow he held off the advance of the main bunch to get the glory at the line. In the general classification, Alejandro Valverde attacked on the final climb and Primoz Roglic was able to respond, the two arrived together and gained time on Quintana, Lopez and Pogacar. 

Stage 15 results

1     KUSS Sepp    Team Jumbo-Visma    - 4:19:04
2     GUERREIRO Ruben    Team Katusha Alpecin    -    0:39
3     GEOGHEGAN HART Tao    Team INEOS    -    0:40
4     RODRÍGUEZ Óscar    Euskadi Basque Country - Murias    -    0:53
5     PADUN Mark    Bahrain Merida   -  1:49
6     O'CONNOR Ben    Team Dimension Data        -   2:05
7     CRADDOCK Lawson    EF Education First       -   2:11
8     ROGLIČ Primož    Team Jumbo-Visma       -  2:14
9     VALVERDE Alejandro    Movistar Team      -   ,,
10     ARMÉE Sander    Lotto Soudal     -   2:48

General classification after stage 15

1    ROGLIČ Primož    Team Jumbo-Visma    -  58:10:32
2    VALVERDE Alejandro    Movistar Team    -    2:25
3    POGAČAR Tadej    UAE-Team Emirates    -    3:42
4    LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel    Astana Pro Team     -   3:59
5    QUINTANA Nairo    Movistar Team     -   5:09
6    MAJKA Rafał    BORA - hansgrohe     -   7:14
7    EDET Nicolas    Cofidis, Solutions Crédits    -    9:08
8    KELDERMAN Wilco    Team Sunweb    -    9:15
9    HAGEN Carl Fredrik    Lotto Soudal    -    9:44
10  PERNSTEINER Hermann    Bahrain Merida    -    11:39

Jakob Fuglsang rescued his disappointing second part of the season with a stage win on Monday, while Roglic defended himself perfectly once again and even gained some more time on Valverde. 

Stage 16 results

1     FUGLSANG Jakob    Astana Pro Team    4:01:22
2     GEOGHEGAN HART Tao    Team INEOS    +0:22
3     SÁNCHEZ Luis León    Astana Pro Team   +0:40
4     KNOX James    Deceuninck - Quick Step    +0:42
5     BRAMBILLA Gianluca    Trek - Segafredo    +1:12
6     DE GENDT Thomas    Lotto Soudal        +2:09
7     BIZKARRA Mikel    Euskadi Basque Country - Murias        +2:15
8     GHEBREIGZABHIER Amanuel    Team Dimension Data        +2:21
9     GILBERT Philippe    Deceuninck - Quick Step        +2:32
10     BOUCHARD Geoffrey    AG2R La Mondiale             ,,

General classification after stage 16

1    ROGLIČ Primož    Team Jumbo-Visma    62:17:52
2    VALVERDE Alejandro    Movistar Team       +2:48
3    POGAČAR Tadej    UAE-Team Emirates        +3:42
4    LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel    Astana Pro Team        +3:59
5    MAJKA Rafał    BORA - hansgrohe        +7:40
6    QUINTANA Nairo    Movistar Team        +7:43
7    EDET Nicolas    Cofidis, Solutions Crédits        +10:27
8    KELDERMAN Wilco    Team Sunweb        +10:34
9    HAGEN Carl Fredrik    Lotto Soudal        +10:40
10  PERNSTEINER Hermann    Bahrain Merida        +12:05

Stage 17 coming up today, it's long and flat and it will most likely end with a mass sprint if teams like BORA and Deceuninck can control the race. Here are the odds for the stage win at BetEasy: 

Sam Bennett - 1.85
Fabio Jakobsen - 8.00
Max Richeze - 13.00
Fernando Gaviria - 15.00
Philippe Gilbert - 23.00
Jonathan Aberasturi - 23.00
Tosh van der Sande - 26.00
Zdenek Stybar - 26.00
Marc Sarreau - 26.00
Edward Theuns - 31.00

Good luck! 

Stage 17 profile

Today's stage was blown apart by crosswinds, a group of 50 riders were alert and determined enough to take advantage and from that group Philippe Gilbert was the fastest at the finish. There were serious consequences in the general classification as well, race leader Primoz Roglic lost over 5 minutes to the front group and Nairo Quintana bounced up to second place. Wilco Kelderman and James Knox also moved up a few spots in the general classification. 

Stage 17 results

1     GILBERT Philippe    Deceuninck - Quick Step    4:20:15
2     BENNETT Sam    BORA - hansgrohe    +0:02
3     CAVAGNA Rémi    Deceuninck - Quick Step     ,,
4     TEUNS Dylan    Bahrain Merida     ,,
5     KELDERMAN Wilco    Team Sunweb     ,,
6     KOCH Jonas    CCC Team         ,,
7     CRADDOCK Lawson    EF Education First        ,,
8     DECLERCQ Tim    Deceuninck - Quick Step        ,,
9     DILLIER Silvan    AG2R La Mondiale        ,,
10     KNOX James    Deceuninck - Quick Step      +0:06

General classification after stage 17

1    ROGLIČ Primož    Team Jumbo-Visma    20    66:43:36
2    QUINTANA Nairo    Movistar Team        +2:24
3    VALVERDE Alejandro    Movistar Team        +2:48
4    POGAČAR Tadej    UAE-Team Emirates        +3:42
5    LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel    Astana Pro Team        +4:09
6    KELDERMAN Wilco    Team Sunweb        +5:05
7    MAJKA Rafał    BORA - hansgrohe        +7:40
8    KNOX James    Deceuninck - Quick Step        +8:03
9    HAGEN Carl Fredrik    Lotto Soudal        +10:43
10  TEUNS Dylan    Bahrain Merida        +12:21

Today is a stage that could have some long-range attacks, there are four first-category climbs but the finish is not at the top of the last of those ascents. 

Stage 18 profile

Sergio Higuita grabbed the stage victory that he wanted on his first ever Grand Tour participation, he was in the breakaway all day and managed to hold out against a select chasing group. Roglic and Valverde gained a minute on Quintana and Pogacar, while Lopez also gained a place in the general classification. 

Stage 18 results

1     HIGUITA Sergio    EF Education First    4:33:09
2     ROGLIČ Primož    Team Jumbo-Visma    +0:15
3     VALVERDE Alejandro    Movistar Team        ,,
4     MAJKA Rafał    BORA - hansgrohe      ,,
5     LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel    Astana Pro Team    +0:17
6     HAGEN Carl Fredrik    Lotto Soudal        +1:16
7     MEINTJES Louis    Team Dimension Data         ,,
8     QUINTANA Nairo    Movistar Team         ,,
9     POGAČAR Tadej    UAE-Team Emirates       ,,
10     RODRÍGUEZ Óscar    Euskadi Basque Country - Murias        +3:47

General classification after stage 18

1    ROGLIČ Primož    Team Jumbo-Visma    71:16:54
2    VALVERDE Alejandro    Movistar Team       + 2:50
3    QUINTANA Nairo    Movistar Team        +3:31
4    LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel    Astana Pro Team        +4:17
5    POGAČAR Tadej    UAE-Team Emirates        +4:49
6    MAJKA Rafał    BORA - hansgrohe        +7:46
7    KELDERMAN Wilco    Team Sunweb        +9:46
8    HAGEN Carl Fredrik    Lotto Soudal        +11:50
9    KNOX James    Deceuninck - Quick Step        +12:44
10  SOLER Marc    Movistar Team       + 21:09

Today's stage 19 is another chance for the sprinters, the route is flat and fairly short. Here are the odds for the stage win at BetEasy: 

Sam Bennett - 3.75
Philippe Gilbert - 3.75
Alejandro Valverde - 11.00
Zdenek Stybar - 13.00
Tosh van der Sande - 21.00
Alex Aranburu - 23.00
Remi Cavagna - 29.00
Dylan Teuns - 34.00
Edvald Boasson Hagen - 41.00
Max Richeze - 41.00
John Degenkolb - 41.00
Jonathan Aberasturi - 41.00
Primoz Roglic - 41.00

Good luck! 

Stage 19 profile

Remi Cavagna pulled off the upset today, he was in the breakaway and in the end managed to hold a five-second advantage over the bunch to claim the stage win. No changes in the general classification, race leader Roglic even managed to grab a top-ten finish in this flat stage. 

Stage 19 results

1     CAVAGNA Rémi    Deceuninck - Quick Step    3:43:34
2     BENNETT Sam    BORA - hansgrohe    +0:05
3     ŠTYBAR Zdeněk    Deceuninck - Quick Step       ,,
4     GILBERT Philippe    Deceuninck - Quick Step        ,,
5     VALVERDE Alejandro    Movistar Team       ,,
6     VAN DER SANDE Tosh    Lotto Soudal         ,,
7     TEUNS Dylan    Bahrain Merida           ,,
8     POGAČAR Tadej    UAE-Team Emirates         ,,
9     LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel    Astana Pro Team      ,,
10   ROGLIČ Primož    Team Jumbo-Visma        ,,

The final mountain stage of this year's Vuelta is coming up today, but I doubt it will bring many changes in the general classification. It does have seven categorized climbs if we included the final ascent, but most of them are of second and third category. Here are the odds for the stage win at BetEasy: 

Alejandro Valverde - 5.00
Miguel Angel Lopez - 5.00
Primoz Roglic - 10.00
Rafal Majka - 17.00
Sergio Higuita - 17.00
Tadej Podacar - 17.00
Mikel Nieve - 21.00
Teo Geoghegan - 21.00
Jakob Fuglsang - 21.00

Good luck! 

Stage 20 profile

Tadej Pogacar conquered his third stage win at this year's Vuelta but the big winner of the day is Primoz Roglic, who has sealed his place at the top of the general classification ahead of tomorrow's final stage. 

Stage 20 results

1     POGAČAR Tadej    UAE-Team Emirates    5:16:40
2     VALVERDE Alejandro    Movistar Team    +1:32
3     MAJKA Rafał    BORA - hansgrohe     ,,
4     PERNSTEINER Hermann    Bahrain Merida      ,,
5     ROGLIČ Primož    Team Jumbo-Visma   +1:41
6     HIGUITA Sergio    EF Education First       +1:49
7     TEUNS Dylan    Bahrain Merida           ,,
8     QUINTANA Nairo    Movistar Team        +1:56
9     NIEVE Mikel    Mitchelton-Scott        +1:59
10   KELDERMAN Wilco    Team Sunweb          ,,

General classification after stage 20

1    ROGLIČ Primož    Team Jumbo-Visma    80:18:54
2    VALVERDE Alejandro    Movistar Team        +2:33
3    POGAČAR Tadej    UAE-Team Emirates        +2:55
4    QUINTANA Nairo    Movistar Team        +3:46
5    LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel    Astana Pro Team        +4:48
6    MAJKA Rafał    BORA - hansgrohe        +7:33
7    KELDERMAN Wilco    Team Sunweb        +10:04
8    HAGEN Carl Fredrik    Lotto Soudal        +12:54
9    SOLER Marc    Movistar Team        +22:27
10  NIEVE Mikel    Mitchelton-Scott        +22:34

Last stage coming up, a last chance for the sprinters. Here are the odds at BetEasy: 

Sam Bennett - 1.57
Fabio Jakobsen - 4.50
Fernando Gaviria - 7.00
Max Walscheid - 15.00
John Degenkolb - 21.00
Edward Theuns - 21.00
Max Richeze - 26.00
Edvals Boasson Hagen - 41.00
Jonathan Aberasturi - 41.00
Clement Venturini - 41.00
Marc Sarreau - 41.00

Good luck! 

Stage 21 profile

Fabio Jakobsen beat Sam Bennett in the final sprint in Madrid, grabbing the fifth stage win for Deceuninck-Quick Step in this year's Vuelta. Primoz Roglic has retained his spot at the top of the general classification ahead of 39-year-old Alejandro Valverde and fellow Slovenian Tadej Pogacar. 

Stage 21 results

1     JAKOBSEN Fabio    Deceuninck - Quick Step    2:48:20
2     BENNETT Sam    BORA - hansgrohe        ,,
3     SAJNOK Szymon    CCC Team        ,,
4     ABERASTURI Jon    Caja Rural - Seguros RGA        ,,
5     BOASSON HAGEN Edvald    Team Dimension Data        ,,
6     THEUNS Edward    Trek - Segafredo           ,,
7     VAN DER SANDE Tosh    Lotto Soudal            ,,
8     VENTURINI Clément    AG2R La Mondiale          ,,
9     SARREAU Marc    Groupama - FDJ            ,,
10     SMITH Dion    Mitchelton-Scott           ,,

General classification

1    ROGLIČ Primož    Team Jumbo-Visma    83:07:31
2    VALVERDE Alejandro    Movistar Team    +2:16
3    POGAČAR Tadej    UAE-Team Emirates   +2:38
4   QUINTANA Nairo    Movistar Team    +3:29
5    LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel    Astana Pro Team    +4:31
6    MAJKA Rafał    BORA - hansgrohe    +7:16
7    KELDERMAN Wilco    Team Sunweb    +9:47
8    HAGEN Carl Fredrik    Lotto Soudal    +12:54
9    SOLER Marc    Movistar Team    +22:10
10  NIEVE Mikel    Mitchelton-Scott    +22:17

Points classification

1    ROGLIČ Primož    Team Jumbo-Visma    155
2    POGAČAR Tadej    UAE-Team Emirates    136
3    BENNETT Sam    BORA - hansgrohe    134
4    VALVERDE Alejandro    Movistar Team       132    
5    QUINTANA Nairo    Movistar Team        100

Youth classification

1    POGAČAR Tadej    UAE-Team Emirates    83:10:09
2    LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel    Astana Pro Team    +1:53
3    KNOX James    Deceuninck - Quick Step    +20:14
4    HIGUITA Sergio    EF Education First    +29:39
5    GUERREIRO Ruben    Team Katusha Alpecin    +39:27

Mountains classification

1    BOUCHARD Geoffrey    AG2R La Mondiale    76
2    MADRAZO Ángel    Burgos-BH    44
3    SAMITIER Sergio    Euskadi Basque Country - Murias     42
4    POGAČAR Tadej    UAE-Team Emirates        38    
5    GEOGHEGAN HART Tao    Team INEOS        35

Teams classification

1    Movistar Team     248:26:24
2    Astana Pro Team     +51:38
3    Team Jumbo-Visma     +2:04:33
4    Mitchelton-Scott     +2:26:47
5    AG2R La Mondiale     +3:14:43

I'm glad for Roglic, think he's been the most consistent cyclist in the Vuelta so fully deserved the victory.

And what about Pogachar!?! That guy has been amazing, I've been expected him to do well but what he did was beyond any expectations to be honest.

Hopefully UAE could build a strong enough team around him for the next year cause the guy could obviously could challenge even the top riders in the big tours.