Rodriguez back in White after Covadogna
- 03 Sep 24
- race Report
Carlos Rodriguez produced a spirited display on stage 16 of the Vuelta to move up to sixth on GC and back into the White Jersey for best young rider.
A large break would get away early on in the day, and ultimately contest for the win. However, the slopes of Covadogna were fierce enough to produce a GC battle some five minutes down the road.
Although Carlos was distanced from the favourites fairly early on the climb, the Grenadier showed great panache to continue the fight. The Spaniard judged his effort well to come home just 11 seconds behind the first of the GC men, moving himself up to seventh overall, and regaining the White Jersey.
Back into the White Jersey and one place higher on the GC. @_rccarlos gave us his thoughts on stage 16 as he warmed down following the mighty Lagos de Covadonga #LaVuelta24 pic.twitter.com/WWtkAJfztH
— INEOS Grenadiers (@INEOSGrenadiers) September 3, 2024
Vuelta a Espana
Stage 16-
1Marc Soler UAE Team Emirates04:44:46
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2Filippo Zana Team Jayco-AlUla+ 18
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3Max Poole Team dsm-firmenich PostNL+ 23
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15Carlos Rodriguez INEOS Grenadiers+ 04:05
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35Óscar Rodríguez INEOS Grenadiers+ 07:48
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93Kim Heiduk INEOS Grenadiers+ 29:51
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95Brandon Rivera INEOS Grenadiers+ 29:51
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103Jhonnatan Narvaez INEOS Grenadiers+ 29:51
Vuelta a Espana
Overall Rankings (Stage 16)-
1Ben O'Connor Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team09:00:00
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2Primoz Roglic Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 05
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3Enric Mas Movistar Team+ 01:25
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7Carlos Rodriguez INEOS Grenadiers+ 03:53
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22Óscar Rodríguez INEOS Grenadiers+ 51:22
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53Jhonnatan Narvaez INEOS Grenadiers+ 01:47:10
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88Brandon Rivera INEOS Grenadiers+ 02:41:14
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117Kim Heiduk INEOS Grenadiers+ 03:18:11