Van Aert Triumphs After Vuelta Stage Shortened
- On Sunday, Belgian rider Wout van Aert won the shortened stage 15 of the Vuelta a España in Córdoba, claiming his second stage victory by winning a sprint from a five-rider breakaway.
- Temperatures exceeding 40°C forced organizers to activate the Extreme Weather Protocol, cutting 79.5km from the original 189.7km route between Palma del Rio and Córdoba.
- Van Aert surged late to beat Alessandro Romele of XDS-Astana and Lidl-Trek's Thibau Nys in the sprint finish, after the winning move formed around 35km from the line.
- Movistar controlled the chase as general classification leader Enric Mas maintained his 2min 6sec lead over Felix Gall, with Primoz Roglic four seconds further behind.
- Riders face a rest day on Monday before Tuesday's 16th stage, which runs 181.1km from La Rabida to Palos de la Frontera and offers another chance for sprinters.
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Heat-shortened Vuelta stage ends with Wout van Aert victory in Córdoba - Bicycling Australia
Wout van Aert has claimed his second stage victory of the 2026 Vuelta a España, winning a reduced stage 15 in Córdoba after organisers cut almost 80km from the route because of extreme heat. The Visma-Lease a Bike rider attacked into the finale and then produced the fastest finish from a five-rider group, beating Alessandro […]
The Vuelta is a furnace these days, but Wout van Aert (31) remains 'Mister Cool'. Together with his Visma-Lease a Bike teammates, he surprised the entire peloton, finishing masterfully against compatriots Thibau Nys and Ramses Debruyne in scorching Cordoba. Stage victory number two in three days. “It’s nice to ride around like this.”
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CORDOBA (SPAGNA) (ITALPRESS) Wout Van Aert wins the 15th stage of the Vuelta in Espana 2026, the Palma del Rio-Cordoba of 10.2 km. The Belgian, who gives the Visma-Lease Team to Bike the fifth achievement in the roja race (the second of Van Aert), triumphed in a narrow flight beating the Italian Alessandro Romele (XDS Astana) and the compatriot Thibau Nys (Lidl-Trek). The Spanish climber Enric Mas (Movistar) remains in red mesh of leader of the …
The Belgian once again imposes his law on a day marked by extreme heat, while the leader does not give up ground.
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