Sepp Kuss held on to the general lead of the Vuelta regardless of ending thirteenth in a person time trial gained by Filippo Ganna on Tuesday.
Ganna picked up his first-ever win within the Vuelta as he averaged 56 kph to end the stage in 27 minutes, 39 seconds. World champion Remco Evenepoel of Soudal Quick-Step was second, crossing the road 16 seconds behind Ganna.
“To be here is amazing,” Ganna mentioned. “The course was really nice and we were also lucky with the weather.”
Kuss misplaced solely 17 seconds to Marc Soler, who’s second within the general standings. The hole between the 2 riders was at 26 seconds, with Evenepoel greater than a minute off the lead after shifting to third general.
“I felt surprisingly relaxed,” Kuss mentioned. “It’s solely stage 10 and I knew there’s nonetheless a lot racing to come and I used to be simply glad beginning within the crimson jersey. It’s the primary time I’ve began final in a time trial, so it’s the primary time nobody passes me in a time trial. I simply tried to maintain it easy, benefit from the day and push as laborious as potential on the pedals.
“It’s still a good advantage, but with what’s to come, one minute can be lost in one stage or even one climb,” Kuss mentioned. “There are beautiful stages coming and a lot can happen.”
Evenepoel was the quickest of the riders contending within the basic classification, coming in 20 seconds forward of Primoz Roglic. Jonas Vingegaard misplaced a minute to Evenepoel, the defending Vuelta champion.
⏱️ TT after the remainder day!
🚀 Top Ganna goes quickest.
❤️ Sepp Kuss maintains his lead.
💨 Evenepoel & Roglic are the quickest amongst the GC favourites.¡📽️ Re-live the MOVIE from stage 🔟!
#LaVuelta23 pic.twitter.com/PdcnhptdpV— La Vuelta (@lavuelta) September 5, 2023
