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The Most Insane Race Of 2022 | Volta a Catalunya Stage 6
It was a war on bikes in Catalunya today. In the wet and cold medium mountain terrain of stage 6, Richard Carapaz and Sergio Higuita upset the dysfunctional UAE-Emirates squad with race leader Joao Almeida and teammate prodigy Juan Ayuso, unable to cooperate again.
Roglič Isolated Early, But Tactically Perfect | Paris-Nice Stage 5
Brandon McNulty continues his great start to 2022 with another victory, this time at World Tour level. He won Paris-Nice stage 5, dropping everyone from the breakaway on the Col de la Mure climb and soloing to his 3rd victory of the season.
A Huge Upset for the Sprinters | UAE Tour Stage 6
The peloton reacted too late in the last ten kilometres, robbing a chance for the sprinters to fight for the win, with 19-year-old Czech Mathias Vacek taking a surprise win and three Gazprom - RusVelo riders finishing in the top 5. This is the most unexpected outcome of a race in 2022 so far.
8000 Watt Kämna Is Back | Vuelta a Andalucia Stage 5
Wout Poels in the last stage of Vuelta a Andalucia, hoping for an easy day. German Lennard Kämna launched an attack on the last climb and no one from the breakaway could follow him.
Why did no one Pace? | Vuelta a Andalucia Stage 1
The big teams in the peloton did not seem to care about the 8-man group for almost the entirety of the stage, granting them a monstrous lead of at least 7 minutes minutes that opened an opportunity for a win for the pro-conti teams represented in the breakaway. The fastest from the break was 23-year-old Belgian talent Rune Herregodts, who won his second consecutive race after ending the 2021 season with a win at Ronde van Drenthe.