Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana) will continue the Vuelta a Espana despite a late crash on stage 3 that resulted in the partial break of three of his teeth. That’s how difficult the Vuelta a Espana is.
Stage 4
Another perfect effort confirmed Chris Froome’s status as the top favourite for the Vuelta a Espana as the Brit finds himself in a perfect position after the first big battle among the favourites. However, there will be no chance to rest for the Brit and the rest of the contenders as they will have to be on the top of their games already in stage 4 where another summit finish awaits the peloton. However, easier gradients make it a far less testing affair and it could be another day for a breakaway.
There will be very little chance to recover for the GC riders in this year’s race as they face the second uphill finish already on the fourth day. As usual, the Vuelta organizers have spread the summit finishes throughout all three weeks of the race and so it will be important to be ready right from the gun.