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S9 Ep158: Stage 15 | Navalmoral de la Mata – El Barraco | Vuelta a España 2021

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🗓️ 29 August 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

The Vuelta a España reached its second rest day but the much-anticipated sort out failed to materialise meaning that there’s a surprising wearer of the red jersey as the race goes into its final week.

Richard Moore and Lionel Birnie check in with Daniel Friebe in Spain once again to recap stage 15, which saw a long pursuit match between eventual winner Rafal Majka and Steven Kruijswijk, who chased hard but failed to make any dent in the Pole’s advantage.

We hear from Kruijswijk, weigh up whether there are any cracks in Primoz Roglic’s armour – asking for an eyewitness opinion from Jack Haig and Egan Bernal – and get the low down on Odd Christian Eiking, who continues to hold the race lead. We also hear from Movistar boss Eusebio Unzue, who has been in charge of the team for more than 40 years.

Richard heads to Spain tomorrow to join Daniel for the final week of the race.

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0:21.8

Today we are in El Barranco.

0:37.8

This morning I started to move the consciousness a bit, so I was a bit touched by the emotions.

0:49.8

The great love is him, the great love is him.

0:52.8

Today we have received a tribute, according to him and what he deserved to the Barranco.

0:59.8

We have received a lot, a lot of thanks, so I was a bit touched by the love of the people and the people of the Barranco.

1:09.8

Who's voice was that we heard at the start, Daniel?

1:12.8

Well, Richard, that was Victor Sastre, the father of 2008 to the France Champion Carlos Sastre Victor.

1:20.8

A very important figure in cycling in these parts and by these parts I mean El Barraco,

1:25.8

where the Vultas stage 15 was it, finished today.

1:30.8

Victor, he obviously brought up his son Carlos as a cyclist, but he's also discovered and coached and mentored all sorts of illustrious Spanish riders

1:44.8

over the last few decades.

1:46.8

Paco Mancebo was another one and David Navas, there have been dozens of them that have made it into the upper amateur ranks

1:54.8

and professional ranks and of course Chava Jiménez, who we talked about a lot yesterday,

1:59.8

the late Chava Jiménez, the swashblocking climber who tragically died in 2003.

2:05.8

And Chaps, as we mentioned yesterday, the stage finished on the Calle José María Jiménez,

2:11.8

the road named after him yesterday and also where he formerly lived.

2:16.8

So I'm currently sitting on a curb, unglamorously, looking down the street on my right hand side is the house where Chava lived,

2:27.8

there's an enormous poster hanging from the window today.

2:31.8

And on my left is the house where Carlos Sastre, who was Chava Jiménez's brother-in-law, currently lives.

2:40.8

So very much a family affair here and there you heard Victor talking to me after the finish today,

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