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Van Aert Wins Vuelta Stage 15 After Heat Cut

9/7/2026

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Summary

Van Aert Wins Stage

Wout van Aert won stage 15 of the Vuelta a España in Córdoba, Spain.
Organisers cut the stage to 110 km, dropping 71 km after an extreme-heat alert.
Temperatures reached 44 °C on climbs and averaged 41 °C for the day.
Van Aert outsprinted Alessandro Romele and Thibau Nys to claim victory.
The win gave him a second stage in three days and extended his green jersey lead.

Summary

Omrzel Solo-wins

Enric Mas attacked with 11 km left on stage 12, extending his red-jersey lead to 1:45 over Primož Roglic.
Raúl García Pierna joined Mas’s move, showing Movistar’s coordinated tactics to distance rivals.
Jakob Omrzel, 20-year-old of Bahrain Victorious, became the youngest Slovenian grand-tour stage winner, surpassing Tadej Pogacar.
Omrzel’s solo win gave him a three-minute margin, moving him from tenth to sixth overall.

History

Historical Context

During the 1996 Tour de France a snowstorm forced the Val-d’Isère-to-Sestriere stage to be cut, and in 2019 landslides and hail shortened two mountain stages, showing how extreme weather can reshape Grand Tour routes. These episodes underscore a growing trend toward adaptive scheduling for organizers and safety planning in modern cycling.

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Van Aert Wins Stage

Wout van Aert won stage 15 of the Vuelta a España in Córdoba, Spain.
Organisers cut the stage to 110 km, dropping 71 km after an extreme-heat alert.
Temperatures reached 44 °C on climbs and averaged 41 °C for the day.
Van Aert outsprinted Alessandro Romele and Thibau Nys to claim victory.
The win gave him a second stage in three days and extended his green jersey lead.

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