Louis Meintjes secured his first Grand Tour stage win at the 2022 Vuelta a España in a splendid performance on a steep final climb on Sunday, 28 August. Remco Evenepoel crossed the line fourth to stay on top in the general classification to second-placed Enric Mas. Italy’s Samuele Battistella ended in the second post with another good performance.
Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) suffered a drawback after Sepp Kuss withdrew to a fever. Pieter Serry also left the race following a positive COVID-19 test. Bahrain Victorious announced that Wout Poels had also tested positive for the virus. The race began in Villaviciosa with riders moving via the neutral zone, with other riders such José Manuel Diaz Gallegos and Simon Guglielmi also in the fray after an improved showing.
Vuelta a España 2022 results: Stage 9 – Villiaviciosa to Les Praeres, Nava (171.4km) – Sunday 28 August
1. Louis Meintjes (RSA / Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert), 04h 32′ 39″
2. Samuele Battistella (ITA / Astana Pro), +1’01””
3. Edoardo Zambanini (ITA / Bahrain Victorious) +1’14”
4. Remco Evenepoel (BEL, Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl), +1’34”
5. Filippo Conca (ITA / Lotto-Soudal), +1’58″‘
Vuelta a España 2022: General classification standings after Stage 9 – Sunday 28 August
1. Remco Evenepoel (BEL / Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl), 34h 02′ 32″
2. Enric Mas (ESP / Movistar) +1’12”
3. Primoz Roglic (SLO / Jumbo-Visma) + 1’53”
4. Carlos Rodriguez (ESP / Ineos Grenadiers) +2’33”
5. Juan Ayuso (ESP / UAE Team Emirates) +2’36”
Stage-by-stage winners of the 2022 Vuelta a España
- Stage 1: 19 August, Utrecht to Utrecht (team time trial, 23.3km) – Won by Jumbo-Visma, Robert Gesink (Jumbo-Visma) takes overall leader’s red jersey
- Stage 2: 20 August, ‘s-Hertogenbosch to Utrecht (175.1km) – Won by Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe), Mike Teunissen (Jumbo-Visma) takes overall lead
- Stage 3: 21 August, Breda to Breda (193.5km) – Won by Sam Bennett, Edoardo Affini (Jumbo-Visma) takes overall lead
- Rest Day 1: 22 August (transfer day)
- Stage 4: 23 August, Vitoria-Gasteiz to Laguardia (152.5km) – Won by Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma), who also takes the overall lead
- Stage 5: 24 August, Irún to Bilbao (187.2km) – Won by Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates). Rudy Molard (Groupama FDJ) takes overall lead
- Stage 6: 25 August, Bilbao to Ascensión al Pico Jano, San Miguel de Aguayo (181.2km) – Won by Jay Vine (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) takes overall lead
- Stage 7: 26 August, Camargo to Cistierna (190km) – Won by Jesús Herrada (Cofidis). Remco Evenepoel retains overall lead
- Stage 8: 27 August, La Pola Llaviana/Pola de Laviana to Colláu Fancuaya, Yernes y Tameza (153.4km) – Won by Jay Vine, Remco Evenepoel retains overall lead
- Stage 9: 28 August, Villaviciosa to Les Praeres, Nava (171.4km) – Won by Louis Meintjes (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert), Remco Evenepoel retains overall lead
- Rest Day 2: 29 August
- Stage 10: 30 August, Elche to Alicante (time trial, 30.9km)
- Stage 11: 31 August, ElPozo Alimentación, Alhama de Murcia to Cabo de Gata (191.2km)
- Stage 12: 1 September, Salobreña to Peñas Blancas, Estepona (192.7km)
- Stage 13: 2 September, Ronda to Montilla (168.4km)
- Stage 14: 3 September, Montoro to Sierra de la Pandera (160.3km)
- Stage 15: 4 September, Martos to Sierra Nevada, Alto Hoya de la Mora, Monachil (152.6km)
- Rest Day 3: 5 September
- Stage 16: 6 September, Sanlúcar de Barrameda to Tomares (189.4km)
- Stage 17: 7 September, Aracena to Monasterio de Tentudía (162.3km)
- Stage 18: 8 September, Trujillo to Alto de Piornal (192km)
- Stage 19: 9 September, Talavera de la Reina to Talavera de la Reina (138.3km)
- Stage 20: 10 September, Moralzarzal to Puerto de Navacerrada (181km)
- Stage 21: 11 September, Las Rozas to Madrid, Paisaje de la Luz (96.7km)
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