Raúl García Pierna 5th

Race reportAug 31, 2025

World Team TeamLa Vuelta Ciclista a España

5ème de la 9ème étape de la Vuelta Ciclista a España, Raúl García Pierna est ce soir 14ème du classement général de cette épreuve à la veille de la journée de repos. Il se tient aussi dans un mouchoir de poche avec les autres candidats au classement du meilleur jeune.

Raúl García Pierna

The end of the stage was marked by rain, and that's not what bothers me the most, even though it was quite cold. The start of this ninth stage was very fast, and my legs hurt, but when you're working hard, you don't notice it so much. But my teammates from the ARKEA-B&B HOTELS team did a great job of protecting me and keeping me in a good position throughout the day. I felt good in the final, I knew it was a climb that suited me. I finally felt good. But like everyone else, when the favourites for the overall victory battled it out on the first slopes, I suffered like many of the other riders. However, more strength was needed at the end of the climb, and that worked to my advantage. The team is encouraging me to lose as little time as possible in order to achieve a good overall classification, so I'm going to continue along these lines, and why not also try to win a stage in this Vuelta?

Mickaël Leveau

Sports Director

The ninth stage of the Vuelta ended at the Valdezcaray Ski Resort, with a few difficulties at the start and, ultimately, a steep climb to reach the summit of this Iberian ski resort. The pace was fast from the outset on a day that could have favoured breakaways. All of our riders were capable of making the break. They all tried, but a group of five got away without us in it. Our objective, then, was to get Raùl into the best possible position at the foot of the climb in order to try and win with him, given that it was more difficult at the foot than at the summit, where it was rolling. Raúl was very well positioned by his teammates from the ARKEA-B&B HOTELS team, and then he anticipated the final kilometres with great opportunism to take 5th place. He is currently 14th in the provisional general classification of the Vuelta Ciclista a España, and remains in contact with his main rivals in the best young rider classification.

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