Extended Highlights - Stage 7 - La Vuelta 2023 - Vídeo Dailymotion

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00:00 Back to earth for today's installment of La Vuelta 2023.

00:08 GC drama yesterday, today for the sprinters.

00:11 Jumbo-Visma had a stormer, Seb Kuss won the stage and Evo Po lost time to move Roglic

00:16 and Van Dijk out.

00:18 We did a good job yesterday, so we take back time with everyone in GC.

00:23 We have GC Kuss in the race, he has a lot of time and we take back the time.

00:29 We lost in the team time period.

00:31 I think it was a perfect day for us.

00:33 We don't have the leaders jersey, we don't have to defend.

00:37 It couldn't be much better than that yesterday.

00:41 Today's other big winner, Lenny Martinez.

00:43 The French starlet's first Grand Tour, six days later wearing the leaders jersey.

00:48 Emulating the achievement of Groupama teammate Rudy Mollat last year.

00:51 It feels weird, everyone is cheering for me, everyone is shouting my name.

00:55 It feels weird to be leader.

00:57 Does it feel good to have a first stage in the red jersey?

01:00 A relatively calm stage, which is more for the sprinters.

01:03 Yes, it feels good after the hard stage we did yesterday in the Eschappée,

01:08 to recover for the next two days.

01:10 Katic Groves the speedster to beat after two wins.

01:13 Last year, Richard Carapaz, the only rider to win three times in the mountains,

01:17 Groves targeting that hole on the flats.

01:22 On paper, it's maybe the easiest day of the Vuelta.

01:25 It depends on the wind, obviously, but it's a pretty flat day

01:28 and it's going to be a fast sprint.

01:29 Twice a Vuelta stage runner-up, Alberto Dainese,

01:33 hoping he'll be well-placed for a first success.

01:35 1.7km to go, it gets a bit narrow with some s-bends.

01:39 And the last corner is 300m to go.

01:42 If you're not in position there, you can do a good sprint, but you're not winning.

01:45 So hopefully today I'm in a better position to contest the win

01:50 and try to get to Caden's wheel would be ideal.

01:53 We'll see how it goes.

01:55 The second longest day in the saddle, 201km from Utiel to Oliba.

02:00 Close to the Mediterranean coast, wind could be the joker in the pack,

02:04 but not expected to halt the teams catching the break and setting up a mass sprint.

02:09 The breakaway easy to control today,

02:17 around 40km/h, enough to exit the peloton.

02:20 Veteran rider Jose Herrara of Cofidis,

02:24 riding his eighth and final Vuelta before retirement.

02:27 The last Spaniard to win on stage 7 last year.

02:30 Joined by repeat escapee compatriot Ander Okamika,

02:34 the Burgos V8 rider spent 650km of the last Vuelta in the break.

02:39 This is the 30-year-old's second escape of the edition.

02:47 A wee scare at the start for two Ineos Grenadier riders.

02:51 Leader Gareth Thomas and German ruler Kim Heydrich caught in a crash.

02:55 Fortunately, no damage done and back into the pack.

02:58 Even a puncture for Okamika didn't disrupt the two escapees.

03:02 The gap had been two minutes at this stage, a leisurely one.

03:06 Initially a minute lost, but the red jersey group allowing the gap to be restored.

03:10 In his first pro season, Lenny Martinez is in the Mayo Rojo,

03:16 just six weeks after turning 20.

03:18 The Cannes native is the youngest ever to wear a Grand Tour leader's jersey.

03:22 Before him, the youngest at La Vuelta was Miguel Undurán, 38 years ago.

03:27 Jose Herrara fell back, but Okamika not ready to surrender.

03:36 Ander Okamika is the sole rider out front at the moment,

03:40 and he is trying to fend off this peloton.

03:45 The Spaniard did finally decide to give up the fight.

03:49 Initially the peloton had let the 30-year-old hold his slender advantage,

03:53 but eventually swallowed up 60 kilometers off the finish.

03:57 Ander Okamika is caught by the peloton.

04:01 The breakaway ended without much resistance.

04:09 Just as the intermediate sprint came into sight,

04:11 34K from the finish, Caden Groves rode unchallenged in the fight for green.

04:16 Caden Groves opening things up and he takes the 20 points,

04:22 the six bonus seconds with ease.

04:24 EF Education, Easy Post taking second.

04:27 The wind a factor, the average speed down to 37K per hour.

04:34 The peloton spread across the road, roundabouts afoot,

04:37 and an eagerness to sprint, crashes inevitable.

04:41 Another crash in the last 5K, this time a major retirement,

04:44 Ineos' Damon Aaronsman, sixth, last edition.

04:48 The nerves are high and several riders have been caught out.

04:52 The peloton in a mess, everyone focused then on the final sprint.

05:07 [CROWD CHEERING]

05:10 Geoffrey Soup on the right-hand side, full total energy,

05:15 as Geese leads Caden Groves, and he's going to be close.

05:18 Soup on the line, Soup coming all the way.

05:20 Soup, did he just take the stage victory?

05:23 Did he just win stage seven?

05:33 The bend with 300 metres to go playing a vital part in the drama that ensued.

05:38 An incredible moment for Geoffrey Soup,

05:41 simply put the biggest win of the total energy rider's career,

05:44 but like Delimitri said, he was the last to know.

05:47 Soup thought winning La Tropicale a Misa Bongo in January was big,

06:01 a first Grand Tour stage win at 35 years of age.

06:30 The lead-out man becomes the star on the day,

06:33 an unforgettable one for Soup,

06:35 edging out Venezuelan champion Horlius Olar.

06:38 Lenny Martinez retains red, no notable changes in the top ten

06:43 as the GC contenders avoided the worst of the crashes,

06:46 Martinez earning a second day in the Mayo Rojo.

06:49 Caden Groves slammed the handlebars in frustration,

06:56 but he does retain a healthy points jersey advantage,

06:59 36 points added despite a fifth place finish, 92 clear of Vendrami.

07:04 Eduardo Sepúlveda safely in polka dots, that could change tomorrow.

07:10 Martinez holds jewel jerseys, the leader of La Vuelta,

07:17 no surprise the best youngster,

07:19 two minutes 47 in hand over reigning champion Remco Evenpoel.

07:26 The GC contest back underway as it's back into the clouds,

07:30 can Martinez stay in the red jersey?

07:33 [Music]

Extended Highlights - Stage 7 - La Vuelta 2023

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