La Vuelta 2022 Stage 15 LIVE - Can Remco Evenepoel hang on to the red jersey on Sierra Nevada?

153KM TO GO - THIS IS THE ONE

... As the Stone Roses sang:

The day the Vuelta heads to altitude, for what is arguably the single biggest day of Remco Evenepoel's fledgling career so far. Although I agree with Felix Lowe that yesterday was a tough day at the office for Remco, I actually think he absorbed the blows better than he might have, and stands a better chance of making it through today in the lead than Felix does. Not a great chance, but better than the bookies, who rank Remco as roughly equal with Hugh Carthy, and unfavourably compared to even Rein Taaramae.

We'll find out whose right in four and a half hours time, or thereabouts. The peloton crowds the director's car, with red and white jerseys on its bumper, the flag is waved and we're underway.