La Vuelta Week 2 Check-In: Can João Almeida Take Down Jonas Vingegaard?
- Author
- Spencer Martin and Andrew Vontz
- Published
- Sat 06 Sep 2025
- Episode Link
- https://beyondthepeloton.substack.com/p/la-vuelta-week-2-check-in-can-joao
Spencer Martin and Andrew Vontz break down the second week of the 2025 Vuelta a España, mainly the GC battle that played out between UAE’s João Almeida and Visma-Lease a Bike’s Jonas Vingegaard on the hardest climb in pro cycling, Alto de l'Angliru, and if Almeida can realistically challenge Vingegaard for the overall win. They also discuss the continuing chaos at the UAE and how Juan Ayuso would fit in at his likely new destination of Lidl-Trek.
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