‘No excuses’ for Team Ineos at Vuelta a España 2019 as Tao Geoghegan Hart and Wout Poels out of GC race

A disastrous first road stage saw the team's GC hopes dashed already

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Team Ineos is not looking for any excuses to explain the 10-minute loss by its classification leaders Tao Geoghegan Hart and Wout Poels in the second day of the Vuelta a España 2019.

The two slipped back early on the climb when Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) attacked and Nairo Quintana (Movistar) rode to an eventual stage win in Calpe. Neither Hart nor Poels were top favourites to win the overall, but the result surprised some.

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