Extra Time: La Vuelta Show | Stage 10 | Bastien Tronchon's Shock Win, Wout van Aert Boxed In & Points Battles Heating Up

Jonathan and David break down a genuinely surprising stage of the 2026 Vuelta a España — French rider Bastien Tronchon steals a sprint finish from a well-positioned Wout van Aert, delivering FDJ-Groupama their first win in seasons, in an episode marking the fifth "first" of this year's race.

🏆 A Chaotic Sprint Finish
With Matthew Brennan spending his energy pulling the front group to under 1K remaining, Wout van Aert finds himself boxed in and poorly positioned in the final corners. Bastien Tronchon, patient and well-placed throughout, slips through a sudden gap in the final 50-100 meters for the win — and doesn't even realize he's crossed first, thinking riders were still up the road.

🤔 Where Is João Almeida?
UAE's supposed co-leader has quietly faded into the background for several stages running, sparking real speculation from the hosts about lingering illness or injury from earlier in the season. Kaden Groves and Mads Pedersen also draw scrutiny for their absence — with Pedersen himself hinting he and his team may pull him from the race early to protect his form for the World Championships.

⛰️ The Mountains Classification Is Wide Open
With Pogačar out and no single dominant climber racking up points, the King of the Mountains competition has become a genuine three-way race between Buitrago, Mas, and Norway's Leknessund — separated by mere points with a long way still to go.

🎽 Oscar Onley Stays Sharp
The young British rider shows real tactical maturity, matching every move Mas makes purely out of caution — a sign, the hosts note, of the kind of attentiveness that separates future winners from riders who lose time to simple inattention (as even Pogačar once did in his first Tour de France).

➡️ Stage 11 Preview
An even flatter transitional stage the hosts expect flips the Visma script — this time working for Brennan over Van Aert. With no dominant team controlling the race post-Pogačar, expect a massive, opportunistic breakaway as riders from winless teams fight for a rare shot at glory.

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