Hail Forces Cancellation of Vuelta a España Stage
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Tadej Pogačar is a famous cyclist. He was riding in a big race called the Vuelta a España. This race is in Spain.
During the third stage of the race, the weather became very bad. Hail started to fall. Hail is small balls of ice that fall from the sky.
Pogačar decided to stop riding. A picture of this moment became very famous. People said the picture was amazing.
Because of the hail, the race organizers had to cancel the stage. This means the stage did not finish.
The Vuelta a España is one of the most important cycling races in the world. Riders go from town to town every day. Bad weather can stop the race and change the plans.
Vocabulary15 words
- cyclist
- a person who rides a bike
- stage
- one part of a long race
- hail
- small balls of ice that fall like rain
- cancel
- to stop something from happening
- race
- a competition to see who is fastest
- organizer
- a person who plans an event
- weather
- how it is outside, like rain or sun
- famous
- known by many people
- decide
- to choose to do something
- moment
- a short point in time
- finish
- to end something
- plan
- an idea about what to do
- picture
- an image, like a photo
- amazing
- very impressive or surprising
- town
- a small city
Quiz
Answer key
1. A cyclist 2. Because of hail 3. The Vuelta a España
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Tadej Pogačar is a famous _____. He was riding in a big race called the Vuelta a España.
During the third _____ of the race, the weather became very bad.
_____ started to fall from the sky.
Pogačar decided to _____ riding.
A _____ of this moment became very famous.
Because of the hail, the race _____ had to cancel the stage.
This means the stage did not _____.
The Vuelta a España is one of the most important cycling _____ in the world.
Bad _____ can stop the race and change the plans.