Pogačar Fights to Keep Red Jersey in Vuelta Stage 2
The Vuelta a España is a big bike race in Spain. It has many stages. Stage 2 went from Monaco to Manosque.
Matthew Brennan won stage 2. He is a cyclist. He rode very fast to the finish line.
Tadej Pogačar is another cyclist. He wears the red jersey. This shirt shows he is the race leader.
Pogačar tried hard to keep the red jersey. Other cyclists wanted to take it from him.
The race is not over. There are many more stages. Pogačar wants to stay in first place.
Vocabulary5 words
- Vuelta a España
- a big bike race in Spain
- stages
- parts of a long race, one for each day
- red jersey
- a red shirt for the fastest rider in total time
- cyclist
- a person who rides a bike in races
- race leader
- the rider who is winning the whole race
Quiz
Answer key
1. Matthew Brennan 2. The race leader 3. Monaco to Manosque
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The _____ a España is a big bike race in Spain. It has many _____. Stage 2 went from Monaco to Manosque.
Matthew _____ won stage 2. He is a _____. He rode very fast to the finish line.
Tadej _____ is another cyclist. He wears the _____ jersey. This shirt shows he is the race _____.
Pogačar tried hard to keep the red jersey. Other cyclists wanted to take it from him.
The race is not over. There are many more _____. Pogačar wants to stay in first place.