Van Aert Wins Tough Vuelta Stage, Mas Keeps Lead
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Wout van Aert is a cyclist from Belgium. He rode in a race called La Vuelta. This race is in Spain. It is very long and hard.
Van Aert won a stage of the race. The stage finished in a town called Loja. People say he was like a 'rocket'. He was very fast and strong.
The stage was very difficult. It was called 'the inferno'. This means it was very hot and hard for the riders. Many riders had problems. Some riders got hurt.
Enric Mas is another cyclist. He is in first place in the whole race. This is called the leadership. Van Aert won the stage, but Mas still has the leadership.
La Vuelta has many stages. Each stage is a race for one day. The rider with the best total time wins the whole race.
Vocabulary15 words
- cyclist
- a person who rides a bike
- race
- a competition to see who is fastest
- stage
- one part of a long race
- leadership
- being first place in a competition
- inferno
- a very hot or very hard place
- rocket
- something that goes very fast
- hurt
- having pain or an injury
- difficult
- hard to do
- finish
- the end of something
- total time
- all the time added together
- Belgium
- a country in Europe
- Spain
- a country in Europe
- fast
- moving quickly
- strong
- having a lot of power
- town
- a small city
Quiz
Answer key
1. Belgium 2. Loja 3. Enric Mas
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Wout van Aert is a _____ from Belgium. He rode in a race called La Vuelta. This race is in _____.
Van Aert won a _____ of the race. The stage finished in a town called _____. People say he was like a 'rocket'.
The stage was very _____. It was called 'the inferno'. Some riders got _____.
Enric Mas is another cyclist. He is in first place in the whole race. This is called the _____. Van Aert won the stage, but Mas still has the leadership.
La Vuelta has many stages. The rider with the best _____ wins the whole race.