Jasper Philipsen won a wind-swept and sodden Stage 15 of La Vuelta on Thursday, outlasting Pascal Ackermann and Jannik Steimle in a reduced sprint finish. No change in the general classification saw Primoz Roglic retain the red jersey from rivals Richard Carapaz and Hugh Carthy with three days of the race to go.
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Tim Wellens won Stage 14 of La Vuelta, beating Michael Woods in a technical uphill sprint after a successful breakaway. There were no notable changes in the general classification as all three riders on the podium finished in the same group.
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Primoz Roglic took his fourth victory of La Vuelta winning the Stage 13 time trial on a challenging course that finished with the steep Mirador de Ezaro climb. The Slovenian took over the red jersey for a third time but both Richard Carapaz and the impressive Hugh Carthy stay in striking distance of the defending champion with five stages of the race remaining.
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Hugh Carthy put in a performance for the ages to win Stage 12 of La Vuelta on the fearsome Alto de l’Angliru. Richard Carapaz took the red jersey back off Primoz Roglic but the Jumbo-Visma man combined with teammate Sepp Kuss to limit his losses to just 10 seconds going into the second rest day.
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David Gaudu beat Marc Soler to a brilliant victory in Stage 11 of La Vuelta as Primoz Roglic retained his red jersey on the Alto de la Farrapona and remains level on time with Richard Carapaz ahead of Sunday’s showdown on the Angliru.
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