David Gaudu (Groupama FDJ) won Stage 17 of La Vuelta a Espana as Primoz Roglic (Jumbo Visma) clung on to his overall lead to go into the processional final stage as the race leader. Richard Carapaz (Ineos) and Hugh Carthy (EF Pro Cycling) both attacked on the final climb, but neither were able to take enough seconds off Roglic to deny the Jumbo-Visma rider.
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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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Primoz Roglic delivered an unexpected win in Stage 10 to underline his incredible form and oust rival Richard Carapaz from the red jersey. The pair are level on time but Roglic’s higher aggregate stage finishes over the opening 10 days puts the Slovenian back in red ahead of a decisive weekend in the mountains.
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Pascal Ackermann took victory in Stage 9 of La Vuelta a Espana after Sam Bennett, first across the line, was relegated for a ‘shove’ in the finale. Richard Carapaz remains in the overall lead, 13 seconds clear of nearest rival Primoz Roglic.
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