Mads Pedersen lands hat-trick as Fred Wright falls just short on Stage 19 at La Vuelta

09.09.2022 - 19:02 eurosport.com

Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) ensured that Stage 19 stuck to the script by winning from a reduced bunch sprint in the streets of Talavera de la Reina on a day where La Vuelta paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II.

Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious) took second place and fellow Briton Ben Turner (Ineos Grenadiers) took fourth place in the short but sharp 138.3km stage in central Spain, which was preceded by a minute’s silence to commemorate the Queen.

Ad A breakaway of three riders broke clear before the first of two ascents of the Puerto del Pielago but its advantage never grew much more than three minutes thanks to the marshalling of Pedersen’s Trek team-mates.

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