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MONASTERIO DE TENTUDIA, Spain: Rigoberto Uran won stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday after a swashbuckling high-altitude struggle to a mountaintop monastery in Extremadura as defending champion Primoz Roglic withdrew injured.
Rigoberto Uran held off Quentin Pacher and Jesus Herrada in a thrilling sprint finish to win stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana as overall leader Remco Evenepoel maintained his advantage and edged closer to a maiden Grand Tour title.
:Rigoberto Uran held off Quentin Pacher and Jesus Herrada in a thrilling sprint finish to win stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday as overall leader Remco Evenepoel maintained his advantage and edged closer to a maiden Grand Tour title.
One question raged after Stage 16 at La Vuelta: did Remco Evenepoel really have a puncture? A crazy finale to what was dubbed a ‘flat’ stage by organisers saw Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) pull up with a mechanical, just moments after red jersey rival Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) had dropped a sensational attack with 2.7km remaining. Ad Evenepoel cut a relaxed figure given he was inside the final 3km – the safety net to get the same time as the peloton in event of a fall, puncture or mechanical – while up the road, Roglic somehow contrived to crash just metres from the finish. as he squabbled for victory and bonus seconds.
Colombia’s Rigoberto Uran (EF Education-EasyPost) completed his Grand Tour stage grand slam with a brilliant victory at the Monasterio de Tenudio in Stage 17 of La Vuelta. The 35-year-old was part of a strong 13-man breakaway that went the distance, Uran capping off his brilliant day by rising to ninth place in the general classification.
Chris Froome (Israel-Premier Tech) has backed Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) to “come back even stronger” after a freak crash ended the Slovenian’s hopes of a fourth-straight title at La Vuelta. Roglic blew the bunch apart on Stage 16 with a devastating attack inside the final 3km, only to contrive to crash in the sprint tear-up as he jostled for victory with his fellow escapees.
Remco Evenepoel has moved to quash any doubts over his puncture suffered during Stage 16 of the Vuelta a Espana. A crazy finale to the stage saw Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) apparently suffer a mechanical as the race headed uphill, just moments after red jersey rival Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) had dropped a sensational attack with 2.7km remaining. Ad Evenepoel cut a relaxed figure given he was inside the final 3km – the safety net to get the same time as the peloton.
Primoz Roglic's hopes of a fourth successive victory in the Vuelta are over after injuries from a fall saw him withdraw from the race prior to the 17th stage.