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Helping Molard into Vuelta a España lead ‘as good as a win’ for Jake Stewart

Helping Molard into Vuelta a España lead ‘as good as a win’ for Jake Stewart


Jake Stewart had a dual mandate on the road to Bilbao on stage 5 of the Vuelta a España. His primary duty was to try to help Groupama-FDJ teammate and fellow escapee Rudy Molard into the red jersey, but that didn’t preclude him from seeking stage victory for himself.

The stiff Alto del Vivero, tackled twice in the finale, didn’t lend itself to Stewart’s talents, and he was duly dropped on the first ascent before scrambling his way back on over the other side. After the break crossed the finish line in Bilbao for the first time with 26km remaining, Stewart reasoned that attack was his best form of defence.

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