The Vuelta a España has long been a special race for Jay Vine, having made his WorldTour debut there in 2021, started all of the past five editions, claimed the KOM jersey in 2024, and now has taken three stage wins after his latest solo triumph into Pal on stage 6.
But this one was perhaps the most important for the Australian, with his wife, Bre, and young son, Harrison, awaiting him at the finish in their native Andorra.
Aside from knowing the terrain like the back of his hand, Vine’s pre-stage deficit of more than 20 minutes meant that he had no interest in the red jersey, which the likes of runner-up and new race leader Torstein Træen (Bahrain-Victorious) did have to consider.
“I thought maybe if I got away and I pushed the descent, which I know quite…
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