João Almeida (UAE Team Emirate-XRG) snatched stage victory from race leader Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) at the end of a stunning showcase of climbing ability on the brutal slopes of the Alto de l’Angliru as the two main red jersey contenders rode clear of the field on stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana.
Almeida delivered considerable efforts on the long and infamously steep ascent of the Angliru, riding Vingegaard off his back wheel on the final few hundred metres of the 12.5 km ascent. It came after a relentless day which saw a surreal average speed of 41.6km on the 202.7km stage with over 4,000 of climb.
Behind them, Jai Hindley and Sepp Kuss formed the main chase behind the two race leaders, after the main contenders group caught and swallowed the last survivor of the day’s breakaway – Bob Jungles (Ineos Grenadiers) – on the slopes of the Angliru.
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