João Almeida trumps Jonas Vingegaard on Angliru for Vuelta stage victory
Portuguese rider wins stage 13 after brutal climb
Britain’s Tom Pidcock holds on to third spot overall
Portugal’s João Almeida held off race leader Jonas Vingegaardat the top of the brutal summit finish of Angliru to win stage 13 of the Vuelta a España on Friday.
The top two in the general classification battled it out for the stage win, leaving the rest behind in the final 5km. Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) did all the work on the climb and stayed ahead of Visma-Lease a Bike’s Vingegaard in the sprint to the line.
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