Cycling: Damiano Caruso pulled off an impressive solo win at the Vuelta a Espana. The Italian won the ninth stage and thus also conquered the mountain jersey.
Caruso with over 70 km solo
Already at the Giro d'Italia Damian Caruso (Bahrain – Victorious) showed what he's made of. Now he has also done it at the Vuelta a Espana. The Italian was part of a large leading group, but broke away from it with more than 70 kilometers to go. As a soloist, he finally arrived at the Alto de Velefique - and didn't let all the favorites get close to the overall victory. Almost in passing, the Italian secured the mountain jersey for the time being. In this condition, he is quite capable of winning the mountain classification at the end of the Tour of Spain.
Roglic remains sovereign
Meanwhile, Leader left no doubt about his second title defense in a row Primois Roglic (Jumbo – Visma) come up. The Slovenian came together with the Spaniard Enric Mas Nicolau (Movistar) to the finish. Both impressively demonstrated that they are the strongest climbers in the peloton here. It was significantly worse for Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers), who lost to the duo over a minute. teammate Adam Yates (Ineos Grenadiers) was over 20 seconds faster and didn't have to wait - a clear sign. Also Felix Grossschartner (Bora – hansgrohe) had a mixed day. In the last kilometers the Austrian broke completely and lost more than 3 minutes. But he is still in an excellent ninth place overall.
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🇪🇸 Vive el último kilometro de la espectacular victoria de @CarusoDamiano en el Alto de Velefique gracias a @CarrefourES
🇬🇧 Live the last km. of Damiano Caruso's spectacular victory thanks to @CarrefourES#CarrefourConLaVuelta pic.twitter.com/lePVLYD4k0- La Vuelta (@lavuelta) August 22
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