Cycling: Kaden Groves has won the 14th stage of the Vuelta a Espana. The Australian narrowly beat Wout van Aert. Corbin Strong from New Zealand completes the podium.
Groves wins ahead of Van Aert & Strong
Somewhat surprisingly, today's 14th stage of the Vuelta a España was decided in a sprint finish. Kaden Groves (Alpecin – Deceuninck) prevailed over Wout van Aert (Visma – Lease a Bike) and Corbin Strong (Israel – Premier Tech). This means the Belgian misses out on his fifth stage win. However, having once again collected points in both the points classification and the mountains classification, he is on the verge of winning two classification jerseys. The 200,5-kilometer stage from Villafranco del Bierzo to Villablino featured a first-category climb shortly before the finish. Nevertheless, numerous fast riders survived this ascent to be able to contest the sprint later on.
The breakaway riders had no chance today
Six riders dominated the race today in the breakaway group. Harold Tejada (Astana), Jhonatan Narvaez (Ineos Grenadiers), Isaac del Toro (UAE), Xandro Meurisse (Alpecin – Deceuninck), Marco Frigo (Israel – Premier Tech), and Victor Campenaerts (Lotto – Dstny) were not given a significant advantage, however. The Visma – Lease a Bike team, in particular, was keen to force a sprint finish.
| Niet Wout van Aert, maar Kaden Groves won stage 14 A mountain won in a mass sprint! #LaVuelta24
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