Vuelta: Stage 13

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Italian Valerio Conti claimed the biggest prize of his career when he powered to a solo victory in the 13th stage of the Vuelta a Espana

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Vuelta: Stage 13

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Italian Valerio Conti claimed the biggest prize of his career when he powered to a solo victory in the 13th stage of the Vuelta a Espana, attacking a reduced group of breakaway riders with less than 20 kilometres left in the 213.4-km hilly ride between Bilbao and Urdax-Dantxarinea.

The 23-year-old Conti, who was part of the the initial 12-man breakaway as the GC favourites kept quiet on a hot day in the Basque country, gave his Lampre-Merida team their first stage win in this year’s race. Nairo Quintana retained the overall leader’s red jersey after a quiet day in the peloton.

They were 171 riders at the start on a hot day in the Basque country and the day’s breakaway took shape at kilometre 19 with the following 12 riders — Michael Gogl (Tinkoff), Danilo Wyss (BMC), Gatis Smukulis (Astana), Tom Stamsnijder (Giant-Alpecin), Sergey Lagutin (Katusha), Jelle Wallays (Lotto Soudal), Yves Lampaert (Etixx-Quick Step), Vegard Stake Laengen (IAM Cycling), Valerio Conti (Lampre-Merida), Stephane Rossetto (Cofidis), Cesare Benedetti (Bora-Argon18) and Romain Cardis (Direct Energie)

Lagutin was first at the top of the Alto Monte Igualdo (km 99) and Cardis won the intermediate sprint in San Sebastian (km 110) before the fugitives’ lead exceeded 20 minutes while the peloton was being led by Movistar.

Lagutin was again first at the top of the Alto de Aritxulegi (km 130.4) and the Alto de Agiña (km 139), the second and third of four third-category climbs of the day. The Russian made sure he would wear the polka dot jersey on Saturday by also reaching the Puerto de Lizaieta (163.2) first.

The stage was too much to handle for Zico Waeytens (Giant-Alpecin), who abandoned some 60 km from the finish.

After an unsuccessful attempt by Rossetto, Wallays attacked the front group with just under 30km left and he was only followed by Gogl. The two are being caught 22.5km from the line. After several foiled attacks, Laengen, Wyss, Conti, Lagutin, Gogl and Lampaert manage to break away from the group, only for the Italian to go solo with 19km left.

He never looked back, crossing the line with a 55-second advantage over Wyss and Lagutin, who were second and third espectively.

Saturday’s 14th stage is a brutal 196-km mountain trek from Urdax-Dantxarinea to the col d’Aubisque, featuring four categorised climbs.

The peloton finished almost 34 minutes off the pace.  … continued after advert

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STAGE 13
1 CONTI Valerio LAMPRE – MERIDA 05h 29′ 04”
2 WYSS Danilo BMC RACING TEAM + 00′ 55”
3 LAGUTIN Sergey TEAM KATUSHA + 00′ 55”
4 GOGL Michael TINKOFF + 00′ 55”
5 LAENGEN Vegard Stake IAM CYCLING + 00′ 55”
6 LAMPAERT Yves ETIXX – QUICK STEP + 00′ 55”
7 BENEDETTI Cesare BORA-ARGON 18 + 01′ 02”
8 WALLAYS Jelle LOTTO SOUDAL + 01′ 04”
9 SMUKULIS Gatis ASTANA PRO TEAM + 01′ 04”
10 ROSSETTO Stéphane COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 01′ 08”

13 VALVERDE Alejandro MOVISTAR TEAM + 33′ 54”
17 QUINTANA Nairo MOVISTAR TEAM + 33′ 54”
21 KENNAUGH Peter TEAM SKY + 33′ 54”
28 FROOME Christopher TEAM SKY + 33′ 54”
40 YATES Simon ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE + 33′ 54”
115 THWAITES Scott BORA-ARGON 18 + 33′ 54”
160 CARTHY Hugh CAJA RURAL – SEGUROS RGA + 33′ 54”

Overall
1 QUINTANA Nairo MOVISTAR TEAM 52h 56′ 29”
2 FROOME Christopher TEAM SKY + 00′ 54”
3 VALVERDE Alejandro MOVISTAR TEAM + 01′ 05”
4 CHAVES Johan Esteban ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE + 02′ 34”
5 CONTADOR Alberto TINKOFF + 03′ 08”
6 KONIG Leopold TEAM SKY + 03′ 09”
7 YATES Simon ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE + 03′ 25”
8 SCARPONI Michele ASTANA PRO TEAM + 03′ 34”
9 DE LA CRUZ David ETIXX – QUICK STEP + 03′ 45”
10 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samuel BMC RACING TEAM + 03′ 56”
11 TALANSKY Andrew CANNONDALE-DRAPAC PRO CYCLING TEAM + 05′ 03”
12 MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel MOVISTAR TEAM + 05′ 38”
13 FORMOLO Davide CANNONDALE-DRAPAC PRO CYCLING TEAM + 05′ 44”
14 PARDILLA Sergio CAJA RURAL – SEGUROS RGA + 05′ 55”
15 KENNAUGH Peter TEAM SKY + 06′ 30”
16 PÉRAUD Jean-Christophe AG2R LA MONDIALE + 06′ 59”
17 LATOUR Pierre-Roger AG2R LA MONDIALE + 07′ 50”
18 BENNETT George LOTTO NL -JUMBO + 07′ 53”
19 HERMANS Ben BMC RACING TEAM + 08′ 22”
20 ATAPUMA Darwin BMC RACING TEAM + 09′ 22”

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