‘Still not done’: Evenepoel tightens grip on Vuelta with stage 18 victory
Sport | The Guardian
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Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) hailed a “perfect day” at the Vuelta a España as he tightened his grip on the leader’s red jersey, winning stage 18 with a late sprint to the top of the Alto de Piornal on Thursday.
The 192km mountain stage from Trujillo culminated with two ascents of the first-category Alto de Piornal and it was here where the 22-year-old secured victory. He pulled ahead of nearest General Classification challenger Enric Mas after the duo had caught stage leader Robert Gesink (Jumbo-Visma) with just under half a kilometre left, stretching his overall lead to two minutes and seven seconds over the Spaniard.
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