Cycling

Vingegaard wins on stage nine of the Vuelta a España, cutting his deficit to basic leader Torstein Traeen to just 37 seconds. The 2-time tour de France champion brought a decisive solo attack at the climb to the Valdezcaray ski lodge, lowering Traeen’s advantage through mins and securing his 1/3 degree win of this 12 month’s race. Britain’s Tom Pidcock and Portugal’s Joao Almeida tried to follow the Dane’s surge however have been not able to hold his pace. Pidcock crossed the line 24 seconds in the back of in 2nd place, with Almeida completing alongside him in third. “I felt brilliant at the very last climb,” said Vingegaard, who rides for team Visma–hire a motorbike. “My teammates set a fantastic tempo, and i’m virtually glad I ought to end off their tough work.” Traeen, who attacked inside the closing 3 kilometres, finished one minute and 46 seconds back. Not with standing the time loss, the Norwegian retained the chief’s red jersey. Stage Nine Results – Vuelta a España General Classification after Stage Nine