Vingegaard wins stage nine, closes gap in Vuelta a España

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

1. Jonas Vingegaard (DEN/ Team Visma–Lease a Bike) – 4hrs 32mins 10secs
2. Tom Pidcock (GBR/ Pro Cycling Team) – +24secs
3. Joao Almeida (POR/ UAE Team Emirates-XRG) – same time
4. Felix Gall (AUT/ Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) – +1min 2secs
5. Raul García (ESP/ Arkéa–B&B Hotels) – +1min 46secs
6. Marc Soler (ESP/ UAE Team Emirates-XRG) – same time
7. Giulio Ciccone (ITA/ Lidl–Trek) – same time
8. Markel Beloki (ESP/ EF Education–EasyPost) – same time
9. Jai Hindley (AUS/ Red Bull–BORA) – same time
10. Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA/ XDS Astana Team) – same time

General Classification after Stage Nine

1. Torstein Traeen (NOR/ Bahrain Victorious) – 33hrs 35mins 46secs
2. Jonas Vingegaard (DEN/ Team Visma–Lease a Bike) – +37secs
3. Joao Almeida (POR/ UAE Team Emirates-XRG) – +1min 15secs
4. Tom Pidcock (GBR/ Pro Cycling Team) – +1min 35secs
5. Felix Gall (AUT/ Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) – +2mins 14secs
6. Giulio Ciccone (ITA/ Lidl–Trek) – +2mins 42secs
7. Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA/ XDS Astana Team) – +2mins 47secs
8. Matteo Jorgenson (USA/ Team Visma–Lease a Bike) – +2mins 49secs
9. Jai Hindley (AUS/ Red Bull–BORA hansgrohe) – +2mins 53secs
10. Giulio Pellizzari (ITA/ Red Bull–BORA hansgrohe) – same time