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NOS Cycling•currently, 17:18
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Marc Soler impressively gained the fifth phase of the Vuelta. In the 187-kilometer hilly phase from Irun to Bilbao, the UAE rider narrowly stayed forward of the primary group in pursuit.
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Soler crossed the very first spot 2 times. Initially of all, 90 kilometers from the complete, he dared to jump from the group to the main group of seventeen, with a gap of above a minute and a 50 percent.
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And 15 kilometers from the end – on the second crossing of the Alto del Vivero – the Spaniard attacked away from the primary group, closing Jake Stewart’s solo.
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Soler was all of a sudden hunted by the hunter. His escape companions could see him almost each individual time in the past ten kilometers, but it was extremely hard to catch him. In the final kilometer, the pursuers smelled Soler, but that’s about it. At the complete the variation was 4 seconds. Daryl Impey (Israel-Leading Tech) finished second, Fred Wright (Bahrain) third.
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Roglic loses the purple jersey
The team crossed the line 5.09 minutes from the top group and this signifies that Primoz Roglic, carrying the purple jersey, loses the chief jersey. The Slovenian of the Jumbo-Visma crew palms around the direct of the standings to Rudy Molard (FDJ), just two seconds guiding Wright.
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Molard was just 58 seconds powering purple this early morning. Nonetheless, Jumbo-Visma gave him a large amount of area in the foremost group and afterwards in the phase the Dutch team did not shift to protect the shirt.
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Driving in pink can also be a burden at moments. Jumbo-Visma is self-assured of regaining the lead later in the Tour of Spain with Roglic. Incidentally, it took a whilst in advance of a leading group was formed: in the very first 80 kilometers no fugitive managed to escape because of to an incredibly large tempo.
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The polka dot jersey is in the arms of Victor Langellotti one particular working day prior to the good mountain phase of above 180 kilometers with an uphill complete at Pico Jano. The Monegasque concluded 1st on many climbs on Wednesday and collected adequate details to choose the jersey from Joan Bou.
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