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Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) took his third dash win on the 2024 Vuelta a España after a rain-soaked, nail-biting chase into Santander.
The break of the day examined the resolve of the peloton within the mid-stage hills and pouring rain and have been solely caught inside the ultimate three kilometres. Other riders, together with Victor Campenaerts (Lotto-Dstny), then made late assaults and so Alpecin-Deceuninck solely hit the entrance within the ultimate 200 metres.
Groves then surged down the left to win within the inexperienced factors jersey. Pavel Bittner (DSM-firmenich PostNL) adopted him house to complete second, with Vito Braet (Intermarché-Wanty) third. Campenaerts sprinted from the assault to complete sixth.
Ben O’Connor (Decathlon-AG2R) and his principal GC rival Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) completed safely within the peloton, and so the Australian continued to steer the Slovenian by simply 5 seconds. Enric Mas (Movistar) is third general at 1:25.
Stage 18 to Maestu is one other alternative for a breakaway earlier than the decisive mountain prime finishes on Friday and Saturday after which the ultimate time trial in Madrid on Sunday.
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