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08/28 11:19 CDT Leknessund wins Vuelta Stage 7 and Pogacar still has overall
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Leknessund wins Vuelta Stage 7 and Pogacar still has overall lead
ARAM0N VALDELINARES, Spain (AP) --- Norwegian rider Andreas Leknessund won
Stage 7 of the Vuelta a Espana spearheading a dominant performance by Uno-X
Mobility team on Friday.
Leknessund conquered the grueling 150-kilometer (93-mile) mountain route in
nearly four hours. Teammate Tobias Halland Johannessen was second 34 seconds
back and Wout van Aert rounded out the podium, trailing by 47 seconds.
Despite dropping back in the final kilometers, overall leader Tadej Pogacar
limited his time losses by driving the main chase group across the line.
Pogacar finished 19th, 4:23 behind Leknessund. That effort proved more than
enough for the Tour de France champion --- who is aiming to complete a historic
Grand Tour sweep --- to retain the red jersey.
Enric Mas of Movistar was second in the general classification, 3:50 off the
lead, and Primo? Roglic of Red Bull--BORA--hansgrohe remained third.
Saturday's eighth stage offers the sprinters a chance to shine along a flat
171-kilometer (106-mile) route from Puol to Xeraco.
The three-week race concludes in Granada on Sept. 13.
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