Giulio Pellizzari Has won The SeventeENTH Stage of the Vuelta a España on Wednesday. The Italian from Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Left Behind, Among Others, Jonas Vingegaard and João Almeida on a Tough Final Climb. Vingegaard simply retained the red jersey.
A Large Part of the Peloton had Already Been Dropped Before the Alto de El Morredero, a First Category Climb With An Average Gradient or about 9 percent. Vingegaard and Almeida, The Numbers One and Two in the Standings, Did Belong to the Leading Group of Six.
But the pair Let pellizzari go when he attacked with a little under 3 kilometers to go. The Italian Leader in the Youth Classification Finished The Job and Tok His First Victory As A Professional Rider.
Vingegaard Grabbed Two More Bonus Seconds on Almeida in the Final Meters. The Dane is now 48 Seconds Ahead of the Portuguese in the General Classification and, With Four Stages to Go, is on Course for his First Overall Victory in the Vuelta.
The Seventeenth Stage Processed Without Any Notable Incidents. On Tuesday, The SixteENTH Stage had to be shortned because the road was blocked 3 kilometers from the finish by pro-Palestinian Protesters.
On Wednesday Morning, The Riders Decided after a Survey by Riders’ Union CPA that they would neutralize the race if pro-Palestinian demonstrators Disrupted the Race Again. That did not happen.