Jonas Vingegaard Relinquished The Leader’s Jersey in The Vuelta a España to Torstein Traen on Thursday. The Norwegian Breakaway Rider from Bahrain Victorious Finished Second in The Mountain Stage To Andorra. Jay Vine won the stage. His Teammate Juan Ayuso Faltered.
Ten Adventurers were Given the Blessing of the Peloton in the First Serious Mountain Stage. Vine was the strongest and soloed the last 20 kilometers to the finish. The Australian Secured the Second Consecutive Stage Win For Uae Emirates, Following the Team Time Trial on Wednesday.
Troeen finished 54 Seconds Behind Vine in Second Place. The Norwegian had Enough of a Lead to Take the Red Jersey from Vingegaard. The Dane is likely not upset about it, as he now has no podium obligations for a while.
Vingegaard also saw that rival ayuso had to drop early and lost more than eight minutes to the other contenders for the overall victory. Giulio Ciccone and João Almeida Did Finish in the Group with the Favorites.
For the thirty-year-old train, The Vuelta Leader’s Jersey is one of the highlights of his career. The Scandinavian Made Headlines In 2022 When Testicular Cancer was diagnosed after a doping control. He made a full recovery from it.
Four Breakaway Riders at the Top of the General Classification
The top four of the general classification is now made up of riders from the breakaway. Troeen Has A 31-Second Lead over Number Two Bruno Armirail. Vingegaard is in Fifth Place, 2.33 Behind the Red Jersey.
Vine Achieved His Third Vuelta Stage Win of His Career. The 29-year-old Australian Already Struck Twice in 2022, but did not finish that tour. Last year, he took the mountain jersey from the tour of spain home.
The Vuelta Lost Two Dutch Participants on Thursday. Soudal Quick-Step Rider Pepijn Reinderink Did Not Start Due to Illness. Koen Bouwman (Jayco Alula) Dropped Out Duration the Stage.
Another Mountain Stage is on the program for Friday, with the finish on a First Category Climb. The Vuelta Lasts Until Sunday, September 14.