{"id":292302,"date":"2023-09-12T17:34:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T17:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=292302"},"modified":"2023-09-12T17:34:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T17:34:44","slug":"jonas-vingegaard-wins-stage-16-to-close-in-on-vuelta-a-espana-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/cycling\/jonas-vingegaard-wins-stage-16-to-close-in-on-vuelta-a-espana-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonas Vingegaard wins stage 16 to close in on Vuelta a Espana lead"},"content":{"rendered":"
ESPA\u00d1A-VUELTA<\/p>\n
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Jonas Vingegaard is closing in on the red jersey after securing victory in stage 16 of the Vuelta a Espana.<\/p>\n
Following on from Monday\u2019s rest day, Denmark\u2019s Vingegaard nade a successful late move in Tuesday\u2019s stage from Liencres Playa to an uphill finish in Bejes.<\/p>\n
Jumbo-Visma\u2019s Vingegaard suddenly pulled away from the pack in the final 4km of the course.<\/p>\n
He secured his second stage win of the competition in 2:38:23, with Finn Fisher-Black finishing 43 seconds behind him and Wout Poels third.<\/p>\n
Vingegaard\u2019s victory sees him edge closer to catching up with team-mate and red jersey leader Sepp Kuss, with the Tour de France champion now 29 seconds behind Kuss in the general classification.<\/p>\n
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Primoz Roglic attacked on the final kilometre of the race, pushing him up to third in the general classification and subsequently extended Jumbo-Visma\u2019s dominance in the top three.<\/p>\n
Stage 17 on Wednesday is a mountain stage and looks set set to prove a tough task, with riders competing from Ribadesella to Altu de l\u2019Angliru.<\/p>\n
The Jumbo-Visma team were reeling earlier on Tuesday after the news that their rider Nathan van Hooydonck was in hospital after suffering life-threatening injuries in a car accident at home in Belgium after falling ill at the wheel.<\/p>\n