Jesús Herrada Snatches 2023 Vuelta a España Stage 11 Victory
Jesús Herrada Snatches 2023 Vuelta a España Stage 11 Victory
Spain's Jesús Herrada sprinted to a Stage 11 victory in the 2023 Vuelta a España on Wednesday, with little change in the general classification stakes.
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Spain's Jesús Herrada sprinted to a Stage 11 victory in the 2023 Vuelta a España on Wednesday, with little change in the general classification stakes.
Cofidis rider Herrada produced a late burst of energy to pass Jonathan Caicedo and secure his breakaway triumph on the Category 1 summit finish through the trees at La Laguna Negra.
The main general classification riders, including last year's champion Remco Evenepoel, three-time Vuelta champion Primoz Roglic and back-to-back Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard could not be split.
Jumbo-Visma's Sepp Kuss keeps the red jersey, leading by 26 seconds from home favorite Marc Soler, riding for UAE Team Emirates.
Evenepoel sported the white jersey for best young rider for the first time, despite winning it on 20 occasions, on the 163.5-kilometer ride starting in Lerma.
The Soudal-QuickStep rider put time into his main general classification contenders in Tuesday's time trial and is third overall, 1minute, 9 seconds behind Kuss.
"My goal was a stage win," Herrada said. "I had to wait for the second week to make it happen, but we did it, now we can enjoy the rest of the race and keep fighting."
Despite several attempts to attack, there was no early break, and the peloton was intact after 50 kilometers.
Eventually, a big bunch broke away, and Jumbo-Visma, controlling the peloton, allowed them to build up a significant gap, which would not be bridged.
TotalEnergies rider Paul Ourselin made a move with 10 kilometers remaining but was pegged back by the chase, led by Tuesday's time trial winner, Filippo Ganna.
Caicedo then attacked in the final kilometer, but Herrada powered past him to clinch an impressive stage victory, the third of his career in La Vuelta.
Romain Gregoire and Andreas Kron followed him over the line, with Caicedo finishing fourth.
Former Tour de France winner and Ineos Grenadiers rider Geraint Thomas was part of the breakaway and gained back five and a half minutes, though he is 18th.
"I'm just disappointed I couldn't finish it off," Thomas said. "I just felt that I had no real gas at the end. We gave it everything, and that's what we had on the day."
Stage 12 takes riders over 151 flat kilometers from Olvega to Zaragoza on Thursday, with a bunch sprint finish and tricky winds expected.
This is the 78th edition of the Vuelta, which ends in Madrid on Sept. 17 after 21 stages and 3,153.8 kilometers.
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