Sawt Falasteen - Herrada escapes to razor-edge Vuelta triumph

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Herrada escapes to razor-edge Vuelta triumph / Photo: ANDER GILLENEA - AFP

Herrada escapes to razor-edge Vuelta triumph

SPORTS 26.08.2022

Jesus Herrada of Cofidis won stage seven of the Vuelta a Espana on Friday when an escape group beat the chasing pack over the 190km from Camargo to Cistierna in Castilla and Leon.

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The race ended in a razor-edge, five-way dash for the line with Samuele Battistella of Astana coming second and Britain's Fred Wright of Bahrain Victorious in third.

Remco Evenepoel maintained the overall lead as the main contenders took it easy with two major mountain stages coming up over the weekend.

Friday's main challenge was the Puerto de San Gloria climb with 22.4km at 5.5% incline to an altitude of 1600m where some of the sprinters were dropped, allowing the escape to make it home before the pack.

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Sawt Falasteen - Herrada escapes to razor-edge Vuelta triumph

Herrada escapes to razor-edge Vuelta triumph

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