Vuelta a Espana: Philippe Gilbert earns 10th stage win at a Grand Tour
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The Philippe Gilbert of belgium acquired a Grand Tour stage since 2015 because his overdue break proved decisive.
For the next day in a row the general classification riders enabled a breakaway to go clear, albeit overdue on.
Deceuninck-Quick-Step’s Gilbert, 37, attacked on the last climb with 10km to go and hauled off Fernando Barcelo along with Alex Aranburu by three moments.
“It’s special. It is my 10th success on a stage on a Grand Tour,” said Gilbert.
“It was a long fight to enter the breakaway. When we moved off I saw good climbers with me I was not so confident.”
Aranburu – that rides for Caja Rural – along with Euskadi-Murias rider Barcelo tried desperately to catch Gilbert during the closing stages but the Spanish duo were unable to get on terms with the 2012 world winner.
Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic, riding for Team Jumbo-Visma, maintained his lead of one minute and 52 seconds in the general classification, even with none of the period gaps shifting between the upper 10 opponents as they wrapped in in a selection group.
1. Philippe Gilbert (Bel/Deceuninck-Quick-Step) 3hrs 48mins 18secs
2. Alex Aranburu (Spa/Caja Rural) +3secs
3. Fernando Barcelo (Spa/Euskadi-Murias) +3secs
4. Jose Rojas (Spa/Movistar) +22secs
5. Nikias Arndt (Ger/Sunweb) +26secs
1. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Jumbo-Visma) 44hrs, 52mins
2. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar) +1min 52secs
3. Miguel Angel Lopez (Col/Astana) +2mins 11secs
4. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) +3mins
5. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates) + 3mins 5secs
6. Carl Fredrik Hagen (Nor/Lotto-Soudal) +4mins 59secs
7. Rafal Majka (Pol/BORA-hansgrohe) +5mins 42secs
8. Nicolas Edet (Fra/Cofidis) +5mins 49secs
9. Dylan Teuns (Bel/Bahrain-Merida) +6 mins 7secs
10. Wilco Kelderman (NED/Sunweb) +6mins 25secs
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