Vuelta-2017: De Gendt won from a breakaway, failed attack Contador

Completed on 19-th stage of the 72nd version of the Spanish race.

Before tomorrow’s conquest of Angliru expected the peloton did not pursue the massive separation that qualified under 30 people.

A long time favourite to win was considered the driver of the “Bahrain-Merida” Ivan Garcia Cortina, who first began to climb the final hill of the third category. Soon the young Spaniard get Romain bardet “AG2R-La Mondiale”. The Duo tried for the first time in shifts to play the finish line, but was caught by the pursuers.

Two kilometers before the finish the gap had planned, and began to play the stage victory. In the final shot of the fittest was Thomas De Gendt – a 30-year-old Belgian, five years ago sensationally closed top 3 in the Giro, won a stage at the Vuelta and has collected victories in three races of the Grand tour.

In the main group the next attack made by Alberto Contador – the Spaniard is three days before the end of his career does not pass any mountains, trying to finally get on the podium, the home of the race. On the rise of the third category legendary mnogodnevki has managed to gain a momentary advantage, but on the plain it the gap quickly began to shrink. Three kilometres before the finish the main group collectively neutralized the attack of Contador.

The results of the 19-th stage:

1. Thomas De Gendt (Belgium, Lotto Soudal) – 3:35,46
2. Allinson Pantano (Colubia, Trek-Segafredo)
3. Ivan Garcia (Spain, Merida Bahrain)
4. Rui Costa (Portugal, UAE and Team Emirates)
5. Floris De Thiers (Belgium, Lotto NL – Jumbo)

General classification after 19 stages:

1. Christopher Froome (UK, Sky) – 72.03,50
2. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy, Bahrain-Merida) – 1,37
3. Wilco, Kelderman (Netherlands, Sunweb) – 2,17
4. Ilnur Zakarin (Russia, Katusha-Alpecin) – 2,29
5. Alberto Contador (Spain, Trek-Segafredo) – 3,34

Tomorrow Vuelta-2017 Royal mountain stage – Christopher froome on the two mountains of the first category and the legendary furious rise of Angliru (12.2 km with an average gradient of 10.2 per cent) will defend his lead in the General classification.

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