Irish pair Eddie Dunbar and Darren Rafferty finished in 27th and 76th, respectively.
ADAM YATES SECURED a sensational stage nine victory in the Vuelta a Espana to revive his general classification hopes, while
Advertisement Australian Ben O’Connor retained the red jersey and increased his lead on second placed Primoz Roglic to three minutes 53 seconds by claiming four bonus seconds as he finished third on the 178.5km run from Motril to Granada. Ecuadorian EF Education–EasyPost rider Carapaz moved to third overall, trailing the leader by just over four-and-a-half minutes heading into Monday’s rest day, after making a stunning attack from the peloton to catch the break.
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