‘We had some terrible news this morning, I wanted to win for my best friend.’
JONAS VINGEGAARD SOLOED to victory in the Vuelta a Espana stage 16 on Tuesday to climb to second overall, 29 seconds behind team-mate and race leader Sepp Kuss.
Danish star Vingegaard admitted on Monday’s rest day he suffered severe stomach problems in the first few stages of the race and said he was glad to still be involved — now he is firmly in contention for a third Grand Tour triumph. “I’m just happy to win today, we had some terrible news this morning, I wanted to win for my best friend,” Vingegaard told Eurosport.“There is good news about it, about his condition, that’s a big relief for me and for the team, and I hope he will recover soon.”
The race started in the rain with plenty of attacks, but no solid breakaway formed, the group intact after 50 kilometres.It was swallowed up with 10 kilometres to go and Vingegaard attacked first on the final climb with four remaining.
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