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vuelta-esp-logo-300x168Vuelta Stage 14: Ryder Hesjedal wins, Chris Froome moves into third
Garmin-Sharp’s Ryder Hesjedal – who last week laughed off suggestions that he had a motor hidden in his bike’s frame – let his legs do the talking today as he won Stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana at La Camperona.
The Canadian was one of a dozen riders from the dya’s break who started the final climb of the began the final climb together. Tinkoff-Saxo’s Oliver Zaugg was out in front on his own in the closing kilometres, but Hesjedal overhauled him with the line almost in sight.
In the general classification, Zaugg’s team mate Alberto Contador has stretched his lead to 42 seconds over Alejandro Valverde, with the Movistar rider distanced towards the end of the final climb despite attacking earlier.
Team Sky’s Chris Froome moved into third place having clawed back seven seconds on Contador after a late attack and now lies 1 minute 13 seconds off the race lead with a week to go.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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Another great finish to go along with several great finishes so far this Vuelta. Froome continues to suprise others with appearing to have blown, but then coming back strongly. He seems to be just riding his own race, good for him.
What a great finish. First Ryder looked beaten with 350 metres to go then he clawed back and pipped the tinkoff rider. Then looking further down the hill, Froome looked like he had been dropped, when the cameras looked back at the Contador group Froome was nowhere, Froome then just appeared along side Contador, pressed on dropping Contador. There wasn't a great deal of road left to gain a massive advantage but the result should lift Froome ' s confidence and give an exciting final week.
I wouldn't blame anyone too much for a few typos after that stage finish - what a nail-biter.
Quick editing of this story needed. Alejandrin?!