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Enric Mas finished with a comfortable advantage ahead of four-time Vuelta a España winner Primoz Roglic to finally win after three runner-up finishes.
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Enric Mas is poised to win Vuelta after defending his lead in the 20th stage, and his victory would “mark the greatest grand tour achievement for a Spanish cyclist since Alberto Contador won the Giro d’Italia in 2015.”
Riding for Pinarello, Dunbar pulled ahead of Santiago Buitrago in the final 400 meters to win the 211-kilometer (131-mile) stage from Vélez-Málaga to Peñas Blancas by 1.4 seconds.
The 21-year-old British rider has been unstoppable in sprints and became the first rider to post five stage wins in his Grand Tour debut since Fons De Wolf did it at the 1979 Vuelta.
Brennan was delivered to the front of the bunch with 100 meters left by an ideal leadout from Wout van Aert, his star teammate at Visma-Lease a Bike who already won two stages at this Vuelta.
The temperature neared 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) when Wout Van Aert crossed the finish line in a stage shortened from 189 kilometers to 110 kilometers (117 miles to 68 miles) because of the heat.
Mas tacked some 25 seconds onto his advantage over Primož Roglič after dropping the four-time former winner on the final climb.
Tadej Pogacar will miss a chance to fill one of the rare holes in his cycling resume.
Five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar underwent successful surgery on his left collarbone following a crash.
Enric Mas of Movistar, who inherited the lead from Pogacar, won the mountainous ninth stage.
Race organizers confirmed he pulled out of the race.
