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Tim Wellens won Stage 14 of the Vuelta, as all the top GC riders kept their positions.

Jasper Philipsen won stage 15 of the Vuelta, as Roglic retaining his GC lead.

Vuelta Stage 16 was won by Magnus Cort Nielsen in a sprint finish. In the GC, Roglic now has a 45 second lead over Carapaz, Carthy 53 seconds & Dan Martin 1.48.

Vuelta Stage 17 was won by David Gaudu, Roglic will be crowned winner in tomorrows final stage, some consolation after losing out in the Tour de France.

(07-11-2020 18:13 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  Vuelta Stage 17 was won by David Gaudu, Roglic will be crowned winner in tomorrows final stage, some consolation after losing out in the Tour de France.

More opportunities for Carlton Kirby to remind us that Roglic used to be a Ski Jumper

Pascal Ackermann won the final stage of the Vuelta, as Roglic wins the red jersey for the second year running. Carapaz was runner up after a brave effort yesterday when he cut Roglic's lead to 24 seconds. Significantly Roglic had accumulated by far the most bonus seconds, which proved to be telling. Great to see Britain's Hugh Carthy on the podium, with Dan Martin missing out in 4th.

Brit, Alex Dowsett has had to postpone his bid to regain the hour record that he had previously held in 2015. He has had a positive Covid-19 test, so the planned December 12th attempt at the Manchester Velodrome will now take place next year.
The current record was set by Belgium Victor Campenaerts in Mexico 2019.
The 26 year old National Cycling Centre's velodrome in Manchester is in urgent need of repair. It could lose major events if the work is not carried out.
The track helped produce Team GB stars, such as Sir Chris Hoy, dame Sarah Storey & Sir Bradley Wiggins.

Great new regarding Fabio Jakobson, who is back on a bike after suffering serious injuries in a crash in the Tour of Poland in August. He was in intensive care & put in an induced coma after he went through barriers & into spectators. Dylan Groenewegan is serving a ban a 9 month ban for causing the crash.

Geraint Thomas has dislocated his shoulder in a training accident after crashing on ice. No breaks or fractures, & will be back on the turbo trainer today.

Mark Cavendish is rejoining Belgium team Deceuninck-Quick Step. In his previous spell on the team between 2013-2015, he won 44 races, including 8 Grand Tour stage victories.