Vuelta a Espana Stage 13 Results

Nelson Oliveria Wins Stage 13, Fabio Aru Stays in Lead

Nelson Oliveria (Lampre-Merida) won Stage 13 by staying in front of a breakaway group after pulling away with 28 km (17 miles) to go in the stage. Oliveria slowly built a lead of one minute, which the breakaway group and the main peloton never shrank. Oliveria is the eighth different winner of a Vuelta Stage. Fabio Aru (Astana Pro Team) continues to lead the Vuelta. The breakaway group did not have any General Classification contenders, so the peloton did not chase down the group.
A 50 rider breakaway developed early in Stage 13, a mountainous 168 km (104 mile) route from Catalayud to Tarazona. The stage was tailor-made for a breakaway, and this was proven during the stage. The 50 rider breakaway was pared down to 24 riders when the group reached the Category 3 climb of Alto Collado de Oseja 40 km (25 miles) into the stage. The peloton did not chase the breakaway. The peloton kept the gap reasonable and stayed together. One GC contender, Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team), had some difficulty. On one climb, Quintana was falling behind the peloton but caught up later in the stage. After the stage, Quintana’s team doctor said that Quintana was suffering a fever and stomach problems. Quintana is now 3 minutes behind Aru.
Oliveria is a three-time Portugal Time Trial Champion, and it showed during the stage. Oliveria pulled away from the breakaway group and gradually pulled away from the breakaway group on the descending route to the finish line. The Stage 13 victory was the first Grand Tour victory oh Oliveria’s career.
The 213 km (132 mile) Stage 14 is a mountainous stage in Basque country, running from the Basque capital of Vitoria to Fuente del Chivo. The stage has one Category 3 and two Category 1 climbs, including Puerto del Escudo, which averages 9% over 7km (4.3 miles). This stage will be a test of whether Tom Dumoulin (Team Giant-Alpecin) can remain in contention until the individual time trial in Stage 17 or will Aru keep the Red Jersey the rest of the way.

Stage 13 Results

1
Nelson Oliveira
Por
Lampre-Merida
4:14:01
2
Julien Simon
Fra
Cofidis, Solutions Credits
0:01:00
3
Nicolas Roche
Irl
Team Sky
0:01:00
4
Sylvain Chavanel
Fra
IAM Cycling
0:01:00
5
Jose Joaquin Rojas
Spa
Movistar Team
0:01:00
6
Rinaldo Nocentini
Ita
AG2R La Mondiale
0:01:00
7
Kévin Reza
Fra
FDJ
0:01:00
8
Mikael Cherel
Fra
AG2R La Mondiale
0:01:00
9
Cameron Meyer
Aus
Orica GreenEdge
0:01:00
10
Maxime Monfort
Bel
Lotto Soudal
0:01:00


General Classification Standings

1
Fabio Aru
Ita
Astana Pro Team
51:33:19
2
Joaquim Rodriguez
Spa
Team Katusha
0:00:27
3
Tom Dumoulin
Ned
Team Giant-Alpecin
0:00:30
4
Rafal Majka
Pol
Tinkoff-Saxo
0:01:28
5
Esteban Chaves
Col
Orica GreenEdge
0:01:29
6
Alejandro Valverde
Spa
Movistar Team
0:01:52
7
Daniel Moreno Fernandez
Spa
Team Katusha
0:01:54
8
Mikel Nieve
Spa
Team Sky
0:01:58
9
Gianluca Brambilla
Ita
Etixx - Quick-Step
0:02:51
10
Romain Sicard
Fra
Team Europcar
0:02:51
11
Nairo Quintana
Col
Movistar Team
0:03:07

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