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Bastien Tronchon wins Stage 10 of the Vuelta a España

From El Nacional · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • French cyclist Bastien Tronchon won the 184.7-kilometer 10th stage in a mass sprint, ahead of Magnus Cort Nielsen and Thibau Nys.
  • Spain’s Enric Mas retained the overall lead, 1 minute 18 seconds ahead of Primož Roglič.
  • The stage followed an unsuccessful seven-rider breakaway, with the final escapee caught four kilometers before the finish.

Bastien Tronchon took his first victory in a Grand Tour by winning the 10th stage of the Vuelta a España in a mass sprint at Elche de la Sierra.

I launched my sprint and finished at the line, but I didn’t raise my hands because I wasn’t sure if there was someone else ahead.

— Bastien TronchonThe stage winner described his uncertainty immediately after the sprint.

The French Groupama rider covered the 184.7 kilometers from Alcaraz and finished ahead of Denmark’s Magnus Cort Nielsen and Belgium’s Thibau Nys. The victory was the 24-year-old’s third professional win. Tronchon said he did not raise his arms immediately because he was unsure whether another rider had finished ahead of him.

“I launched my sprint and finished at the line, but I didn’t raise my hands because I wasn’t sure if there was someone else ahead,” Tronchon said. He credited teammate Guillaume Martin-Guyonnet with leading him into the final stretch. “I told Guillaume to lead me until he couldn’t go any further, and then I won. It’s crazy,” he added.

I told Guillaume to lead me until he couldn’t go any further, and then I won. It’s crazy.

— Bastien TronchonTronchon explained how his teammate helped position him for the finish.

Enric Mas kept the red leader’s jersey. The Movistar rider leads Primož Roglič by 1 minute 18 seconds and Felix Gall by 1 minute 39 seconds. Mas moved into first place after Tadej Pogačar crashed during Saturday’s eighth stage and abandoned the race. Pogačar underwent successful surgery on Monday for a broken collarbone and also suffered a stable vertebral fracture and multiple abrasions.

It may be that the best defense is a good attack, but I have been winning for some time and I think it is the rivals who have to close the gap.

— Enric MasThe overall leader discussed his approach to defending the red jersey.

A seven-man breakaway shaped Tuesday’s stage after Monday’s rest day and built a lead of more than two minutes. The final escapee was caught four kilometers from the finish, while Xabier Azparren and Yevgeniy Fedorov made a late attempt that the peloton neutralized. Stage 11 on Wednesday will cover 153.8 kilometers from Cartagena to Lorca, with one third-category climb.

Wearing the red jersey is something very special and beautiful, a feeling I have never had before.

— Enric MasMas reflected on holding the Vuelta lead.
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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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