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It Is Time for the Eagle of Zasavje to Spread Its Wings

From Delo · () Slovenian

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

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  • Wout van Aert won the 192-kilometer 13th stage of the Vuelta after spending the day in a breakaway.
  • The stage briefly paused the battle for the red jersey, which resumes at Sierra de la Pandera.
  • Slovenian rider Jakob Omrzelโ€™s victory in the 12th stage has prompted questions about what the 20-year-old can achieve on his first Vuelta.

Wout van Aert finally claimed a victory in the 81st Vuelta, winning the 13th stage after a full day in the breakaway. The Visma Lease a Bike rider prevailed in a demanding 192-kilometer stage with rolling terrain.

The stage offered a brief lull between two storms in the fight for the red jersey. That battle resumes today on Sierra de la Pandera, the same terrain where Primoลพ Rogliฤ won four years ago.

Jakob Omrzelโ€™s victory in the 12th stage continues to reverberate through the cycling world. The 20-year-old Slovenian produced a breakthrough performance on his first Vuelta, in a style compared in the article to Tadej Pogaฤar.

Omrzel is now looking beyond his stage win and toward the white jersey, while the next mountain battle promises to reignite the contest for red.

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Originally published by Delo in Slovenian. 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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