Van Aert takes Vuelta stage win as Gall loses key teammate Mühlberger
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- Wout van Aert won the 13th stage of the Vuelta a España in a sprint finish in Loja, beating Valentin Paret-Peintre, with teammate Matthew Brennan third.
- Enric Mas retained the overall lead, 1 minute 45 seconds ahead of Primož Roglič and 2:06 ahead of Felix Gall.
- Gall’s teammate Gregor Mühlberger abandoned the race after crashing.
Wout van Aert finally claimed his first stage victory of this year’s Vuelta, but Felix Gall’s team lost an important helper on the same day.
The Belgian won the 192.8-kilometre 13th stage to Loja from a breakaway group. In the final sprint, van Aert gave Valentin Paret-Peintre no chance. Van Aert’s Visma teammate Matthew Brennan finished third.
The overall standings did not change. Spain’s Enric Mas kept the red jersey, leading Primož Roglič by 1 minute 45 seconds and Austria’s Felix Gall by 2:06.
Gall’s teammate Gregor Mühlberger was unable to finish after a crash, leaving the Austrian contender without one of his key support riders.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. 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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