Mads Pedersen wins hilly stage 13 in Montilla at Vuelta a España

By Peter Stuart
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First stage win of race for sprint classification leader

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Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) wins stage 13 (Image credit: Tim de WaeleGetty Images)
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Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) took a punchy sprint win in Montilla to claim victory on stage 13 of La Vuelta a España - beating Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) into second place after chasing down a long sprint from Pascal Ackermann (UAE Team Emirates), who settled for third.

Major teams jostled for position on the shallow climb up to Montilla. Ineos Grenadiers played their part on the front coming into the last 2km, before Bahrain Victorious moved to position Fred Wright into the frame for his elusive stage win.

An explosive move from Jumbo-Visma led the pack into the final right-hand turn, perhaps eyeing a marginal time gain for Primož Roglič, but it quickly developed into a finish for the Vuelta’s stronger sprinters.

Trek-Segafredo played their hand perfectly, depositing Pedersen at the front of the pack just as Pascal Ackermann (UAE Team Emirates) made an early attack for the line. Pedersen stayed on his wheel, though, before attacking within the final 200m and stretching out a considerable margin on the German sprinter, who was also leapfrogged by Bryan Coquard in the closing metres of the stage.

More to come.

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Peter Stuart
Peter Stuart
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Peter Stuart has been editor of Cyclingnews since March 2022, overseeing editorial output across all of Cyclingnews' digital touchpoints.


Before joining Cyclingnews, Peter was the digital editor of Rouleur magazine. Starting life as a freelance feature writer, with bylines in The Times and The Telegraph, he first entered cycling journalism in 2012, joining Cyclist magazine as staff writer. Peter has a background as an international rower, representing Great Britain at Under-23 level and at the Junior Rowing World Championships.

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