"Portugal's Joao Almeida held off race leader Jonas Vingegaardat the top of the brutal summit finish of Angliru to win stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana on Friday. The top two in the general classification battled it out for the stage win, leaving the rest behind in the final 5km. Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) did all the work on the climb and stayed ahead of Visma-Lease a Bike's Vingegaard in the sprint to the line."
"Thanks to the bonus seconds for the stage win, Almeida closed the gap to the red jersey to 46 seconds, with Britain's Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling) losing time but holding on to third overall, two minutes and 18 seconds off the leader. Australian Jai Hindley (Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe) finished third on the 202.7 km ride from Cabezon de la Sal to Alto de L'Angliru, 28 seconds behind the leading pair, just ahead of Vingegaard's teammate Sepp Kuss."
Joao Almeida won stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana on the summit finish of Alto de L'Angliru, holding off race leader Jonas Vingegaard in a two-up sprint. Almeida drove the pace on the climb and secured bonus seconds, reducing his overall deficit to Vingegaard to 46 seconds. Tom Pidcock lost time but remained third overall, two minutes and 18 seconds behind the leader. Jai Hindley finished third on the stage, 28 seconds behind the leading duo, with Sepp Kuss close behind. Almeida’s first individual Vuelta stage victory could boost his confidence in the title fight.
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