O'Connor still in red
Third stage win for Kaden Groves at the Vuelta
Kaden Groves has taken his third stage win at this year's Tour of Spain. After winning the second and 14th stages, the Australian top sprinter also won the 17th stage over 141.5 km from Arnuero to Santander in the final sprint on Wednesday and is therefore on the verge of winning the points classification.
His compatriot Ben O'Connor crossed the finish line with the peloton and defended the red jersey and his five-second lead in the overall standings over the Slovenian Primoz Roglic.
The race, which was rainy for long stretches, was dominated for a long time by a quartet of breakaway riders, which later dwindled to a trio and was swallowed up by the peloton 2.5 km before the finish in Santander in northern Spain. The finish in the rain was ultimately a clear-cut affair for Groves, who had taken over the green jersey of the best sprinter from the Belgian Wout van Aert the day before. The Australian took advantage of what was perhaps the last chance for sprinters to win a stage at this Vuelta. The Czech Pavel Bittner finished second ahead of the Belgian Vito Braet.
Gall continues to stumble
Once again, O'Connor's teammate Felix Gall did not fare well. The East Tyrolean finished a good 17 minutes behind the rest of the field and slipped back from 25th to 31st place in the overall standings.
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