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Vuelta a España (2020) Photos; Stage 17: Sequeros → Alto de la Covatilla, 176 km

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11th Enric MAS NICOLAU (ESP/MOVISTAR) today + 3:03 and maintaining 5th overallshare this photo

JUMBO - VISMA before a more chaotic stage then it should have beenshare this photo
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The early attacksshare this photo
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Movistar attacking closely followed by JUMBO - VISMAshare this photo
The GC contenders on Alto de la Covatilla, the finishing climb: 11.5 km @ 7.1% max 12%share this photo
A past winner on Alto de la Covatilla, Dan Martin said this stage was 'one of the hardest races I’ve ever done'. He finished 18th + 3:51 this year.share this photo

9th Hugh John CARTHY (GBR/EF PRO CYCLING) + 2:50 for 3rd overallshare this photo
Race leader Primož ROGLIČ (SLO/JUMBO - VISMA) was isolated in the final kms on the Alto de la Covatilla summit finishshare this photo
Richard CARAPAZ (ECU/INEOS GRENADIERS) dropped isolated race leader, Primož ROGLIČ (SLO/JUMBO - VISMA) with 2 km to goshare this photo
Richard CARAPAZ (ECU/INEOS GRENADIERS) quickly gapping Primož ROGLIČ (SLO/JUMBO - VISMA)share this photo
As a pointed out by Chris Horner, it was very lucky that Primož ROGLIČ (SLO/JUMBO - VISMA) met up with Lennard HOFSTEDE (NED/JUMBO - VISMA), who was in the break, on a short flat section so that Lennard could pull for 400m.share this photo

Break succeeds...share this photo
David GAUDU (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ) wins in 4:54:32 by 28s over Gino MÄDER (SUI/NTT PRO CYCLING) share this photo
David GAUDU (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ)share this photo
Richard CARAPAZ (ECU/INEOS GRENADIERS) digging for lineshare this photo
8th Richard CARAPAZ (ECU/INEOS GRENADIERS) + 2:35 ahead of 9th Hugh John CARTHY (GBR/EF PRO CYCLING) + 2:50share this photo

As Chris Horner pointed out, despite bad team tactics, the power of Primož ROGLIČ (SLO/JUMBO - VISMA) and some luck helped save the overall winshare this photo
10th Primož ROGLIČ (SLO/JUMBO - VISMA) + 2:56, 21s behind Carapezshare this photo
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Your Stage 17 winner, David GAUDU (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ ), his second summit finish win at this year's Vueltashare this photo
Race leader Primož ROGLIČ (SLO/JUMBO - VISMA) survives a scare that almost resulted in a back-to-back Grand Tour penultimate stage collapse.share this photo
Primož ROGLIČ (SLO/JUMBO - VISMA) also wins the Green Jerseyshare this photo
7th Guillaume MARTIN (FRA/COFIDIS) today and easily the KOM winner share this photo

Vuelta a España (2020) Photos; Stage 17: Sequeros → Alto de la Covatilla, 176 km

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