The 22-year-old Belgian wore the red jersey, a symbol of leadership in the Spanish race, in the sixth stage, after securing first place this Saturday, sixth in the run, 15 seconds behind Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz, who took his third triumph in the 77th edition of the Vuelta and victory in the mountain prize standings.
Carapaz completed the 181 kilometers between Moralzarzal and Puerto de Navacerrada in 04:41.34, 17 seconds less than the Portuguese João Almeida, whose ninth place in the stage took him up two places to fifth overall, 07.16 minutes from Evenepoel, Dutchman Thymen Arensman (DSM) and Spaniard Carlos Rodriguez (INEOS), sixth and seventh, overtake at 07:56 and 07:57 respectively.
On Sunday, the Vuelta team will cover the 96.7 kilometers of the 21st and final stage, between Las Rosas and Madrid, where Remco Evenepoel is crowned successor to Slovenian Primoz Roglic, winner of the last three editions of the race, aged 44 later. the last triumph of a Belgian in a ‘Grand Tour’, case of the capture of Johan De Muynck in the Giro.
Source: DN
