US EditionPhilipsen sprints to victory in Vuelta stage eight, Traeen retains red
Jasper Philipsen secured his 15th Grand Tour stage win despite losing contact with his lead-out, with Torstein Traeen maintaining the overall race lead after stage eight.
- On Saturday, Jasper Philipsen sprinted to victory on Stage eight after 163 km from Monzón Templario to Zaragoza, claiming his second Vuelta stage win and 15th Grand Tour stage success.
- Because flat stages are scarce, Philipsen targeted this year's Vuelta route with just five flat days and lost contact with his lead-out teammates in the final kilometre.
- The sprint unfolded chaotically, and officials later ruled Elia Viviani was relegated to 105th for deviation from his line while Philipsen's late kick won the photo finish.
- Philipsen's win tightened the points race, closing the gap to points classification leader Mads Pedersen to 12 points, while Torstein Træen retained the red jersey with no major general classification changes.
- Stage 9 runs a hilly 195km from Alfaro to Valdezcaray, featuring a summit finish that could reshape the general classification before the first rest day on Monday.
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ZARAGOZA, Spain (AP) — Jasper Philipsen secured his second victory in this year's Vuelta a España with a sprint to the finish line to take the eighth stage on Saturday.
Jasper Philipsen, who was already the strongest in the first stage, was the strongest in the eighth stage of the Tour of Spain. Torstein Traeen retained the overall lead.
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Daily Jefferson County UnionPhilipsen wins his second stage of this year's Spanish Vuelta, Traeen keeps overall lead
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The Belgian cyclist Jasper Philipsen, from the Alpecin-Deceuninck, achieved his second victory this Saturday in the Cycling Tour to Spain, after winning the eighth stage between the Aragonese localities of Monzón Templario and Zaragoza over 188 kilometers, while the Norwegian Thorsten Trareen (Bahrain-Victorius) continues as leader.The day, as planned after two mountains, was decided on the arrival at the sprint, where Philipsen again made it cl…
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