Kuss remains in the red jersey for a few seconds
Primoz Roglic wins stage 17 of La Vuelta from Ribadesella/Ribeseya to Altu de L'Angliru , 124.4 km. The Slovenian precedes his teammate Vingegaard, while Kuss finishes third ahead of Landa.
Remco Evenepoel tries the action from afar, but without success, while on the final climb the decisive pitchfork belongs to Bahrain Victorious ; Mikel Landa makes his men work and remains only with the three Jumbos Visma, Kuss, Vingegaard and Roglic. Mas doesn't keep up the pace, remaining further behind along with Buitrago, with Ayuso a few seconds behind.
In the last two kilometers Roglic attacks together with Vingegaard, while Kuss loses ground and remains together with Landa.
Roglic passes the finish line first, ahead of Vingegaard, while Kuss precedes Landa in the sprint and keeps the red jersey for just eight seconds.
ARRIVAL ORDER:
1 ROGLIČ Primož Jumbo-Visma
2 VINGEGAARD Jonas Jumbo-Visma ,,
3 KUSS Sep Jumbo-Visma 0:19
4 LANDA Mikel Bahrain - Victorious ,,
5 POELS Wout Bahrain - Victorious 0:44
6 ALMEIDA João UAE Team Emirates 0:58
7 UIJTDEBROEKS Cian BORA - hansgrohe 1:20
8 BUITRAGO Santiago Bahrain - Victorious ,,
9 AYUSO Juan UAE Team Emirates 1:42
10 MAS Enric Movistar Team 1:43
GENERAL RANKING:
1 KUSS Sepp Jumbo-Visma
2 VINGEGAARD Jonas Jumbo-Visma 0:08
3 ROGLIČ Primož Jumbo-Visma 1:08
4 AYUSO Juan UAE Team Emirates 4:00
5 LANDA Mikel Bahrain - Victorious 4:16
6 MAS Enric Movistar Team 4:30
7 UIJTDEBROEKS Cian BORA - hansgrohe 6:43
8 VLASOV Alexander BORA - hansgrohe 7:38
9 ALMEIDA João UAE Team Emirates 9:26
10 BUITRAGO Santiago Bahrain - Victorious
Photo: Sprint Cycling Agency