Wout Van Aert wins the 160 km stage ten of La Vuelta from Ponteareas to Baiona.

The Belgian beats the Frenchman Pacher in a two-man sprint that was second to none.  

Five riders go to the penthouse: Van Aert, Soler, Lecerf, Hollmann and Pacher . The red jersey group lets the escapees go, who manage to gain almost six minutes of advantage.  

In the big group, EF pushes hard on the Alto de Mougas climb, but the best riders all resist, while in front Van Aert and Pacher extend their lead, taking a lead of around 30” over Lecerf and Soler.

Then in the sprint Van Aert beats Pacher without too many problems; in third place is Soler, who in the sprint overtakes Lecerf and Hollmann.

ORDER OF ARRIVAL:

1 VAN AERT Wout Team Visma | Lease a Bike

2 PACHER Quentin Groupama - FDJ 0:03

3 SOLER Marc UAETeamEmirates 2:01

4 LECERF William Junior Soudal Quick Step ,,

5 HOLLMANN Juri Alpecin - Deceuninck ,,

6 JUARISTI Txomin Euskaltel - Euskadi 5:13

7 NARVÁEZ Jhonatan INEOS Grenadiers 5:31

8 KUNG Stefan Groupama - FDJ ,,

9 BENNETT George Israel - Premier Tech ,,

10 TEJADA Harold Astana Qazaqstan Team ,,

GENERAL RANKING:  

1 O'CONNOR Ben Decathlon AG2R The World Team

2 ROGLIČ Primož Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe 3:53

3 CARAPAZ Richard EF Education - EasyPost 4:32

4 MAS Enric Movistar Team 4:35

5 LANDA Mikel Soudal Quick Step 5:17

6 LIPOWITZ Florian Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe 5:29

7 YATES Adam UAETeamEmirates 5:30

8 GALL Felix Decathlon AG2R The World Team     ,,

9 RODRIGUEZ Carlos INEOS Grenadiers 6:00

10 GAUDU David Groupama - FDJ 6:32

Photo: Sprint Cycling Agency