Vuelta a España stage 17 Dwell – The sprinters vs the breakaway in Santander

3:15 for the break.

100km to go

42km lined within the first hour of racing.

The rain continues to fall on stage 17.

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Round 20km to go to the primary climb of the day, the Alto de la Estranguada.

113km to go

3:25 for the break at the moment.

It is a moist day for the peloton.

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Extra riders attempt to assault from the peloton however they’re rapidly introduced again.

A 42kph common velocity to start out the day.

126km to go

Nearly a minute for the 4 breakaway riders now.

20km of flat roads for the riders now.

They’ve 20 seconds at the moment.

A take a look at the 4 males on the assault early on at present.

135km to go

Oier Lazkano was among the many attackers behind that group however he has been introduced again.

These riders have a small hole and the assaults are persevering with.

Jonas Gregaard (Lotto Dstny), Thibault Guernalec (Arkéa-B&B Accommodations), Thomas Champion (Cofidis) and Xabier Isasa (Euskatel-Euskadi) are on the transfer.

The early hill has supplied a launchpad for the breakaway hopefuls.

141.5km to go

Stage 17 is underway!

Michael Woods and Dries De Pestel are out of the race this morning. 141 starters at present.

A 3.8km impartial zone to start out the stage.

The riders will quickly be rolling out to start out the stage.

The large information from yesterday’s stage, nonetheless, was Wout van Aert’s crash and abandon

Wout van Aert crashes on moist descent and abandons Vuelta a España

Here is a take a look at the stage 16 outcomes and up to date GC standings.

Yesterday introduced a breakaway win on the Lagos de Covadonga because the race chief nearly held onto his purple jersey.

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40 minutes to go till the beginning of stage 17.

And this is the stage 17 map.

Here is a take a look at the official profile of stage 17.

Hiya and welcome to our dwell protection of stage 17 of the Vuelta a España!