German Marco Brenner fought off Bahrain Victorious rider Santiago Buitrago to claim victory in stage 14 of the Vuelta a España – a first Grand Tour win both for the rider and his Tudor team. In a climactic duel, Brenner timed his kick superbly to take the initiative into the final turn, finishing one second ahead of the Colombian. Overall leader Enric Mas (Movistar), finishing 22nd in the stage, gained around 25 seconds on veteran four-time Vuelta winner Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), who slipped to third in the general classification behind Felix Gall of the Decathlon CMA CGM team.
Carlos Rodríguez (Netcompany Ineos) finished the stage third at the end of the 154.5km ride from Jaén to La Pandera. He moved up to eighth overall having started the day 17th in the general classification. Tadej Pogacar will end his season prematurely after undergoing surgery on the fractured collarbone sustained in a crash at the Vuelta, he said on Saturday, with the injury ruling him out of this month’s world championships.
Right now, the most important thing is to recover properly and give my body the time it needs,” Pogacar said in a UAE Team Emirates statement. At the same time the team also announced Pogacar had signed a contract extension through to the end of the 2032 season. We have grown together over the years and shared some incredible moments, so I’m very happy to extend my contract until 2032,” said Pogacar.
Now I’ll focus on getting healthy, supporting the guys from home, and coming back next year ready for what’s ahead.” Cees Bol claimed his first Tour of Britain stage win since 2022 with victory at stage four, but Tim Wellens’s mid-race attack ensured he took over as general classification leader. The 165.8km stage between Helmsley and Leyburn was initially led by a six-man break which included Decathlon CMA CGM Team rider Bol. However, Wellens of UAE Team Emirates-XRG produced an attack with around 42km left and it paid dividends.
Wellens and Bol then worked together to establish a healthy lead until the stage-ending sprint. Bol successfully pulled out the finish needed for the win while Wellens crossed three seconds later, overtaking overnight leader Lewis Askey.
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