Vuelta Stage 10: Sbaragli snatches famous win for MTN-Qhubeka

First Steve Cummings did it at the Tour de France. Then today Kristian Sbaragli delivered a stage victory at the Vuelta for everyone’s favourite underdog team, MTN-Qhubeka. He held off John Degenkolb for the win on a largely incident-free day for the GC contenders who, along with everyone else, will be grateful for the respite of tomorrow’s rest day.
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Vuelta Stage 9: Dumoulin digs deep to deliver win

Just when you thought this crazy Vuelta couldn’t get any more exciting, it did. Tom Dumoulin‘s Herculean and persistent effort on the day’s final ascent saw him constantly on the offensive until the final few metres, surprising the more noted climbers to take a well-deserved stage win and reclaim the leader’s red jersey which he’d last worn on stage six.
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