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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It was feisty and fast paced, but when the bunch sprint arrived, it was that man Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) who stormed over the line to take his 20th victory of the season. Simone Ponzi (Southeast) and Cannondale-Garmin’s Ramunas Navardauskas rounded out the podium in Brittany.
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The last Sunday in August means it’s time for the peloton to migrate to Brittany and congregate in the beautiful Moribihan region, not for cider and crepes (at least not until after the race), but for the 49th edition of the GP Ouest France-Plouay.