On a day the Vuelta a España rode up to the pristine medieval walls of Ávila, it was the team of race leader Tom Dumoulin bracing themselves for a barrage. However, the attacks from his nearest rival Fabio Aru never materialised and the Dutchman even managed to snatch a few seconds on his rival as Ag2r La Mondiale youngster Alexis Gougeard escaped to take the biggest win of his career.
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Nights are drawing in and the end of the season is fast approaching as a large contingent of riders pack their suitcases and fly north for a weekend of racing in the Laurentian Classics, North America’s only WorldTour races. This duo of events starts with a tough race around Quebec on Friday, before the riders take a 250km journey south-west for Sunday’s challenging route around Montreal.
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