Mikel Landa used the steep climb Puerto de Ancares to gain more time on most of his opponents at the Vuelta.
Landa, fifth at this year’s Tour de France, sits in the same place after this stage, but he moved closer to the overall podium of the race, only 19 seconds separating him from third ahead of the penultimate weekend, which will bring another demanding climb, Cuitu Negru.
“Today was another hard day, and on the final climb it was all about finding your own tempo and doing your best to limit the losses,” said the Spanish climber.
“I did just that, also with some help from Kasper, to whom I want to thank for his effort and monster pull. In the end, it was a good stage for us. We continue with our plan to take it day by day, because there are plenty of tough hard climbs left at this race”.
