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Key Takeaways: Vuelta a España Stage 9

Key Takeaways: Vuelta a España Stage 9

Breaking down a stage that produced a career-defining win & yet another dominating GC performance

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Spencer Martin
Aug 29, 2022
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Louis Meintjes deftly dispatched his breakaway companions to grab his first-career grand tour stage win atop the brutally steep Les Praeres climb in Spain’s rugged Asturias region. After getting clear with a strong group after an extremely hard start to the stage, Meinjtes simply had to survive until the base of the final climb with 4km remaining due to…

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