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La Vuelta Stage 11: A Brief but Brutal Test Reveals We Only Have Two Real GC Contenders

La Vuelta Stage 11: A Brief but Brutal Test Reveals We Only Have Two Real GC Contenders

A vintage Vueltaian short, steep finishing climb opens up surprisingly large GC gaps

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The Vuelta a España kept its streak of exciting stages alive as it headed inland from the Mediterranean and tackled the lumpy and picturesque terrain of Andalusia. An early breakaway got away, but the Jumbo-Visma, dead set on keeping the race together so their leader Primož Roglič could contest the stage win on the brutally steep climb featured in the f…

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