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Vuelta Stage 9: The race jury strikes again

Vuelta Stage 9: The race jury strikes again

A contested jury decision spices up an extremely boring stage

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Spencer Martin
Oct 29, 2020
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Vuelta Stage 9: The race jury strikes again
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Irishman Sam Bennett crosses the line in first after sprinting past the big German, Pascal Ackerman. However, after some deliberation, the stage is awarded to Ackerman as Bennett is relegated to last place for an errant headbutt in the final few hundred meters. This sprint and the drama that followed punctuated an incredibly boring stage where an ill-ti…

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