Sepp Kuss continues one more day as the leader of the Vuelta a España. The American Jumbo-Visma rider once again had his two teammates, Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard, as his only rivals, but they have taken time on.
The 3 teammates were left alone on the final straight of the Angliru after an attack by Primoz Roglic that left Mikel Landa stranded. The Slovenian continued to maintain a very high pace at the front that at a certain point only Vingegaard could hold. Thus, Kuss held on behind and did not lose too much thanks to a Mikel Landa who rode a tremendous climb and was the closest competition. He holds the lead by just 8 seconds.
Enric Mas and Juan Ayuso, who seemed to have more options to fight for a possible podium, lost time in the Angliru and are further away from that possibility. Cian Uijtdebroeks, who is proving to be a great rider, gained positions in the top 10. Aleksandr Vlasov, Joao Almeida and a solid Santiago Buitrago close the top 10. Marc Soler went down.
Vuelta a Espana 2023 overall classification after stage 17:
1. Sepp Kuss
2. Jonas Vingegaard at 8".
3. Primoz Roglic at 1'08".
4. Juan Ayuso at 4'00".
5. Mikel Landa at 4'16".
6. Enric Mas at 4'30".
7. Cian Uijtdebroeks at 6'43".
8. Aleksandr Vlasov at 7'38".
9. Joao Almeida at 9'26".
10. Santiago Buitrago at 11'26".
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