Valerio Conti wins stage 13 at the Vuelta a Espana
Valerio Conti (Lampre-Merida) confirmed that he is one of the most exciting Italian talents when he claimed his first grand tour stage win on stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana.
On a day when the peloton took it easy and allowed the break to gain more than 30 minutes, the Italian attacked his companions in a 12-rider group and then soloed to victory, crossing the line almost a minute ahead of Danilo Wyss (BMC) and Sergey Lagutin (Katusha) who led the chasers home. The peloton rolled steadily to the finish and so Nairo Quintana (Movistar) retained the lead.
Vuelta a Espana 2016 – stage 13 results (Bilbao – Urdax-Dantxarinea):
| 1 | Valerio Conti (Lampre – Merida) | 5:29:04 |
| 2 | Danilo Wyss (BMC) | +55” |
| 3 | Sergey Lagutin (Katusha) | ,, |
| 4 | Michael Gogl (Tinkoff) | ,, |
| 5 | Vergard Stake Laengen (IAM) | ,, |
| 6 | Yves Lampaert (Etixx – Quick-Step) | ,, |
| 7 | Cesare Benedetti (Bora-Argon 18) | +01’02” |
| 8 | Jelle Wallays (Lotto Soudal) | +01’04” |
| 9 | Gatis Smukulis (Astana) | ,, |
| 10 | Stéphane Rossetto (Cofidis) | +01’08” |
General classification after stage 13:
| 1 | Nairo Quintana (Movistar) |
52:56:29 |
| 2 | Christopher Froome (Sky) |
+54” |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) |
+01’05” |
| 4 | Esteban Chaves (Orica-BikeExchange) |
+02’34” |
| 5 | Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) |
+03’08” |
| 6 | Leopold Konig (Sky) |
+03’09” |
| 7 | Simon Yates (Orica-BikeExchange) |
+03’25” |
| 8 | Michele Scarponi (Astana) |
+03’34” |
| 9 | David De La Cruz (Etixx – Quick-Step) |
+03’45” |
| 10 | Samuel Sanchez (BMC) |
+03’56” |
