74th La Vuelta a España – Stage 13

Stage 13: Bilbao to Los Machucos. Monumento Vaca Pasiega, 166.4km

Pogačar doubles up on Alto de Los Machucos

La Vuelta Stage 13 Tadej POGACAR (SLO) beats Primož Roglič
Photo: Luis Angel Gomez ©PHOTOGOMEZSPORT2019

Los Machucos. Monumento Vaca Pasiega, Friday, September 6th 2019 –  Slovenians went one-two on Stage 13 when 20 year old prodigy Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) took his second stage win of La Vuelta 19 atop the infamous Alto de Los Machucos beating compatriot Primož Roglič (Team Jumbo-Visma) was able to follow him all the way to the summit.

The pair were nearly half a minute ahead of a quartet of chasers, comprising Valverde, Nairo Quintana (Movistar), Rafał Majka (BORA – hansgrohe) and Pierre Latour (AG2R La Mondiale) who took the third spot.

Roglič result saw him extend his lead on GC lead with Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) now trailing by 2’25”. Pogačar slipped past Miguel Ángel López (Astana Pro Team) to take a potential podium spot. He also took white jersey as the best young rider by 17” ahead of López ..

Cycling: Vuelta Espana 2019 / Tour of Spain 2019/ La Vuelta/ Etapa 13/ Stage 13/ .PELOTON/ PAISAJE/ LANDSCAPE/ montanas mountains/.Bilbao – Los Machucos (166,4 km) 06-09-2019/.Vuelta Espana 2019 / La Vuelta/ Tour of Spain 2019/.Luis Angel Gomez .©PHOTOGOMEZSPORT2019
La Vuelta Stage 13 Tadej POGACAR (SLO)
Photo: Luis Angel Gomez ©PHOTOGOMEZSPORT2019
Cycling: Vuelta Espana 2019 / Tour of Spain 2019/ La Vuelta/ Etapa 13/ Stage 13/ .PODIUM/ CELEBRACION CELEBRATION/ MAILLOT ROJO LIDER/ RED LEADER JERSEY/ ROGLIC Primoz (SLO).Bilbao – Los Machucos (166,4 km) 06-09-2019/.Vuelta Espana 2019 / La Vuelta/ Tour of Spain 2019/.Luis Angel Gomez .©PHOTOGOMEZSPORT2019

Stage 13 Video Summary (courtesy of La Vuelta)

Stage 13 Results and GC