Roglic and Vingegaard start alone in the lead… Follow the 17th stage

It is certainly the queen stage of this Vuelta 2023. Wednesday September 13, the 17th stage of the Tour of Spain connects Ribadesella/Ribeseya to Angliru and its terrible slopes. A non-category pass, this legendary climb in Asturias hurts your legs just looking at the profile: 13.1 kilometers at 9.4% including six kilometers at more than 10% and maximum slopes around 23%.

It should allow the race for final victory to settle between the three members of the Jumbo-Visma team. For the moment, Sepp Kuss still holds the leader’s red jersey but his lead over Jonas Vingegaard has disintegrated thanks to the Dane’s stage victory on Tuesday. With a lead of 29 seconds, can he keep his tunic at the summit of Angliru? Unless Primoz Roglic, third, invites himself to the party, he who has a 1’33 lead on the American. Juan Ayuso (UAE-Emirates), the first rider overall behind the Dutch team, is 4th, 2’33 behind Sepp Kuss.