Orphaned by its main leader Wout van Aert, the peloton is back on the road to Madrid with a normally quieter stage on the roads of Cantabria between Arnuero and Santander on Wednesday.
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By saving his red jersey by five seconds on Primoz Roglic on Tuesday, Ben O’Connor may have bought himself two more days in the leader’s jersey. Unless the Slovenian manages to trap him in the bonus game on Wednesday, September 4, the route of the 17th stage does not seem likely to create gaps.
With only two difficulties listed halfway through the race during this stopover in Cantabria between Arnuero and Santander, the victory should go to the sprinters. With the withdrawal of the fastest man in the peloton of this Tour of Spain on Tuesday in the person of Wout van Aert, the Australian Kaden Groves is the main favorite. But the Czech Pavel Bittner could also win a second surprise bouquet. Follow the live.
