2020 Vuelta a España Stage 14 Results & Recap
Stage 14 of the 2020 Vuelta a España is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Wellens wins stage 14
Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) won stage 14 of the Vuelta a Espana in a six up sprint out of a strong breakaway. The Belgian outkicked Michael Woods (EF Education First) on the uphill finish in Ourense. Zdenek Stybar (Deceuninck-Quick Step) took third at the end of the 204.7km stage.
“It was not easy to win," Wellens said. "There was a big fight to get in the breakaway and then all my companions were really strong riders. We rode a really good tempo for the whole day and then we went away with three riders on a downhill. I thought we’d stay in front but the others came back. Then I knew I had to be in the front position in the last corner. I felt Woods coming but the finish line was there and I crossed it first. The whole day, I had the impression Van Baarle was the best. But when we split up a little bit, I saw that Woods and Soler had really good legs. I was afraid of Woods for the uphill sprint but I did well, going first. We came with the team with the goal of a stage victory. The first one came and we had less pressure to go for a second one. I knew today suited me very well. It’s one thing to look forward to a stage but then it’s another to be in the right position. Today, everything was perfect.”
Primož Roglic (Team Jumbo Visma) remains in the red jersey ahead of tomorrow's 230km stage. The Slovenian is 39 seconds ahead of Richard Carapaz (Ineos) and 47 seconds in front of Hugh Carthy (EF Education First).
“It was really fast, very difficult for all of us, but our guys did again a great job," Roglic said. "We are all here to race. It was quite a fast and hard stage all the way to the finish line. For us it was okay but the guys that could go out in the breakaway had to be really strong guys, so it was a really strong group and it was almost impossible to catch them. It was again a good day for us. If there had been an opportunity [to take time], definitely. But the breakaway was there and it was also for us a big sprint to come here to the top.”
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