2020 Vuelta a España Stage 9 Results & Recap
Stage 9 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
Ackermann wins stage 10
Pascal Ackermann (Bora – hansgrohe) won stage 10 of the Vuelta a Espana in a bunch gallop after 157.7km of a flat stage to Aguilar de Campoo. The German was awarded the victory after judges relegated Sam Bennett for aggressive maneuvers during the sprint.
"I felt good today and was optimistic that we could be successful," Ackermann said. "The guys supported me throughout the stage and so I still had good legs at the finish. In the finale, I was headbutted by Sam and I finished second. The jury then relegated him after an objection. It's not exactly the way I wanted to win, but I think the decision was right. We still have a long way to go to Madrid, there are a couple more chances for the fast men, so I hope we can be successful there."
Richard Carapaz (Team Ineos Grenadiers) is still leading the overall competition, 13 seconds clear of Primož Roglic (Team Jumbo Visma). Daniel Martin (Israel Start-Up Nation) sits third at 28 seconds.
“We knew the finale was a bit dangerous," Carapaz said. "We had seen the finish the first time and we wanted to be in a good position not to take any chance. In the end, it was quite an easy day. We expected it to be more nervous.”
Tomorrow we continue with another flat stage, from Castro Urdiales to Suances. There is one cat. 3 climb to break things up along the way, but it likely will be another opportunity for the sprinters to make their mark, and perhaps a chance for Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-QuickStep) to find some redemption after his relegation. Stage 10 starts at 12:45 p.m. CET.
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