2021 Vuelta a España Stage 13 Results & Recap
Stage 13 of the 2021 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
Sénéchal wins stage 13
Florian Sénéchal (Deceuninck-QuickStep) was a surprise winner of stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana after nipping Matteo Trentin (UAE Team Emirates) in a bunch sprint to the finish in Villanueva de la Serena today. Alberto Dainese (Team DSM) took third after 203km of racing.
“We did a perfect lead-out for Fabio and he said on the radio he had a flat tyre or something and said 'Florian you can sprint'. We waited, Bert Van Lerberghe did a super good job, I stayed calm, and in the last 100 metres I did the maximum. I don't realise for the moment [what this means]. It's crazy,” Sénéchal said at the finish. "At first, I thought Démare was gonna pass me, or Matthews, I don’t know… But nobody did. I don’t know to thank my teammates. They did a crazy job to put me in the perfect position. A thousand thanks. I am lucky today and I’m very happy for my family, my friends and my wife. It’s a good present.”
Odd Christian Eiking finished safely in the main field to keep his leader’s jersey.
“It was a more hectic finale than I thought it would be. I knew about the roundabouts but I didn't know it would be that decisive. I'm happy I didn't lose too much time. Luckily I had perfect teammates. They did an amazing job towards the end so I just had to follow. There was a small split but without damage for me. I want to try and keep the red jersey tomorrow but it depends mostly on Roglic. If he decides to stand up and go for it, it's gonna be difficult but if I'm lucky and if I have the legs I can keep fighting for the jersey.”
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