Spaniard triumphs after Thursday collapse in Pyrenees
Torstein Træen retains overall lead from Vingegaard
The Spaniard Juan Ayuso showed a remarkable recovery after his collapse in the Pyrenees only 24 hours previously to go it alone on the climb to the finish and triumph in stage seven of the Vuelta a España.
Torstein Træen retains the red jersey, holding a 2min 33sec lead over Jonas Vingegaard, who moved from fifth to second in the standings but without closing the gap to the Norwegian.
Ayuso, tipped to be one of the main challengers to Vingegaard, the pre-race favourite, had slipped way down the general classification after being dropped on the final climb on Thursday, but was back to his best on the 188km ride from Andorra la Vella to Cerler. The Italian Marco Frigo crossed the line more than one minute behind Ayuso in second, with another Spaniard, Raúl García Pierna, third.
