João Almeida trumps Jonas Vingegaard on Angliru for Vuelta stage victory

Portuguese rider wins stage 13 after brutal climb

Britain’s Tom Pidcock holds on to third spot overall

Portugal’s João Almeida held off race leader Jonas Vingegaardat the top of the brutal summit finish of Angliru to win stage 13 of the Vuelta a España on Friday.

The top two in the general classification battled it out for the stage win, leaving the rest behind in the final 5km. Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) did all the work on the climb and stayed ahead of Visma-Lease a Bike’s Vingegaard in the sprint to the line.

“This is a special one, I still don’t believe it,” Almeida said. “I just put my pace from the bottom and did my bit the best I could. Jonas was always on my wheel, we were both on the limit and I was waiting for his attack anytime.”