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Jay Vine braves deluge to win Vuelta stage six as Evenepoel grabs red jersey

25-Aug-2022 16:08:01 | The Guardian

• Australian rider takes victory in torrential conditions
• Evenepoel leads GC battle by 21 seconds from Molard

Belgium’s young all-rounder Remco Evenepoel grabbed the leader’s red jersey at the Vuelta a España in a dramatic conclusion to a rain-drenched sixth stage won by Australian Jay Vine.

The 22-year-old rider for the Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team left a group including reigning champion Primoz Roglic in his wake as he chased Vine up to the murky Pico Jano summit. Evenepoel, long-tipped as a Grand Tour winner, put the hammer down through rain and fog and finished 15 seconds behind Vine, who claimed his first career win.