Stage 19
De Gendt wins the sprint
- Friday 8 September 2017
- 149 km
- 2,484 m climbed
- Won by Thomas De Gendt
The road
At the start
Green Spain, and a leg-breaker
Sander Armée won at Santo Toribio, where Froome attacked on the final ramp and took more time from Nibali, now 1:37 down, with Kelderman at 2:17 and Zakarin at 2:29. Today is a leg-breaker in green Spain: four climbs with long stretches of idling in between, rain more likely than not, and the last summit seventeen kilometres from Gijón with eight flat kilometres after it.
How it was won
- 37 km to go
Over the final climb
The break fights over the last climb of the day on the run into Gijón.
- 9 km to go
A group for the finale
A small, strong group forms for a tightly-fought finish in Gijón.
- At the line
De Gendt wins the sprint
Thomas De Gendt caps an aggressive Vuelta with a sprint win from the break ahead of Pantano and García Cortina.
The result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas De Gendt | Lotto Soudal | 3:35:46 |
| 2 | Jarlinson Pantano | Trek - Segafredo | +0:00 |
| 3 | Iván García Cortina | Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team | +0:00 |
The route on real terrain, every moment pinned to the kilometre it happened on — and the GPX to ride it yourself.