Unhurried in defending his leadership, the Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) made sure to wear the blue pips jersey for one of the queen stages of the Tour of Spain, day 20, which will be run this Saturday on the way to Navacerrada.
The Locomotive extended his lead in the mountains classification. The leader came to 50 points and maintains a 24 advantage over his escort, the Spanish Enric Mas (Movistar), which leaves for Saturday the definition of the title of best climber.
The win of the day went to Mads Pedersenpart of a Trek-Segafredo that controlled the peloton and led the arrival at Talavera de la Reina, to leave the Dane with his third triumph of the 77th edition of the Spanish round.
In the general classification there are no movements. the belgian Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) sigue como red jersey wearerwith a comfortable difference over Mas and Juan Ayuso (UAE-Team Emirates).
what’s coming saturday is demandingcon five mountain passes that will define the title of the King of the Mountain and will end up structuring the general classification. (D)
