Vuelta a Espana 2026: Wout van Aert powers to victory on stage 13
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Key Points:
- Belgium's Wout van Aert won stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana after breaking away with Valentin Paret-Peintre in the final 3.7km and outsprinting him to the finish.
- The stage featured a large breakaway group of 43 riders over the 192.8km route from Almunecar to Loja, with Van Aert and Paret-Peintre escaping near the end.
- Overall leader Enric Mas finished three minutes behind the breakaway group, maintaining a 1 minute 45 second lead over Primoz Roglic in the general classification.
- The peloton faces a challenging mountain stage on Saturday, covering 154.5km from Jaen to La Pandera.
- In the Tour of Britain, Dutch sprinter Olav Kooij won stage three in a chaotic sprint, securing his eighth stage victory and moving closer to Mark Cavendish's record of 10 wins; British rider Lewis Askey retains the overall lead.
