Tom Dumoulin surprised everyone and himself in Sunday’s stage 9 on the final climb to the Cumbre del Sol with his climbing form. He won the stage and took back the overall lead from Esteban Chaves, plus he showed all the top men his rear wheel. All the video, race reports, results and quotes from Spain and the GP Plouay. We also have rider contract news. Can Dumoulin win the Vuelta? TOP STORY: Sagan and Motos!It was only three weeks ago that we saw Greg Van Avermaet knocked off by a race motorbike in the Clasica San Sebastin when it looked like he could win. On Saturday in stage 8 of the Vuelta there were a lot of crashes, it was a dangerous day in Murcia as you can see by who didn’t finish. Peter Sagan was in the group that would contest the final sprint when a moto wiped away any chance of a win. Understandably, Sagan lost his temper, but he received a 300CHF fine for his outburst. The next day Sagan didn’t start, the official reason being his injuries and they were bad: “suffered wounds and burns of first and second degree on the left side of his body, from the hip to the lower leg. In addition, he has a contusion on his left forearm with an intra-muscular hematoma. The team doctor, together with the sport directors at the Vuelta, decided that Sagan cannot safely continue the race with the injuries he suffered. As a result,...
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