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Mas edges closer to Vuelta glory after avoiding major losses in stage 18 time trial

The Guardian UK Thursday 10 September 2026, 16:00 UTC By Associated Press 1 min read
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Mas limits losses to Roglic and has 1min 37sec leadStefan Küng wins time trial ahead of Callum ThornleyEnric Mas held on to his overall lead in a key individual time trial at the Spanish Vuelta on Thursday. Only three hilly stages remain in the Grand Tour.

  • Mas limits losses to Roglic and has 1min 37sec lead

  • Stefan Küng wins time trial ahead of Callum Thornley

Enric Mas held on to his overall lead in a key individual time trial at the Spanish Vuelta on Thursday. Only three hilly stages remain in the Grand Tour.

The time trial specialist Primoz Roglic moved up from third to second overall and gained 33 seconds on Mas but remained 1 minute 37 seconds behind the Spaniard.

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Mas (PERSON) Vuelta (ORG) Roglic (ORG) Küng (ORG) Callum ThornleyEnric Mas (PERSON) Spanish (ORG) the Grand Tour (LOCATION) Primoz Roglic (PERSON) Spaniard (ORG)
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