MADRID, 6 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Danish cyclist Mads Pedersen (Trek Segafredo) won the sprint this Tuesday on day 16 of La Vuelta 2021, disputed between Sanlúcar de Barrameda and Tomares over 189.4 kilometers, in an agonizing finish where the leader Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) suffered mechanical problems and was left standing waiting for his team car, while Slovenian Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) fell to the ground while in contention for the stage win.
Pedersen, who already has his second partial victory in this edition, took a coveted victory in Tomares that revived the tension in the general classification. The misfortunes came as a result of the attack of the three-time champion of the Spanish round Roglic, who jumped in search of victory pursued by the red jersey Evenepoel, but to the surprise of the Belgian he was cut off with a breakdown.
When everything seemed to be on track for the leader of the Jumbo-Visma, on the wheel with Pedersen, Pascal Ackermann (UAE Team Emirates), Danny van Poppel (Bora-hansgrohe) and Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious), Roglic was injured in the last 100 meters after falling.