Mas retains red jersey; stage 15 to be shortened Tadej Pogacar to miss rest of season after surgery German Marco Brenner fought off Bahrain Victorious rider Santiago Buitrago to claim victory in stage 14 of the Vuelta a España – a first Grand Tour win both for the rider and his Tudor team. However, organisers later announced that 40C-plus temperatures on Sunday had caused them to shorten Sunday’s 189.7km from Palma del Río to Córdoba to a 110.2km stage. In a climactic duel, Brenner tailed leader Buitrago ⁠into the last 500m and timed his kick superbly, gritting his teeth as he sped ahead during the ascent to Sierra de La Pandera, ultimately finishing one second ahead of the Colombian. Continue reading...