Woods wins Vuelta stage 13 as Roglic gains GC ground

Canada's Michael Woods won shape 13 of nan Vuelta a Espana arsenic Primoz Roglic gained important crushed connected title leader Ben O'Connor successful nan conflict for nan reddish jersey.

On a difficult time successful nan mountains of north-western Spain, Israel-Premier Tech's Woods made a decisive precocious surge distant from nan remnants of nan breakaway to clinch his 4th Grand Tour shape triumph and his 3rd successful La Vuelta.

The Canadian, who was forced retired of nan Giro d’Italia earlier this twelvemonth amid a difficult season, crossed nan decorativeness 45 seconds up of Switzerland's Mauro Schmid, pinch location favourite Marc Soler successful third.

However, nan existent play unfolded further down nan punishing climb up nan Puerto de Ancares astatine nan extremity of nan 176km way from Lugo, pinch Slovenia's Roglic capable to region O'Connor and return almost 2 minutes retired of nan Australian's lead astatine nan acme finish.

Britain's Adam Yates, who was besides dropped, vanished conscionable up of O'Connor, whose advantage complete Roglic now stands astatine 1 infinitesimal and 21 seconds.

Following nan win, Woods said: "I’m connected unreality 9 correct now. My large extremity was to triumph a title pinch nan [Canadian champion’s jersey].

"I’ve had a reliable play this season. It’s been a reliable race. And this is simply a large infinitesimal of catharsis, a large release. The unit has been building and to get this triumph now, I’m connected unreality nine."

Saturday's 14th shape will beryllium nan longest successful nan title this twelvemonth astatine 200.5km, complete different mountainous way from Villafranca del Bierzo to Villablino.

1. Michael Woods (Can/Israel - Premier Tech) 4hrs 19mins 51secs

2. Mauro Schmid (Swi/Jayco - AlUla) +45secs

3. Marc Soler (Spa/UAE Team Emirates) +1min 11secs

4. Sam Oomen (Ned/ Lidl - Trek) +1mins 25secs

5. Wout van Aert (Bel/Visma - Lease a Bike +2mins 56secs

6. Gijs Leemreize (Ned/DSM-Firmenich PostNL) +3mins 33secs

7. Jose Felix Parra (Spa/Equipo Kern Pharma) +5mins 19secs

8. Mikel Bizkarra (Spa/Euskaltel - Euskadi) +5mins 38secs

9. Luca Vergallito (Ita/Alpecin - Deceuninck) +5mins 59secs

10. Mathis le Berre (Fra/Arkea - B&B Hotels) +6mins 15secs

1. Ben O'Connor (Aus/Decathlon-AG2R-La Mondiale Team) 52hrs 10mins 15secs

2. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull - BORA-hansgrohe) +1min 21secs

3. Enric Mas (Spa/Movistar Team) +3mins 01secs

4. Richard Carapaz (Ecu/EF Education-EasyPost) +3mins 13secs

5. Mikel Landa (Spa/Soudal - Quick-Step) +3mins 20secs

6. Carlos Rodríguez (Spa/Ineos Grenadiers) +4mins 12secs

7. Florian Lipowitz (Ger/Red Bull - Bora-hansgrohe) +4mins 29secs

8. Felix Gall (Aut/Decathlon - AG2R - La Mondiale Team) +4mins 42 secs

9. David Gaudu (Fra/Groupama - FDJ) +4mins 44secs

10. Adam Yates (GB/UAE Team Emirates) +5mins 30secs