Dane Nielsen sizzles in the sun to claim stage 18 of Vuelta a Espana

Dane Nielsen sizzles in the sun to claim stage 18 of Vuelta a Espana
By Christopher Cummins with AGENCIES
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Stage 18 of the Vuelta a España saw the contenders for the general classification hide in the peloton and leave the stress to the sprint teams.

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Stage 18 of the Vuelta a España saw the contenders for the general classification hide in the peloton and leave the stress to the sprint teams.

Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Orica-BikeExchange won stage 18 of the Tour of Spain. pic.twitter.com/3gqWgQoLqr

— The World of Cycling (@twocGAME) September 8, 2016

The Dane Magnus Cort Nielsen ghosted to the front of the scrum to claim the third stage win for the Australian WorldTour team in this edition of the Vuelta a España.

Magnus Cort Nielsen sejrer i Vueltaen efter spurt https://t.co/OCKD5wC1DCpic.twitter.com/lr22DBtusj

— DR Sporten (@DRSporten) September 8, 2016

Colombian Nairo Quintana (Movistar) finished safely in the peloton and cruised into Gandia retaining his 3:37 race lead over Christopher Froome.

Friday is a key day in the race a 37km individual time trial and a chance for Froome to pull some time back ahead of Saturday’s final mountain stage and Sunday’s finish in Madrid.

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