Aug
28
Degenkolb sprints to fourth win on Vuelta
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In what is fast becoming a familiar sight in the Vuelta’s rare flat forays, Degenkolb benefited from a superb lead-out from his Argos-Shimano train before powering to a commanding victory ahead of France’s Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ-BigMat) and Italian Daniele Bennati (RadioShack) in the 190km stage from Ponteareas to Sanxenxo.
With a fourth win on this year’s Vuelta, the 23-year-old German moved back to the top of the green jersey standings ahead of race leader Joaquim Rodriguez of Katusha. Rodriguez finished safely in the peloton to conserve his 53-second lead over Britain’s Chris Froome (Team Sky) ahead of Wednesday’s all-important individual time trial.
Degenkolb led out the sprint from far back after being jostled superbly into position by Dutch team-mate Koen de Kort. Having passed the Italian veteran Bennati, Degenkolb had enough in the tank to hold off a late charge from French national champion Nacer Bouhanni and take his ninth win of the season.
“The sprint was really hard and the final was really just fighting,” an ecstatic Degenkolb told Eurosport before paying tribute to his Argos Shimano team.
“The stage itself was not that hard because we controlled the race all day. The team did a really good job. I say it every time but it’s true – I must thanks the boys,” he added.
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