Van Aert claims second Vuelta stage win

The Belgian Visma-Lease a Bike rider edged Mathias Vacek and Pau Miquel with an explosive burst to the finish line in Cordoba at the end of a 180.5 kilometre ride from Archidona. Ben O'Connor retains a commanding overall lead after his remarkable stage six victory on Thursday but three-time winner Primoz Roglic snatched back six bonus seconds at the top of the day's only categorised climb. Van Aert had team-mate and last year's Vuelta winner Sepp Kuss to thank for pulling hard to bring the front of the race together...