Cycling-Ireland's Dunbar reels in leading climber Buitrago for Stage 19 Vuelta victory爱尔兰自行车队的邓巴追上了领先的爬坡手布伊特拉戈，赢得了环西自行车赛第19赛段的胜利。
ESTEPONA, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Irishman Eddie Dunbar overtook leading climber Santiago Buitrago with 500m remaining in Stage 19 of the Vuelta a Espana to secure an impressive victory on Friday while Spanish rider Enric Mas successfully defended his lead atop the general classification.
ESTEPONA, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Irishman Eddie Dunbar overtook leading climber Santiago Buitrago with 500m remaining in Stage 19 of the Vuelta a Espana to secure an impressive victory on Friday while Spanish rider Enric Mas successfully defended his lead atop the general classification.
Dunbar's Pinarello Q36.5 teammate Thomas Gloag came third on the hilly 210.8km route from Velez-Malaga toEstepona.
Early in the day, a series of breakaway groups struggled to escape the peloton. At the first summit, Dunbar was among a group of 16 riders who held a 28-second advantage over the peloton.
The gap widened significantly during the middle of the route, reaching 07:29 before the final climb up Penas Blancas.
Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious), wearing thepolkadot jersey, began to pull away from the group 12km from the finish line withDunbar andGloag for company. It looked as if the Colombian would drive clear when he attacked with 2km remaining, but Dunbar remained tenacious to chase him up the hill. By the time they were level, Dunbar had the energy to power past Buitrago.
"I really didn't expect this today, I even said on the radio after about 50-60km, that I wasn't feeling good," said Dunbar. "This year I had three months out after a bad accident, without riding a bike. I really didn't think I'd be here at all. Let alone competing to win anything."
It is a second stage win at the Vuelta for 30-year-old Dunbar, his previous victory coming in 2024.
In the general classification, primary challengers Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) andPrimoz Roglic (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) made individual breakaway attempts throughout the day. The first came after 107km, but neither was able to detach from race leader Mas(Movistar).
Onthe final climb,Carapaz and Roglic made final efforts to push clear, but Mas keptRoglic comfortably close to him.Roglic and Mas crossed the finish line alongside each other, 5:11 behind Dunbar.
Mas goes into thepenultimate stage on Saturday with a strong 1:37 lead overRoglic.
Stage 20 is a 186.8km mountainous route from La Calahorra to Collado del Alguacil.
(Reporting by Ruairidh BarlowEditing by Christian Radnedge)
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埃斯特波纳，9 月 11 日（路透社）——爱尔兰车手埃迪·邓巴在环西班牙自行车赛第 19 赛段还剩 500 米时超越了领先的爬坡手圣地亚哥·布伊特拉戈，于周五取得了一场令人印象深刻的胜利，而西班牙车手恩里克·马斯则成功捍卫了他在总成绩榜上的领先地位。
邓巴的 Pinarello Q36.5 队友托马斯·格洛格在从贝莱斯-马拉加到埃斯特波纳的 210.8 公里丘陵赛道上获得第三名。
比赛伊始，多个突围集团试图甩开大集团。在第一个山顶，邓巴所在的16人突围集团领先大集团28秒。
在路线中段，差距明显扩大，在最后攀登佩尼亚斯布兰卡斯山之前达到了 07:29。
身穿圆点衫的巴林胜利队车手布伊特拉戈在距离终点12公里处开始拉开与邓巴和格洛格的距离。哥伦比亚车手布伊特拉戈在距离终点2公里处发起进攻，看起来他似乎要一路领先，但邓巴顽强地追赶他上坡。当两人并驾齐驱时，邓巴已经积蓄了足够的体力，最终超越了布伊特拉戈。
“我今天真的没想到会这样，骑行了大约50-60公里后，我还在无线电里说我感觉不太好，”邓巴说道。“今年我因为一场严重的事故休息了三个月，期间都没骑过自行车。我真的没想到自己还能站在这里，更别提还能参赛并赢得任何奖项了。”
这是 30 岁的邓巴在环西自行车赛上的第二个赛段冠军，他上一次夺冠是在 2024 年。
在总成绩榜上，主要挑战者理查德·卡拉帕兹（EF教育-易邮车队）和普里莫兹·罗格利奇（红牛-博拉-汉斯格雅车队）在当天多次尝试突围。卡拉帕兹的突围发生在107公里处，但两人都未能甩开领骑者马斯（移动之星车队）。
在最后的爬坡路段，卡拉帕兹和罗格利奇奋力追赶，但马斯始终紧随罗格利奇身后。罗格利奇和马斯并肩冲过终点线，落后邓巴5分11秒。
马斯将在周六的倒数第二赛段中领先罗格利奇 1 分 37 秒。
第20赛段是一段186.8公里的山路，从拉卡拉奥拉（La Calahorra）到科拉多德尔阿尔瓜西尔（Collado del Alguacil）。
（Ruairidh Barlow报道，Christian Radnedge编辑）
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