Vuelta 2021: Sprint triumph Sénéchal, Eiking stays in red

fotobureau Cor VosFlorian Sénéchal powers to victory in the streets of Villanueva de la Serena after his leader Fabio Jakobsen can't follow his lead-out train in the finale. Odd Christian Eiking remains the overall race leader. (Slideshow route/profile)

Results 13th stage Vuelta a España 2021

1. Florian Sénéchal (fra)
2. Matteo Trentin (ita) s.t.
3. Alberto Dainese (ita) + 0.02
4. Luka Mezgec (slo) + 0.03
5. Stan Dewulf (bel) s.t.
6. Piet Allegaert (bel) s.t.
7. Itamar Einhorn (isr) s.t.
8. Antonio Jesús Soto s.t.
9. Rui Oliveira (por) s.t.
10. Egan Bernal (col) + 0.06

- other GC riders + 0.11

GC after stage 13
1. Odd Christian Eiking (nor)
2. Guillaume Martin (fra) + 0.58
3. Primoz Roglic (slo) + 1.56
4. Enric Mas (spa) + 2.31
5. Miguel Ángel López (col) + 3.28
6. Jack Haig (aus) + 3.55
7. Egan Bernal (col) + 4.41
8. Adam Yates (gbr) + 4.57
9. Sepp Kuss (usa) + 5.03
10. Felix Großschartner (aut) + 5.38

Race report
Diego Rubio, Alvaro Cuadros and Luis Ángel Maté attack from the gun. The trio opens up a gap of 3 minutes before they are reeled in with 28.5 kilometres remaining.

Pre-race favorite Fabio Jakobsen sits up inside the last 1.5 kilometres. In a blink of an eye Florian Sénéchal turns lead-out man to sprinter and he outguns Matteo Trentin on the line.

Although Egan Bernal wins 5 seconds, the top 10 remains unchanged with Odd Christian Eiking leading La Vuelta.

Another interesting read: route 13th stage 2021 Vuelta.