Alberto Dainese secures victory in stage 19 of Vuelta a Espana, while Sepp Kuss maintains overall lead

Alberto Dainese Narrowly Avoids Crash to Win Stage 19 of Vuelta a Espana

In an exhilarating finish, Alberto Dainese showcased his exceptional bike handling skills as he narrowly avoided a crash in the final kilometer to sprint his way to victory on stage 19 of the Vuelta a Espana.

Kaden Groves, the current holder of the coveted green jersey and winner of two stages this year, unfortunately found himself among several riders going down on a straight 2.2km run towards the finish line in Iscar.

However, it was DSM-Firmenich rider Alberto Dainese who emerged unscathed from this chaos. The 25-year-old Italian overtook fellow countryman Filippo Ganna during an electrifying sprint to claim his third Grand Tour stage win.

American Sepp Kuss managed to safely maintain his position in the peloton and retain his overall lead in the race. With Jonas Vingegaard trailing by just 17 seconds and Primoz Roglic sitting at slightly over a minute behind Kuss, both representing Jumbo-Visma team, they are now fully committed to supporting Kuss’s bid for victory.

Jumbo-Visma Aiming for Historic Triple Grand Tour Victory

Team Jumbo-Visma is poised to make history as they aim to become the first team ever to win all three Grand Tours within one year. They have already achieved victories with Roglic winning Giro d’Italia in May and Vingegaard defending his Tour de France title in July.

Kuss, who has held on to his leadership during the challenging mountain stages, now faces a crucial penultimate stage that will take the riders through 208km of hilly terrain around Madrid. With ten categorized climbs ahead, Kuss’s victory is not yet guaranteed.

Stage 19 Results:

• Alberto Dainese (Ita/DSM-Firmenich) – Time: 3hrs 42mins 09secs
• Filippo Ganna (Ita/Ineos Grenadiers) – Same time
• Marijn van den Berg (Ned/EF Education-EasyPost)
• Davide Cimolai (Ita/Cofidis)
• Ivan Garcia (Spa/Movistar)
• Maurice Ballerstedt (Ger/Alpecin-Deceuninck)
• Lewis Askey (GB/Groupama-FDJ)
• Hugo Hofstetter (Fra/Arkea-Samsic)
• Fernando Barcelo (Spa/Caja Rural-Seguros RGA)
• Jonas Koch(Ger/Bora-hansgrohe)