Leknessund Wins Vuelta Stage 7 and Pogačar Still Has Overall Lead
- On Friday, Uno-X Mobility rider Andreas Leknessund won stage seven of the Vuelta a Espana, launching a successful solo attack on the final climb to the Aramon Valdelinares summit finish.
- The victory occurred as Norway mourned the death of King Harald, with Leknessund dedicating the win to his team and country, saying, "It's been a special day for the team and also for the whole of Norway."
- From a five-rider breakaway, Leknessund made his decisive move 7.5 km from the finish of the 149.8-km ride from Vall d'Alba to secure his first Grand Tour stage victory.
- Teammate Tobias Johannessen secured second place, finishing 34 seconds behind, while Visma-Lease a Bike rider Wout van Aert took third after leading most of the day.
- Tadej Pogacar widened his overall lead by gaining time near the summit; the Slovenian now leads Enric Mas by three minutes and 50 seconds.
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Andreas Leknessund won the seventh stage of this year's Vuelta. Jakob Omrzel moved up to 11th place overall.
Tadej Pogacar does not play a role in the finish area on the seventh Vuelta stage. The Belgian van Aert tries to win, but in the end it becomes too steep for the Paris-Roubaix winner. On the first mountain arrival, the professionals who ride with mourning florets celebrate.
Norwegian Andreas Leknessund (Uno-X Mobility) won the seventh stage of the Vuelta a España cycling tour on Friday. For the Norwegian cycling team, the victory was made special by the fact that King Harald of Norway died on the same day.
Norwegian Andreas Leknessund couldn't emphasize enough how special it was to win Friday's Vuelta stage.
The leader allows the escape, where the Norwegian Leknessund wins, but then again attacks Enric Mas and Gall
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