Thibaut Pinot of France has won stage 19 of the Vuelta a Espana, while Simon Yates extended his overall lead.
Pinot crossed the finish line in 3 hours, 42 minutes and 5 seconds to clinch his second win of the tour after grabbing stage 15 on Sunday.
Yates who tops the overall standings, was five seconds behind and took second place to increase his 25-second advantage over Alejandro Valverde to 1 minute and 38 seconds.
That’s while Steven Kruijswijk of the Netherlands completed the podium. Saturday's penultimate stage is a 97 kilometer ride through the mountains.