Anna van der Breggen wins exciting mountain top stage to take overall victory at Vuelta a Burgos

The world champion beats Annemiek van Vleuten in a battle of the Dutch masters

Anna van der Breggen
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The Vuelta Burgos finished in exciting style on Sunday, with the world champion Anna van der Breggen taking the stage and overall victory on the fearsome climb to Lagunas de Neila.

The world champion entered the final kilometre with only Annemiek van Vleuten for company. The SDWorx rider led the way, stuck tight to the barrier, and forcing Van Vleuten to take the long way round when she opened her sprint. That gave Van der Breggen time to react.

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