Clément Champoussin mugs the GC riders to take last-ditch victory on stunning stage 20 of the Vuelta a España

Thrilling action on the final road stage of the Spanish Grand Tour

Clément Champoussin
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As the GC riders played a game of cat and mouse up the final climb of the 2021 Vuelta a España, Ag2r Citroën's Clément Champoussin came past like a French TGV, charging up the final couple of kilometres of stage 20, eyes and mouth wide open first in shock, then in delight, as he took not just his debut Grand Tour stage win, but his maiden professional victory.

Primož Roglič came through in second place shortly afterwards, outsprinting Adam Yates, who had continued to attack up the gradient but was unable to escape the Slovenian, as Enric Mas trailed in next, a slight gap back to Jack Haig in fifth.

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