Valerio Conti wins Vuelta a España stage 13 half an hour ahead of peloton

Italian Valerio Conti wins from the day's break at the Vuelta a España as the general classification favourites call a truce before the weekend's mountains - Photos by Graham Watson

Valerio Conti wins stage 13 of the 2016 Vuelta a Espana

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Valerio Conti (Lampre-Merida) took a solo victory on stage 13 of the 2016 Vuelta a España on Friday from the day's escape group, as Nairo Quintana (Movistar) safely retained the overall race lead.

Danilo Wyss (BMC) led home the chase group at 55 seconds, with Sergey Lagutin (Katusha) in third. Conti's win is the first for an Italian rider in the race.

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