Simon Yates solos to victory on Vuelta a España stage six

The Briton attacked with around 4km to go on the short climb before the finish to take victory on the sixth stage of the Vuelta and take his maiden Grand Tour stage victory

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Simon Yates (Orica-BikeExchange) took a maiden Grand Tour victory after soloing to the line on stage six of the Vuelta a España.

The 24-year-old made a move from the main peloton with Dani Moreno (Movistar) on the short sharp unclassified climb just 4km from the finish, but managed to go solo with 3.5km remaining as Ben Hermans (BMC) also made it across.

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