Jake Stewart: 'I've proven I have the legs to win a Vuelta a España stage'

The Briton helped his teammate Rudy Molard into the leader's jersey by two seconds

Jake Stewart
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There was a moment 16km from the finish of stage five of the Vuelta a España when Jake Stewart (Groupama-FDJ) felt that he was on course to win his maiden Grand Tour stage in his debut three-week race.

The Briton had an advantage of around 50 seconds on the lower slopes of the Alto del Vivero, and behind him no-one had yet attacked from a disjointed chase. All Stewart had to do was pass the thousands of fans, avoid the waving flags, crest the summit and then descend into Bilbao city centre.

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