Kaden Groves seals hat-trick with victory on stage 17 of the Vuelta a España

Australian stamps dominance in Wout van Aert's absence

Kaden Groves at the Vuelta a España
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Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) sprinted to his third stage win of this year's Vuelta a España on Wednesday, completing a hat-trick of victories on stage 17. 

The Australian, wearing the green jersey after Wout van Aert's (Visma-Lease a Bike) race abandon, powered beyond Pavel Bittner (dsm-firmenich PostNL) in a wet finale in Santander. Defeated, the Czech rider sat up before the line, leaving Groves to celebrate with his arms outstretched. 

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