The Spanish professional cyclist Jesus Herrada won the eleventh stage of the Vuelta on Wednesday (September 6th, 2023). The 33-year-old from the French team Cofidis prevailed after 163.2 km at the mountain finish at the Laguna Negra near Vinuesa ahead of Romain Gregoire (France/Groupama-FDJ) and the Dane Andreas Kron (Lotto-Dstny).
There were no changes in the fight for the red jersey. The overall leader Sepp Kuss (USA/Jumbo-Visma) reached together with the other favorites around Remco Evenepoel (Belgium/Soudal-Quick Step), the three-time Vuelta winner Primoz Roglic (Slovenia) and Tour Champion Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark/both Jumbo). -Visma) crossed the finish line a few minutes behind Herrada. First pursuer of Kuss remains the Spaniard Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates), who is 26 seconds back.
Buchmann in 65th place
The best German, Emanuel Buchmann from the Bora-hansgrohe team, was 65th, 6:48 minutes behind. Teammate Lennard Kämna, who won the ninth Vuelta stage on Sunday, finished 95th.
On Thursday, the twelfth stage of the tour leads over 165.4 km from Olvega to Zaragoza. In the flat finale, the sprinters sense their chance of winning the day. The Vuelta traditionally ends on September 17th in Madrid.