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Van Aert wins shortened Spanish Vuelta stage amid extreme heat, Mas keeps overall lead

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Wout van Aert won a shortened stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday due to extreme heat, crossing the finish line near 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) after a 110km sprint. The Belgian cyclist's victory was part of a strong performance from his team, with Van Aert crediting his teammates for their work in securing the win. Enric Mas maintained his overall lead going into the final week of the Grand Tour, holding more than a two-minute advantage over Félix Gall. This marks the second time in three days that Van Aert has won a stage in the Vuelta, having also taken the 13th stage on Friday.

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Wout van Aert, a Belgian cyclist, won the 15th stage of the Spanish Vuelta in CORDOBA, Spain on Sunday, despite extreme heat that forced the stage to be shortened from 189 kilometers to 110 kilometers. The temperature was near 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) when van Aert crossed the finish line. The stage was altered by organizers to protect the health of the riders and ensure fair competition conditions. Van Aert, who rides for Visma-Lease a Bike, had already won two stages in this year's Vuelta, including one on Friday. He beat Alessandro Romele and Thibau Nys to take the win. Meanwhile, Enric Mas maintained his overall lead going into the final week of the Grand Tour.

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CORDOBA Mas Spain Spanish Vuelta

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Van Aert PERSON · 3× CORDOBA GPE · 2× Mas ORG · 2× Spain GPE · 2× Spanish NORP · 2× Belgian NORP · 1× Enric Mas PERSON · 1× France GPE · 1× Visma-Lease a Bike ORG · 1× Wout van Aert PERSON · 1×

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The temperature neared 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) when Van Aert crossed the finish line in a stage shortened from 189 kilometers to 110 kilometers (117 miles to 68 miles) because of the heat.

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Van Aert wins shortened Spanish Vuelta stage amid extreme heat, Mas keeps overall lead · assertive framing

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CORDOBA, Spain (AP) — Wout van Aert pulled away to win the Spanish Vuelta 15th stage that was shortened because of extreme temperatures in southern Spain. asserted

that → pull → Spain

Enric Mas safely held on Sunday to his overall lead entering the final week of the Grand Tour. asserted

Mas → hold → Tour

Aert → near → heat

Race organizers altered the stage with “the aim of protecting the health of the riders and ensuring the best possible conditions for the competition.” asserted

organizers → alter → competition

The Tour de France also had a stage shortened because of a heatwave in France in July. asserted

stage → have → July

It was in Cordoba two years ago that Van Aert took his second win in the Spanish Vuelta. asserted

Aert → take → Vuelta

The Visma-Lease a Bike rider had also won the 13th stage on Friday. asserted

rider → win → Friday

On Sunday, the Belgian had the best final kick to the line from the group of five riders challenging in the final sprint. asserted

Belgian → have → sprint

Alessandro Romele of XDS Astana finished second, ahead of Thibau Nys of Lidl-Trek. asserted

Romele → finish → Trek

“Most of the days that we thought we were able to win, we won actually,” Van Aert said. asserted

Aert → think → days

“That’s pretty impressive. asserted

That → ’ → ?

And on a stage like today, how we took control as a team is something to be really proud of. asserted

took → take → team

I have to be very grateful for the work of the boys again.” asserted

I → have → boys

Mas kept an overall lead of more than two minutes over Félix Gall of Decathlon CMA CGM. asserted

Mas → keep → CGM

Mas of Movistar has led the race since Tour champion Tadej Pogačar withdrew following a crash the previous weekend that has ended his season. asserted

that → lead → season

He is trying to win the race for the first time after finishing runner-up in 2018, 2021 and 2022. asserted

He → try → 2018

No Spaniard has won the Vuelta since Alberto Contador in 2014. asserted

Spaniard → win → 2014