Not even a heavy crash with 30 kilometres to go on stage 2 of the Vuelta a España could prevent Jonas Vingegaard from fulfilling his role as overall favourite, with the Danish racer not even waiting until the Vuelta returned to Spain on Tuesday to claim the overall lead.
Vingegaard's searing late acceleration past local favourite Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) at the mist-enshrouded summit of Limone Piemonte was a narrow win, by less than half a tyre’s width. But given the weight of expectations on his shoulders, as well as his bad crash, it was a hugely impressive victory.
