Vuelta a España stage 13 Live - O'Connor hoping to defend red jersey on testing day in the mountains

All the action from stage 13 of La Vuelta as the GC contenders look set to battle it out on their way to Puerto de Ancares

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Refresh 2024-08-30T10:53:02.822Z The sign-on process looks to be complete for today. Could this man fancy his chances on today's parcours? (Image credit: Getty Images) 2024-08-30T10:50:59.

714Z The peloton will tackle a 176km test today from Lugo to Puerto de Ancares, via four categorised climbs. The last one, Puerto de Ancares itself, is 7.5km at a 9% average gradient.



(Image credit: ASO) 2024-08-30T10:46:30.045Z In case you missed it, here's what happened on stage 12. What a time to claim your first professional win! Vuelta a España: Pablo Castrillo holds off chasers and wins stage 12 atop Manzaneda (Image credit: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images) 2024-08-30T10:43:05.

263Z The neutralised start for today's stage is just under 15 minutes away. 2024-08-30T10:42:00.781Z We're expecting an all-out GC battle on the slopes of Puerto de Ancares this afternoon, with movement in the GC standings highly likely! 2024-08-26T15:53:46.

304Z Hola and welcome to Cyclingnews' live coverage from stage 13 of the 2024 Vuelta a España! More live reports As it happened: Young Spaniard takes surprise breakaway victory on stage 12 As it happened: Breakaway takes surprise victory on hectic stage 11 Latest Analysis: Why is the 2024 Vuelta a España so wide open? See more latest ► Most Popular As it happened: Vuelta a España's first GC summit finish battle on stage 4 As it happened: Wout van Aert outsprints Kaden Groves on Vuelta a España stage 3 As it happened: Kasia Niewiadoma holds off Demi Vollering's attacks to win Tour de France Femmes As it happened: Victory for Groves, red jersey for Van Aert in Vuelta a España stage 2 sprint As it happened: Delight for McNulty and gaps between GC men in Vuelta a España opener As it happened: Breakaway succeeds with little change in GC on Le Grand-Bornand As it happened: Late move succeeds in Morteau as yellow stays with Niewiadoma As it happened: Huge crash influences the GC and the stage as yellow jersey changes hands As it happened: Breakaway succeeds in rainy Liège at Tour de France Femmes stage 4 As it happened: Demi Vollering storms into yellow with dominant time trial display As it happened: Kool breezes past Wiebes to take stage victory in yellow.