Norway's Leknessund solos to Vuelta stage-seven win, Pogacar extends lead
Norway's Andreas Leknessund secured a stage seven victory at the Vuelta a Espana by soloing to the summit finish of Aramon Valdelinares, ahead of teammate Tobias Johannessen. The Norwegian made his move from a five-rider breakaway 7.5 km from the finish in the 149.8-km ride from Vall d'Alba, pulling away to clinch his first Grand Tour stage on his Vuelta debut.
The win holds special significance for both Leknessund and Norway, as the country is mourning the death of King Harald. Johannessen finished 34 seconds behind Leknessund, who had previously finished third at the Giro d'Italia this year. Meanwhile, Tadej Pogacar maintained his lead in the overall classification, with Enric Mas now three minutes and 50 seconds behind in second place.
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