Vuelta a España: Mauri Vansevenant delivers first Grand Tour podium

RINCON DE LA VICTORIA SPAIN AUGUST 24 LR Dylan Van Baarle of Netherlands and Team INEOS Grenadiers Mauri Vansevenant of Belgium and Team Deceuninck QuickStep and Clment Champoussin of France and AG2R Citren Team sprint at finish line during the 76th Tour of Spain 2021 Stage 10 a 189km stage from Roquetas de Mar to Rincn de la Victoria lavuelta LaVuelta21 on August 24 2021 in Rincon De La Victoria Spain Photo by Stuart FranklinGetty Images
Mauri Vansevenant (Deceuninck-QuickStep) sprints to second place on stage 10 of the Vuelta a España (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

In his debut Grand Tour Belgian’s Mauri Vansevenant (Deceuninck-QuickStep) has already found his way to the podium, leading in the chase group on stage 10 of the Vuelta a España to take second place.

The 22-year-old Vansevenant, who is the son of former pro Wim Vansevenant and is named after 1991 Vuelta a España winner Melchor Mauri, got into the break of 31 who stretched out a large advantage on the peloton. Then when Michael Storer (Team-DSM) took advantage of the climb of the second category climb, the Puerto de Almáchar, to strike out into the lead alone, Vansevenant was among a group of seven in pursuit. It was another impressive ride by the young Belgian. 

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