Egan Bernal sits 11th overall at the Vuelta a Espana as the race reaches its opening rest day.
The Colombian put in a solid climbing performance on stage nine, limiting his losses well and finishing as part of the chasing GC group into the Valdezcaray ski resort.
Key attacks fired early on the steep initial sections of the first-category summit, with Bernal riding his way into the first group behind stage winner Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike). The Grenadier would slip back as the counter attacks fired, eventually crossing the line in 15th place, 1:46 back on Vingegaard.
The result saw him drop two spots to 11th overall, with plenty of riding and climbing stages to come in the next phase of the race.
Michal Kwiatkowski worked hard to infiltrate the day’s early breakaway, but his five-man move was never afforded a strong advantage by the persistent peloton. Victor Langellotti also produced a strong climbing performance, finishing just off Bernal’s group at the finish, which also included continued race leader Torstein Traeen (Bahrain – Victorious).