Poga?ar secures another Vuelta stage win after scare

NAMPA / DPA

2026-08-27

Madrid (PA Media/dpa) - Tadej Poga?ar survived a scare to take his third Vuelta a Espana stage win in the space of six days and extend his overall advantage on Thursday. Poga?ar beat Enric Mas in a two-up sprint into Castello after the pair had crested the final climb of the 177km stage six from Alcossebre together - Mas showing impressive speed to catch Poga?ar on the steep gravel road. But Poga?ar missed a corner on the technical descent, going......

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