FILE PHOTO: Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 2 - Perros-Guirec to Mur-de-Bretagne Guerledan - France - June 27, 2021 Movistar Team rider Miguel Angel Lopez of Colombia before stage 2 Pool via REUTERS/Christophe Petit Tesson
POLA DE LENA, Spain (Reuters) -Miguel Angel Lopez (Movistar) surged to victory on stage 18 of the Vuelta a Espana on Thursday as race leader Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) all but sealed a second consecutive Vuelta crown.
The Colombian, who started the day third overall, rode away from the pack on the hors-category Altu D'el Gamoniteiru to secure a solo triumph and all but ensure he will also finish on the podium on Sunday in Santiago de Compostela.
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