Cycling-Van Aert wins Vuelta stage seven, O'Connor stays in red


Cycling - Vuelta a Espana - Stage 7 - Archidona to Cordoba - Spain - August 23, 2024 Team Visma | Lease A Bike's Wout Van Aert celebrates winning stage 7 REUTERS/Jon Nazca

(Reuters) -Belgian Wout van Aert sprinted to win stage seven of the Vuelta a Espana on Friday, his second victory of this year's race, with Australia's Ben O'Connor retaining the overall lead.

Czech rider Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek) came in second ahead of Spain's Pau Miquel Delgado (Kern Pharma) in third, with the red jersey of O'Connor finishing safely in the leading bunch.

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