Cycling-Soler takes Vuelta stage 14 with solo climbing attack, Vingegaard keeps red

FILE PHOTO: Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 18 - Vif to Courchevel Col de la Loze - Vif, France - July 24, 2025 UAE Team Emirates XRG's Marc Soler in action during stage 18 REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

SOMIEDO, Spain (Reuters) -Spain's Marc Soler left the competition far behind with a solo attack on a climactic category one climb to win stage 14 of the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday as Jonas Vingegaard retained his lead in the general classification with a second-place finish.

Soler (UAE Team Emirates XRG) left his sole chaser Johannes Staune-Mittet behind on the final 16.9km climb to La Farrapona in the 139.5km mountainous ride from Aviles, opening a gap of more than a minute at the front.