Wout van Aert (a Belgian cyclist riding for Visma-Lease a Bike) won the 13th stage of the Vuelta a España, outsprinting Valentin Paret-Peintre after a gruelling 192.8-kilometre breakaway from Almuñecar to Loja in scorching 40-degree heat. As many as 43 riders escaped the peloton on the day's first climb, with Van Aert's teammate Matthew Brennan neutralising rival attacks in the final kilometres before Van Aert timed his decisive surge to perfection. The victory — Van Aert's 15th stage win at a Grand Tour — further consolidates his lead in the Vuelta's points classification.