Chaotic Vuelta stage: Senechal takes over Jakobsen's job

The Flying Dutchman (Dutch: De Vliegende Hollander) is a famous ghost ship which was stated to never ever be able to make port, destined cruise the seas forever. The myth is likely to have actually stemmed from the 17th-century Golden Era of the Dutch East India Business (VOC) as well as Dutch maritime power. The oldest extant version of the tale has been dated to the late 18th century. According to the tale, if hailed by an additional ship, the team of the Flying Dutchman was claimed to attempt to send out messages to land, or to people long dead. Purported discoveries in the 19th as well as 20th centuries asserted that the ship glowed with a macabre light. In sea tradition, the sight of this phantom ship is a portent of doom.

Senechal should actually prepare the sprint for the Dutchman on Friday, but had a defect on the last kilometer. So the Frenchman himself took the job and won 203.7 kilometers from Belmez to Villanueva de la Serena in front of the two Italians Matteo Trentin and Alberto Dainese.

We've prepared everything perfect for Fabio, then he has a platter. My first victory with a big tour, that's crazy, Senechal said.

Eiking continues in the overall standings

There was no change in the overall standings. The Norwegian Odd Christian Eiking is located on 58 seconds in front of the Frenchman Guillaume Martin and 1:56 minutes from PotAvorit Primoz Roglic from Slovenia.

On Saturday, the candidates on the overall victory are in demand at the Spain tour on the 14th stage. At the end of the 165.7-kilometer-long section of Don Benito to Pico Villuercas, a 14.4-kilometer extent waits with an average of 6.3 percent gradient. The third large state tour of the year ends on 5 September with a single time trial in Santiago de Compostela.

Statistics

13 . Stage: Belmez - Villanueva de la Serena (203.7 km): 1. Florian Senechal (France / Decuninck-Quick Step) 4:58:23 hours, 2nd Matteo Trentin (Italy / UAE Team Emirates) Same Time, 3rd Alberto Dainse (Italy / DSM) 0:02 minutes ago, 4. Luka Mezgec (Slovenia / BikeExchange) 0:03, 5. Stan DEWULF (BELGIUM / AG2R), 6. Piet Allegaert (Belgium / Cofidis), 7th Itimrow Unicorn (Israel / Israel Start-up Nation), 8. Antonia Jesus Soto (Spain / Euskaltel), 9. Rui Oliveira (Portugal / UAE Team Emirates) All the same time, 10. Egan Bernal (Colombia / Ineos) 0:06, 11. Alexander Warrior (Stuttgart / Alpecin-Fenix) 0:09, ... 16. Nico Denz (Waldshut-Tiengen / DSM) 0:11, ... 69. Anton Palzer (Berchtesgaden / Bora-Hansgrohe) 0:39, ... 108. Ben Zwiehoff (Essen / Bora-Hansgrohe) 1:39 - Not started: Maximilian Schachmann (Berlin / Bora-Hansgrohe) (SID)

Appreciation after 13 of 21 stages:

1. Odd Christian Eiking (Norway / Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert) 50:31:52 hours, 2. Guillaume Martin (France / Cofidis) 0:58 minutes ago, 3. Primoz Roglic (Slovenia / Jumbo Visa) 1:56, 4 . Enric Mas (Spain / Movistar) 2:31, 5th Miguel Angel Lopez (Colombia / Movistar) 3:28, 6. Jack Haig (Australia / Bahrain Victorious) 3:55, 7. Bernal 4:41, 8. Adam Yates (United Kingdom / Ineos) 4:57, 9. Sepp Kiss (USA / Jumbo Visa) 5:03, 10. Felix Grandschartner (Austria / Bora Hansgrohe) 5:38, ... 79. Zwiehoff 1:28: 06 hours ago, ... 131. Palzer 1:59:42, ... 135. Warrior 2:01:10, ... 137. Denz 2:03:07