Magnus Cort Neilsen takes 2021 La Vuelta a Espana Stage 19

Magnus Cort Neilsen won his third stage of the 2021 La Vuelta a Espana with Stage 19.

Magnus Cort Neilsen took his third stage at the 2021 La Vuelta a Espana, outriding everyone to take Stage 19 in Monforte de Lemos.

It is also his seventh Grand Tour stage win in his career and his fifth stage win of 2021.

He previously won Stage 6 and Stage 12 after Team Education First-Nippo opted to focus on stage wins when general contender rider Hugh Carthy abandoned the race early on.

Neilsen beats other riders to the finish in split-second timing

Neilsen beat out Rui Oliveira and Quinn Simmons in the finishing sprint over the line.

The breakaway group had consisted of 24 riders initially but splintered and fell apart after attacks from Oliveira and Simmons.

The breakaway group managed to stay ahead of the peloton by thirty seconds for the last 25 kilometers of the stage.

Fellow teammate Lawson Craddock managed to stay with the small group and eventually lead out Neilsen in the final sprint for the stage win.

The peloton tried to catch up to the breakaway and what was left of it but the entire group crossed the line 18 seconds ahead of them.

2021 La Vuelta a Espana overall general classification standings after Stage 19

Primoz Roglic maintained his lead and most of the general classification maintained their positions but Louis Meintjes crashed out of the top ten in the final 43 kilometers.

Gino Mäder moved up into eighth place overall while Guillaume Martin found himself back in the top ten at ninth place and David de la Cruz took tenth place.

Former race lead, Odd Christian Eiking is now in eleventh place overall.