Vuelta a Espana: Richard Carapaz wins stage 14 as Remco Evenepoel has lead cut

Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz won stage 14 of the Vuelta a Espana, as overall leader Remco Evenepoel saw rival Primoz Roglic gain 48 seconds on him.

It is the Ineos rider’s second stage win, finishing eight seconds ahead of Astana’s Colombian Miguel Angel Lopez.

Jumbo-Visma’s Roglic pulled away from Belgium’s Evenepoel on the final hill of the 160km ride from Montoro to Sierra de la Pandera, finishing third.

Evenepoel finished eighth and leads Roglic by one minute 49 seconds.

“Today I didn’t have my best legs. I couldn’t accelerate when Roglic went. I’m still ahead, there’s nothing to worry about,” said Evenepoel.

“I just hope that that was my worst day of the 21.”

Movistar’s Enric Mas and Ineos’ Carlos Rodriguez, who are third and fourth in the overall standings, also gained ground on Evenepoel, finishing 20 seconds ahead of him.

Carapaz, who claimed his maiden Vuelta win on Thursday’s stage 12, added: “We knew that today was a very important stage for us, that we could repeat what we did the other day. The truth is that it took a long time to get away, but in the end I was there at the right time.

“It has been a great stage, quite important for my record and for me. Above all, it gives a lot of morale.”