Pakistan, Sept. 7 -- Wout van Aert claimed his second victory in three stages at the Vuelta a Espana after winning a five-rider sprint at the end of a shortened stage 15 in Cordoba on Sunday.

The Visma Lease a Bike rider covered every attack from his four breakaway companions in the closing kilometres before producing a late surge just before the ?finish line to beat Alessandro Romele of XDS Astana and Lidl-Trek's Thibau Nys. "We tried to surprise the bunch by controlling the whole day. We were still there with a few strong guys, and I knew people would not expect the attack. I smelled the moment on the intermediate sprint and with Matthew (Brennan) behind there was no risk to try," Van Aert said. "We always had a good option in the bunc...