Urko Berrade wins Vuelta stage 18 in late break with O’Connor keeping red jersey | Vuelta a España

Spain’s Urko Berrade won the 18th stage of the Vuelta a España on Thursday with a late breakaway in the Basque hills as Australian Ben O’Connor kept the leader’s red jersey.

The northern Spanish terrain proved challenging, with a leading group of 13 riders still together up the final…