Kruijswijk digs deep on Lagos de Covadonga
(Cyclingnews.com)

The mist-draped Lagos de Covadonga was the final duelling ground for the general classification riders in the second week of the Vuelta a España on stage 15 on Sunday. As the riders sought to take seconds from each other, Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) dug deep to hold onto the group of favourites and cement his fifth place in the standings ahead of the second rest day on Monday. Kruijswijk yo-yoed off the back of the bunch on the steeper sections of the 11-kilometre climb, but ground out his own tempo and was able to bridge back to the overall contenders.ADVERTISEMENT He gave away six seconds to race leader Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) - two on the road and four in bonus seconds - but came across the line with Movistar`s Alejandro Valverde and even gained time on the Spaniard`s teammate, Nairo Quintana. With a week to go, and a time trial to come, Kruijswijk`s deficit to Yates is just 1:29. `I`m now in a good position,` Kruijswijk said of his race. `It was full-gas from the bottom of the climb, and I tried to keep my own pace, and in the end I was able to come back to Quintana. You can read more at Cyclingnews.com