Leknessund seals first Grand Tour stage win
Norway's Andreas Leknessund takes an emotional first Grand Tour stage win as he climbs to victory on stage seven of the Vuelta a Espana.
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""It really hurt today. I didn't expect it to be this emotional.""
— Andreas Leknessund , Athlete
Key People
Andreas Leknessund is a professional cyclist from Norway who secured his first Grand Tour stage win.
Oscar Onley is a 23-year-old Scottish cyclist known for his performance in the Tour de France.
Slovenian cyclist holding the yellow jersey in the men's race of the Tour de Suisse.
Tobias Halland Johannessen is a professional cyclist from Norway and teammate of Leknessund.
Wout van Aert is a Belgian professional cyclist and a two-time Tour of Britain winner.
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Norway's Andreas Leknessund takes an emotional first Grand Tour stage win as he climbs to victory on stage seven of the Vuelta a Espana.
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