Vuelta: Mads Pedersen wins stage after drama for Roglic and Evenepoel

CONTRASTING FORTUNES: Mads Pedersen leads the sprint home on stage 16 of the Vuelta a España as Primoz Roglic falls in the background. Pic: David Pintens/Belga Mag/Belga/AFP via Getty Images

Mads Pedersen won a thrilling sprint at the end of stage 16 at the Vuelta a España as overall contender Primoz Roglic’s hopes of taking back time on Remco Evenepoel were hit by a crash metres from the line on Tuesday.

Roglic, bidding for a fourth successive overall victory, began the day 1min 34sec behind Evenepoel in second place and launched a stunning attack near the end of the 189km ride.