Vingegaard retakes Vuelta lead while Israel Premier-Tech delayed by protesters

Vingegaard regains red jersey after team time trial
Vingegaard retakes Vuelta lead while Israel Premier-Tech delayed by protesters

Team Visma-Lease a bike's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard in the red jersey. Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images

UAE Team Emirates-XRG won stage five of the Vuelta a Espana, a team time trial, on Wednesday while Visma-Lease a Bike came second which allowed Jonas Vingegaard to reclaim the red jersey from Groupama-FDJ's David Gaudu.

Although team time trials have become rare on Grand Tours, the format, which adds a tactical dimension that can reshape the leaderboard in a single stage, is making a comeback.

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