Santiago Buitrago could benefit from the unfortunate news that Santiago Buitrago from Bogota could move up and enter the overall top ten Tour of Spain 2023However, he still has a lot of work to do after a rocky start.
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Buitrago started in round 16 and finished 13th overall. The Bahrain victor finished third on stage 15, one of the best stages of all, a moment he came close to winning but just missed it.
However, this helped him fit into the general classification. Santiago remains committed to helping Mikel Landa and getting a stage…but he’s not pessimistic about finishing in the top ten.
Unfortunately, David de la Cruz, ranked 11th, had to retire due to health issues. This is what Astana had to say: “Medical update: Unfortunately, David de la Cruz cannot start today due to gastroenteritis and an off-day fever. We wish David a speedy recovery.
Medical Update: @lahuerta
Unfortunately due to gastroenteritis and fever on the day off, @iamdlax Will not be able to start today.
We wish David a speedy recovery.#LaVuelta23 #AstanaQazaqstanTeam— Astana Team Qatar (@AstanaQazTeam) September 12, 2023
It can be seen that Buitrago moved up one place to 12th place, with less than two minutes remaining in the top 10, with the 10th place occupied by Joao Almeida.