Sept 4 (Reuters) - ⁠Belgian cyclist ⁠Wout van Aert won ‌his first Vuelta a Espana stage of the ​year as the ⁠Visma-Lease a ⁠Bike rider outworked Valentin ⁠Paret-Peintre ‌in a two-man ⁠race to the finish line ​in ‌stage 13 on Friday.

Red ⁠jersey ​holder Enric Mas did not challenge ⁠for the stage ​and finished three minutes later with the ⁠peloton, retaining a lead of one minute and 45 seconds ​over ⁠Primoz Roglic, who remained ​second overall.

(Reporting ‌by Chiranjit ​Ojha in BengaluruEditing by Christian Radnedge)