Groves wins Vuelta 17th stage as O'Connor holds lead

SANTANDER - Australia's Kaden Groves won a sprint finish to take the 17th stage of the Vuelta a Espana, raced in rainy conditions on Wednesday through northern Spain.

Fellow Australian Ben O'Connor of the Decathlon team held the overall race lead with a five-second advantage on Slovenian three-time champion Primoz Roglic.

Groves, riding for the Alpecin Deceuninck team, pipped Czech Pavel Bittner of DSM with Belgian Vito Braet of Intermarche-Wanty third after the 142km run from Arnuero to Santander.