Team DSM (Spain) - Press Release: Michael Storer capped off an impressive display of team planning and collective strength to take the stage win on the seventh stage of La Vuelta after Team DSM placed five riders in the day’s breakaway of 29 before capping off an impressive victory.

After an attacking start with the team covering all moves, Storer, Thymen Arensman and Chris Hamilton went clear with three others, while behind as a chasing pack formed, the team was covered once again with Romain Bardet and Martijn Tusveld making the move that eventually bridged across to the six out front leaving a group of 29.

The team rode a controlled race throughout the stage with Bardet also active along the way before the attacks started to fly in the latter stages. The chase from the peloton behind was sustained but not enough to close the gap and into the final 25 kilometres it was all eyes on the stage win for the breakaway.

Having planned the stage to perfection, the team set about attacking from the front first with Hamilton before Storer went clear with two others. This trio became four by the foot of the final climb and once the road kicked up Storer made his move to solo away and win his first Grand Tour stage, leaving it all out on the road. Behind, Bardet made it two in the top six while Tusveld finished in 12th completing a superb day of racing for the team.