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Cancer survivor Torstein Træen leads Vuelta a España: 'I found that cycling, like life, can easily be taken away from you'

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Cancer survivor Torstein Træen leads Vuelta a España: 'I found that cycling, like life, can easily be taken away from you'

Stage six of the Vuelta a España has once again catapulted someone else into the lead. This time it's Bahrain-Victorious's Torstein Træen – and the Norwegian has quite the story.

By Chris Marshall-Bell

Photography by Tim de Waele/Getty Images

28 AUGUST 2025 | UPDATED 11.44 PM BST

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