Ben O'Connor savours his first 'super easy' day as a Grand Tour race leader, losing only six seconds of his advantage in stage seven of the Vuelta a España.
Australia's Ben O'Connor finished in the leading pack in stage seven to ensure he kept the leader's red jersey at the Vuelta a España.Australia's Ben O'Connor has savoured his first "super easy" day as a Grand Tour race leader, losing only six seconds of his advantage in stage seven of the Vuelta a España.
O'Connor, riding for Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale, lost only six bonus seconds to his nearest rival Primož Roglič, who won an intermediate mountain sprint."It was a super easy day until the finale, which was explosive," O'Connor said after the stage. "I guess every single little bit counts and I can't really do much against Primož's strength for the bonuses.Loading Twitter content"It feels good and it looks good as well, so hopefully I can wear it for quite a few days to come," he said before the start of stage seven.
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