Ben O'Connor will enter the final week of this year's Vuelta a España in the red jersey, despite his lead narrowing after stage 15 on Sunday.
Australian Ben O'Connor enters the final week of Vuelta a España in the leader's red jersey .Ben O'Connor will enter the final week of this year's Vuelta a España in the red jersey , despite his lead narrowing after stage 15 on Sunday.
Castrillo was part of a leading trio on the gruelling Cuitu Negru climb to the finish and made his move with three kilometres to the end of the 143-km ride from Infiesto to Valgrane-Pajares.ABC Sport Daily is your daily sports conversation. We dive into the biggest story of the day and get you up to speed with everything else that's making headlines.
"When Vlasov came in, I took a little rest, I took a little breath and once again I decided to speed up and I did it," Castrillo said. A large breakaway group was whittled down to seven riders by the time they began climbing Cuitu Negru, with 19 kilometres to the finish, and a three-minute gap to the peloton, but only three men were able to stay away.
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