Australia's Ben O'Connor and Jai Hindley ride well on stage four of the Vuelta, but already they face a big task to stop new red jersey and Slovenian superstar Primož Roglič from making history as the first rider to have four straight overall victories.
Primož Roglič takes the Vuelta red jersey on stage four, as he chases an unprecedented fourth-straight win in the racePrimož Roglič takes the Vuelta red jersey on stage four, as he chases an unprecedented fourth-straight win in the racePrimož Roglič's final sprint was too strong for his rivals as he took out stage four of the Vuelta into Laguardia.abc.net.
AG2R Citroen's Ben O'Connor, Australia's leading men's road rider, battled to stay with the Slovenian and lost no time on the final explosive 500m climb as he came home sixth.Neither did BORA-hansgrohe's Jai Hindley, Australia's Giro d'Italia champion, who also finished on the same mark in 10th place.
Speeding away from Trek-Segafredo's Mads Pedersen, who finished, frustratingly for the Dane, runner-up for the third stage in succession, Roglič is now 13 seconds clear of his Jumbo-Visma teammate American Sepp Kuss in the overall standings. "But it was perfect for [Roglič] .There's no-one better than him in that sort of finish. It's clear the strongest guy won."Hindley and his teammate Wilco Kelderman finished 10th and 9th respectively, gaining seven seconds on their BORA colleague Sergio Higuita.
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