Three-time champion Primož Roglič attacks on the climb to the finish on his way to winning stage eight of the Vuelta a España, taking valuable time off Australian Ben O'Connor's overall lead.
Primož Roglič claimed his second stage victory of the Vuelta a España to cut Australian Ben O'Connor's overall lead.Three-time champion Primož Roglič has attacked on the climb to the finish on his way to winning stage eight of the Vuelta a España, taking valuable time off Australian Ben O'Connor's overall lead.
Roglič took his second stage win of the race, with Spain's Enric Mas and Mikel Landa claiming second and third places respectively. O'Connor crossed the line in 17th place, 46 seconds after Roglič, who also earned a 10-second bonus.It was expected that Roglič would attempt to make up time on O'Connor on the 159-kilometre ride from Úbeda to Cazorla, a medium mountain stage featuring a sharp uphill finish."It was hard and hot. I was lucky, I had the legs to take it today.""I was a bit disappointed how I went at the end because I didn't feel super clutch there," he said.
"I don't think we panicked, I thought as a team we were great, and actually had everything under control. "But it's more than I wanted to give away today. It was definitely not my absolute best day, compared to the others. Hopefully, there'll be better days to come."Photo shows Oscar Piastri with his hands on his head after qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix.Photo shows An Australian surfer crouches down on his board, trailing his hand through the water as he moves through a wave.Photo shows Chris Pearson portraitPhoto shows A woman with short dark hair looks seriously off-camera.
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