Primoz Roglič poised to win Vuelta a España with one stage remaining, as Australian Ben O'Connor holds onto second place by nine seconds.
Ben O'Connor holds onto second place in the Vuelta a España by nine seconds to Spain's Enric Mas.Ireland's Eddie Dunbar hung on to win a punishing stage 20 of the Vuelta a España on Saturday, his second stage success, with three-time former champion Primoz Roglič coming in third and extending his overall lead.
Spain's Enric Mas came in second with Roglič, who took control of the red jersey after winning Friday's stage, close behind, and the Slovenian now has an overall lead of two minutes and two seconds over Australia's Ben O'Connor.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.
"I knew this climb from a few years ago and knew there were steep bits and parts where it levelled out, and that it was a bit different to what was shown on the profile," Dunbar said. O'Connor took the red jersey from Roglič after winning stage six, opening up a gap of almost five minutes, but the Slovenian slowly chipped away at the lead, and seized control in style when winning stage 19.
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