Slovenia's Primoz Roglič sealed a record-equalling fourth Vuelta a España title while Australian Ben O'Connor finished second.
Slovenia's Primoz Roglič sealed a record-equalling fourth Vuelta a España title on Sunday after retaining his overall lead in the final stage of the race, a 24.6 km individual time-trial in Madrid which was won by Stefan Kung.
Victory was all the more special for Roglič who was forced to abandon the Tour de France ahead of stage 13 after the yellow jersey contender crashed twice in consecutive stages. But Roglic, nicknamed the "Slovenian Dream Crusher", slowly clawed his way back and put one hand on the title in stage 19 on the summit finish of Alto de Moncalvillo.
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