Primož Roglič seals Vuelta a España title with victory in final time trial

Primož Roglič is the Vuelta champion again after another imperious display in Spain. The 31-year-old backed up his time trial gold medal from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with another brilliant performance. Roglic finishes the race 4:42 clear of Enric Mas in the GC, with Jack Haig completing the podium.

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Clément Champoussin takes shock victory on stage 20 – Vuelta a España

Primoz Roglic has a 2:38 lead in GC heading into the final stage, with a third straight red jersey now looking a formality. But he will be left to wonder what might have been after hesitancy allowed Clement Champoussin to stage a massive upset on a race dubbed a ‘mini Liege-Bastonge-Liege’.

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Magnus Cort completes hat-trick with stage 19 win – Vuelta a España

Magnus Cort powered to a third win thanks to some selfless support from his EF Education-Nippo teammate Lawson Craddock in the breakaway on a day of high drama on La Vuelta. Cort and Craddock were part of an initial 24-man move which was whittled down to seven riders over the course of a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase from the peloton during a rolling Stage 19 in Galicia.

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Miguel Ángel López soars to stage 18 win – Vuelta a España

Colombia’s Miguel Angel Lopez emerged through the mist to take a splendid victory in Stage 18 on the Vuelta’s first ever ascent of the fearsome Altu d’El Gamoniteiru. Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic soared to second place to strengthen his grip on the red jersey as Movistar teammates Enric Mas and Lopez consolidated their positions on the podium.

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Roglič regains red jersey with stage 17 triumph – Vuelta a España 

Primoz Roglic’s third win of La Vuelta saw the defending champion take back the red jersey for a third time after a commanding Stage 17 win at Lagos de Covadonga. After Roglic followed Egan Bernal’s attack with 60km remaining, the Slovenian dropped the Colombian on the final climb. Sepp Kuss completed a Jumbo-Visma one-two as Odd Christian Eiking crashed out of red.

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