Odd Christian Eiking

Primoz Roglic broke Magnus Cort’s heart to take his second win of La Vuelta after outkicking big rival Enric Mas on the ramped finale to Stage 11 once both riders had blasted past the last man standing from the day’s breakaway in Valdepenas de Jaen. Norway’s Odd Christian Eiking dug deep to retain the red jersey with a solid 10th place.

Primoz Roglic made a statement of intent in Stage 10 – and was then brought back down to earth with a bang. A crash on the final descent wiped out any advantages the Slovenian had made on his main GC rivals on a day he tactically conceded the red jersey to Odd Christian Eiking. The Norwegian finished fifth as Baby-faced assassin Michael Storer doubled up after staring from the breakaway.