Richard Carapaz saw his lead sliced to 13 seconds after he failed to live with Primoz Roglic’s injection of pace on the brutal final climb in Stage 8 of the Vuelta a Espana. Roglic, who lost key teammate Tom Dumoulin ahead of the stage, moves into second on GC.
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Michael Woods put his opening week disappointments behind him with victory from the breakaway on a tough, undulating Stage 7 of La Vuelta in the Basque Country. Richard Carapaz of Ineos Grenadiers kept a tight hold of his red jersey, retaining his 18-second lead over Woods’ EF Pro Cycling teammate Hugh Carthy.
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A gripping finish to Stage 6 of La Vuelta saw a major shake-up in the overall classification as Richard Carapaz took the lead from Primoz Roglic. Hugh Carthy moved up into second place ahead of Dan Martin while Ion Izagirre took victory on a wet and windy day after pulling clear near the top of the final climb.
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Stage 5 at La Vuelta was won by Tim Wellens, who edged Guillaume Martin and Thymen Arensman. Primoz Roglic held his overall lead while the man second in the GC, Dan Martin, hit the deck on the final turn but did not lose anytime to Roglic.
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Fresh from his Green Jersey win at the Tour de France Sam Bennett chalked up his first victory at La Vuelta with a perfectly-timed sprint, on stage four while Primoz Roglic eased through another day in the leader’s Red Jersey.
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