Primoz Roglic regains Vuelta lead but Magnus Cort denies him stage win

  • Danish rider pips Roglic on uphill finish to stage six
  • Slovenian takes red jersey from Kenny Elissonde

The reigning Vuelta a España champion, Primoz Roglic, was beaten to the stage win by Magnus Cort on a steep uphill finish but regained his overall lead in this year’s race.

Danish rider Cort (EF Education-Nippo) was the sole escapee from a five-man breakaway to stay clear and held off a late charge from Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) at Alto de Cullera. Andrea Bagioli (Deceuninck-QuickStep) finished third, while Kenny Elissonde surrendered the red jersey after one day, proving unable to last the pace on the final climb and dropping to 34th place.

Continue reading...

from The Guardian https://ift.tt/37YlkiU
via
0 Comments