Primoz Roglic has grabbed his second stage victory of the 2024 Spanish Vuelta as the three-time champion cut Ben O’Connor's race lead. Roglic attacked on the final ascent of the 159-kilometer hilly ride from Ubeda to Cazorla to claim the eighth stage and add to his win on the fourth leg.
CAZORLA, Spain — Primoz Roglic grabbed his second stage victory of the 2024 Spanish Vuelta as the three-time champion cut Ben O’Connor’s race lead on Saturday.
The Slovenian cyclist for Red Bull-Bora hansgrohe, who won the Vuelta from 2019-2021, now has 14 stage victories in the three-week race. Roglic took a 55-second bite, including the 10-second winner’s bonus, out of O’Connor’s lead. The Australian leads Roglic by 3 minutes, 49 seconds overall.
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