As it happened: Ben O’Connor loses Vuelta a España lead to Primož Roglič on Moncalvillo mountain finish

The Vuelta mountains continue for one last day on Saturday with stage 20 to Picón Blanco. 

The 172km stage includes 7 categorised climbs? Roglic and Red Bull are in charge but the Vuelta is far from over. 

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Here is Roglic in red. 

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Vuelta a España: Primož Roglič seizes race lead with victory atop Alto de Moncalvillo on stage 19

It was a hard day in the saddle, for everyone.

Roglic refuted the idea that the job was done, that he has sealed overall victory in the Vuelta. 

“Not really, uh,” he said.

“We say all the time ‘the queen stage is to come’, the last one is tomorrow, the big one. Definitely super hard. 

“Then we don’t do the normal laps in Madrid. It’s again a decisive day for the GC in the time trial. 

It’s far from done. It’s better than five minutes behind. I’m happy with the way I’m functioning and definitely happy with the guys.” 

Roglic was, as so often, cryptical when spoke immediately after the stage.  

“I had some really nice memories from this climb and it didn’t disappoint,” he said. 

“I said I don’t need the stage but I will not say their names but some guys (in the team?) decided we don’t listen to you anyway, we pull, saying: ‘We have nothing else to do.’ 

“I had to make a call and I say, OK, we have to all be on the same side, then we go for it.” 

On the podium Roglic lists the trophy that shows the stage profile and the steep finish.

Roglic is about to pull on his 40th red Vuelta leader’s jersey. 

He hunted he did not want to win the stage but his teammates rode all day for him and especially on the start of the climb, when they dropped all the other GC contenders.

That was another thrilling finish. Red Bull and Roglic dominated but there was a real fight for the podium places and even the young rider’s white jersey.  

This is the first shot of Roglic winning the stage.