‘Every day will be an opportunity’ – Momentum again with Primož Roglič at the Vuelta a España

Outside the Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe team bus, Primož Roglič was sitting on the turbo trainer happily dispensing a gnomic assessment of his day’s work for the reporters who had gathered around him. “I always say it’s better to gain something than to lose, eh?” he smiled.

As ever with Roglič, his body language said more than his words. The complexion of this Vuelta a España looks altogether more amenable after he clawed back 37 seconds on maillot rojo Ben O’Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) on stage 11 to the Cortizo Technological Campus in Padrón.