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He’s still here – The Vuelta a España’s Primož Roglič era isn’t over yet

He’s still here – The Vuelta a España’s Primož Roglič era isn’t over yet


The Primož Roglič era at the Vuelta a España isn’t over yet. When the Slovenian conceded over a minute to Remco Evenepoel on Pico Jano two days ago, it was tempting to couch the moment as a passing of the torch. Roglič’s performance at Colláu Fancuaya on stage 8 confirmed that such an assessment was a touch premature.

Evenepoel was, once again, the strongest of the general classification contenders on the first part of the Vuelta’s arduous weekend in Asturias, a point he underlined with a defiant effort to win the sprint for fifth on the stage after shredding the red jersey group in the final 4km of the climb. The Belgian, as the Clásica San Sebastián suggested and Pico Jano confirmed, is the man of the moment, and he passed his first real test as Vuelta leader with consummate assurance here.

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