A year after he blew the Vuelta a España apart with a gutsy long-distance break that netted him two weeks in the lead and a final podium place in Madrid, Ben O’Connor has confirmed that he is back in the running for the Vuelta overall again.
A strong ride on stage 2 to Limone Piemonte, O’Connor remained well within the group of main favourites, lying 13th at 16 seconds behind leader Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike).
“I came here feeling pretty good after the Tour, I had a great time here in the Vuelta a España last year, I missed a little bit on the GC in the Tour last year, so it’s time to get the GC done here,” O’Connor explained.
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