Vuelta a España: Primož Roglič powers to mountaintop win on stage 8 to cut into O’Connor’s GC lead
38
0
Share
Image 1 of 26
Vuelta a España 2024: Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) earns a second stage victory at this year’s race on stage 8 at Cazorla(Image credit: Jorge GUERRERO / AFP / Getty Images)
Primož Roglič of Red Bull-Bora-Hanasgrohe (L) looks backwards as he rides away from Enric Mas (Movistar) and wins stage 8(Image credit: Jorge GUERRERO / AFP / Getty Images)
O’Connor struggles on the final ramps(Image credit: Getty Images)
Roglič wins it(Image credit: OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP/ Getty Images)
Roglič performs his Telemark celebration on the podium(Image credit: Getty Images)
Classification leaders at the start (L to R): Sylvain Moniquet of Lotto Dstny on Polka Dot Mountain Jersey, Ben O’Connor of Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale in Red Leader Jersey, Antonio Tiberi of Bahrain Victorious in White Best Young Rider Jersey and Wout van Aert of Visma-Lease a Bike in Green Points Jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Start banner for stage 8 outside Ubeda(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
A general view of the peloton in Ubeda(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Wide open and flat start for the peloton on stage 8(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
The peloton rides on sunny, hot day across 159km stage f8 rom Ubeda to Cazorla(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
The breakaway took an age to form(Image credit: Getty Images)
AG2R control the bunch for O’Connor in the early phases of the stage(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Lazkano attacks during an aggressive phase of the breakaway(Image credit: Getty Images)
Israel-Premier Tech take control in reducing the gap to the breakaway(Image credit: Getty Images)
Wout van Aert of Visma-Lease a Bike rides in the Green Points Jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Dani Martínez sets up the repeat Roglič attacks(Image credit: Getty Images)
EF drive the first selection on the final climb.(Image credit: Getty Images)
Roglič surveys the damage(Image credit: Getty Images)
Roglič and Mas sweep past the breakaway remnants on the final climb(Image credit: Getty Images)
Roglič and Mas hit the final metres(Image credit: Getty Images)
O’Connor hauls himself up the final ramps(Image credit: Getty Images)
Linda riding to third on the day(Image credit: Getty Images)
Roglić celebrates(Image credit: Getty Images)
O’Connor limiting the damage in the dying metres(Image credit: Getty Images)
