Former winner Primoz Roglic takes Vuelta stage win; Eddie Dunbar 8th

admin admin | 08-25 00:15

Three-times former champion Primoz Roglic attacked on the climb to the finish to win stage eight of the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday, taking valuable time off Ben O'Connor's overall lead.

Roglic (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) had to work hard to shake off the Australian in the red jersey but the Slovenian's pace finally paid off and he took his second stage win of the race.

Spain's Enric Mas (Movistar) was beaten to the line by Roglic and had to settle for second place, with his compatriot Mikel Landa coming in third.

O'Connor (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) crossed the line in 17th place, 46 seconds after Roglic who also earned a 10-second bonus for the win. The gap to the leader is now three minutes 49 seconds

Corkman Eddie Dunbar (Team Jayco Alula) produced an excellent ride to finish 8th, some 26 behind the winner, and is now 23rd in the general classification.

Darren Rafferty (EF Education-Easypost) finished 89th, with the Tyrone rider now 102nd overall.

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