This is how the general classification of the Vuelta remains after the blow by Primoz Roglic and Enric Mas

The general classification of the Vuelta a España This Saturday he suffered the first of several reversing What do the persecutors need? Ben O’Connor to fuel the race. The triumph on the stage of Primoz Roglicincluding Enric Mas Secondly, it means that they have both reduced the gap to the leader by almost a minute.

Roglic He attempted two attacks on favored groups. The second of them was devastating for O’Connor and only Plus was able to follow the wheel. They both reached the race leader to play for a stage victory that fell to the Slovenian side.

yes indeed Big time gains for Roglic and Mas. The triple Vuelta champion cut 56 seconds off the leader, while Mas made up 52 seconds of the difference. Second and third are now the same as another one of the losers on the stage has been João Almeida.

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The Portuguese suffered in the early stages of the final climb and gave up five minutes which put him out of contention for the general classification. He is now 9:06 behind the leader, in twenty-sixth place and remains a less important rival in the race. This Sunday is another tough stage before the rest day, with three first-class climbs.

This is how the general classification of the Vuelta a España looks like after the eighth stage

1. Ben O’Connor (Australia/Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) 31h 23’27”
2. Primoz Roglic (Slovenia/Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) at 3’49”
3. Enric Mas (Spain/Movistar) at 4’31”
4. Antonio Tiberi (Italy/Bahrain Victorious) at 5’00”
5. Mikel Landa (Spain/T-REX-Quick-Step) at 5’13”
6. Lennert Van Eetvelt (Belgium/Lotto Dstny) at 5’15”
7. Cristian Rodríguez (Spain/Arkéa-B&B Hotels) at 5’19”
8. Mattias Skjelmose (Denmark/Lidl-Trek) 5’24”
9. Florian Lipowitz (Germany/Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) at 5’25”
10. Felix Gall (Austria/Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) at 5’26”