The Australian Ben O’Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale), head of Lapcelebrated the fact of having the maintenance of red jersey on top of Port of Ancaresdespite feeling “a little melted.”
“It is quite diluted. sad, but at least I’m still redwhich is a good thing. The truth is that I stayed when Roglic was attacked, so I didn’t see it. I tried to manage my effort, because I had nothing else,” admitted the Vuelta red jersey at the finish line, which lost 1.54 minutes regarding Slovenian Primoz Roglic, second overall.
Now, together Roglic in 1.21 minutesO’Connor hopes to regain strength this Saturday to test his strength again on Sunday at Cuito Negro.
“Who knows what will happen in the next few days? In Granada I felt good, and now I really don’t have anything. “Tomorrow I will try to do everything I can to recover, continue one day in the lead, and see what we can do on Sunday,” he assured.
Source: La Verdad
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