Undoubtedly, one of the pleasant sensations of this edition of La Vuelta is that of Australian Ben O’Connor (28 years old). Fourth in the 2024 Giro d’Italia and 7th overall in the 2022 La Vuelta as overall results in more recent grand tours, the Decathlon runner AG2R He is a good rider who found great performance in the Spanish round, to the point that he won a stage, which in Yunquera, and from there he began to wear the red jersey of the leader, which he has been defending tooth and nail in recent days.
O’Connor -runner with the honor of being in the elite club of runners capable of winning stages in three great cycling tours, Twist, Tour and Return- This Wednesday he wore the red jersey of the leader of the Spanish round for the 12th consecutive day.
In reaching this figure, O’Connor surpassed Australian cyclists Phil Anderson and Michael Matthews as the ‘Aussie’ rider with the most days leading a grand tour classification and capable of reaching 14 days of Cadel Evans. Can he become the Australian cyclist who has led the most days in a major three-week cycling race at La Vuelta?
Source: La Verdad
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