He Slovenian Primoz Roglic (Red Bull Bora), leader of the Vuelta after him solo victory at Moncalvillodismissed the idea that having a fourth title of the Spanish round and stressed the importance of the next two stages, the White Picon and the Madrid time trial.
“Tomorrow is the last big stage, and it will be very difficult. And because we are not doing the usual circuit in Madridwe have another decisive stage in the time trial, so victory in the Vuelta is far from over,” commented the Slovenian.
Winner of 15 stages in the Vuelta, three in this edition, Roglic was surprised by the differences he achieved at the top of Moncalvillo, especially the 1.49 minutes on the previous leader, the Australian. Ben O’Connor.
“The truth is, I’m surprised by the differences, and I’m also very happy with the way I’m progressing, I’m also happy for my colleagues,” he said.
This is Roglic’s second victory in Moncalvillo, since he won in 2020 at the top of Rioja.
“I had good memories of this port, and I haven’t missed the opportunity. I’m happy with having worn the red jersey. It wasn’t the plan to control so much. I said I didn’t need to win the stage, but some teammates told me: “We won’t listen to you, we’ll still work. We had to go to one, so we went for it,” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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