Marc Soler of Movistar won Stage 2 of La Vuelta as Primoz Roglic extended his lead in the general classification. The Movistar rider held off a strong chasing group to win by 19 seconds, with Roglic taking second and the bonus seconds.
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Ben O’Connor went one better than Tuesday’s second place to take a superb solo breakaway win in Stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia at Madonna di Campiglio. The Australian held off Hermann Pernsteiner to give his troubled NTT team a timely boost as the Austrian runner-up soared up the standings on another day of stalemate in the battle for pink.
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Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) surged into the leader’s jersey at La Vuelta with victory on day one of the Spanish Grand Tour. A string of tricky climbs saw the general classification shaken up right from the off, with only eight riders finishing within 40 seconds of Roglic, and Chris Froome struggling badly as he continues to search for his top fitness and form after that horror accident in 2019.
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Slovenia’s Jan Tratnik won the battle of minds and legs against fellow escapee Ben O’Connor in Stage 16 of the Giro d’Italia as Joao Almeida extended his lead by two more seconds over his rivals in the battle for pink ahead of some decisive days in the high mountains.
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INEOS Grenadiers’ Tao Geoghegan Hart triumphed from a trio to win stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia as leader Joao Almedia battled through the pain to limit his losses to hang on to the Maglia Rosa.
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