Primoz Roglic Wins: Three-time Vuelta a Espana champion Primoz Roglic secured his first mountain degree win of the 12 months, propelling himself into the racchief’s’s red jersey. The Slovenian bicycle owner delivered an excellent performance throughout the fourth degree of the race, outpacing his competitors on a challenging 14km climb to Pico Villuercas.
Lennert va Eetvelt’s Premature Celebratio Belgium’s Lennert van Eetvelt, representing Lotto Dstnwas y, was reas garded as poised for victory as he led the % toward the finish line. However, with one arm raised in triumph, his early party allowed Roglic to advance and clinch the level win within the last meters.
Wout van Aert Falls Behind
Before the fourth level beganic was trailing 30 seconds behind the general category chief, Wout van Aert. However, the Belgian rider struggled throughout the 170km route, finishing over 16 minutes behind, allo, allowingze the overall lead.
Roglic’s Post-Race
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Joa” Almes Strong Performance
Portugal’s Almeida, driving for UA Portugal’s rates, finished third in the level and moved as much as 2nd normal inside the fashionable category. Almeida now trails Roglic using eight seconds, positioning himself as a strong contender for the remainder of the race.
Stage Four Results
- Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) – 4hrs 26mins 49secs
- Lennert van Eetvelt (Bel/Lotto Dstny) – Same time
- Joao Almeida (Por/UAE Team Emirates)
- Enric Mas (Spa/Movistar)
- Felix Gall (Aut/Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale)
- Matthew Riccitello (US/Israel-Premier Tech)
- Mikel Landa (Spa/Soudal-Quick-Step)
- Antonio Tiberi (Ita/Bahrain Victorious) 18secs
- George Bennett (NZ/Israel-Premier Tech) 28secs
- Pavel Sivakov (Fra/UAE Team Emirates) – Same time
General Classification Standings
- Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) – 14hrs 33mins 8secs
- Joao Almeida (Por/UAE Team Emirates) 8secs
- Enric Mas (Spa/Movistar) 32secs
- Antonio Tiberi (Ita/Bahrain Victorious) 38secs
- Lennert van Eetvelt (Bel/Lotto Dstny) 41secs
- Felix Gall (Aut/Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) 47secs
- Brandon McNulty (US/UAE Team Emirates) 50secs
- Mattias Skjelmose (Den/Lidl-Trek) 58secs
- Mikel Landa (Spa/Soudal-Quick-Step) – Same time
- Aleksandr Vlasov (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) 1min
PrimRoglic’sc’s vicRoglic’snthe first mountain degree of the Vuelta a Espana has set the tone for an intense battle for the overall call. With Joao Almeida close behind, the opposition is heating up as the race progresses.
