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Primoz Roglic Secures Red Jersey with Thrilling Vuelta Stage Win

Roglic overtakes Van Eetvelt in final meters of grueling mountain climb, leading overall standings by eight seconds.

  • Roglic wins first mountain stage of Vuelta a España after a fierce climb to Pico Villuercas.
  • Lennert Van Eetvelt's premature celebration costs him the stage win as Roglic surges past.
  • João Almeida finishes third in the stage, trailing Roglic by eight seconds in the overall standings.
  • Defending champion Sepp Kuss loses significant time, now over a minute behind Roglic.
  • The 170km stage featured extreme gradients, with several top riders falling behind on the final climb.
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