FILE PHOTO: Cycling - Vuelta a Espana - Stage 5 - Fuente del Maestre to Seville - Spain - August 21, 2024 Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe's Primoz Roglic celebrates while wearing the red jersey on the podium after stage 5 REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo
(Reuters) - Three-times former champion Primoz Roglic attacked on the climb to the finish to win stage eight of the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday, taking valuable time off Ben O'Connor's overall lead.
Roglic (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) had to work hard to shake off the Australian in the red jersey but the Slovenian's pace finally paid off and he took his second stage win of the race.
Spain's Enric Mas (Movistar) was beaten to the line by Roglic and had to settle for second place, with his compatriot Mikel Landa coming in third.
O'Connor (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) crossed the line in 17th place, 46 seconds after Roglic who also earned a 10-second bonus for the win. The gap to the leader is now three minutes 49 seconds.
(Reporting by Trevor Stynes; editing by Clare Fallon)
