Roglic Dominates Stage Eight of Vuelta a Espana

Former champion Primoz Roglic clinched the stage eight victory in the Vuelta a Espana, significantly cutting into Ben O'Connor's lead. Roglic managed to edge out Enric Mas and Mikel Landa to secure his second stage win of the race.

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, securing 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.