BARCELONA: Australian cyclist Ben O´Connor soloed to a stunning victory in stage six of the Vuelta a Espana on Thursday, taking the red jersey from three-time winner Primoz Roglic.
The Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale rider and Gijs Leemreize attacked from a breakaway group before O´Connor later left the Dutchman behind with 27 kilometres to go. O´Connor opened up a defendable lead of four minutes 51 seconds in the general classification ahead of veteran Roglic, as the peloton came in well over six minutes down.
