Jumbo-Visma’s Roglic still 39 seconds clear of Richard CarapazIan Stannard retires after rheumatoid arthritis diagnosisThe Belgian rider Jasper Philipsen won a long, wet and windy stage 15 at the Vuelta a España on Thursday, and Primoz Roglic safely held his overall lead with two more competitive days of racing left.

It was UAE Team Emirates rider Philipsen’s first stage win in a grand tour. He powered ahead of the pack near the end of the race’s longest stage of 230km (142 miles) through winding, wooded terrain in north-west
Spain.