‘It was a hard stage, short but super hot again,’ says SlovenianNorwegian holds on to red jersey but finishes 11sec behindPrimoz Roglic claimed victory on stage 11 of the Vuelta a España. The Jumbo-Visma rider and defending champion, who surrendered the leader’s red jersey on Tuesday after crashing, produced an emphatic attack on the final steep ramps of the 133.6km stage from Antequera to Valdepeñas de Jaén.
Odd Christian Eiking (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert), who finished 11 seconds behind Roglic, remains in red, 58sec ahead of Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) and 1min 56sec up on the Slovenian stage winner.