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O'Connor Loses Lead At Vuelta a España 2024

Ben O'Connor: 'Not Surprised' To Lose Vuelta a España 2024 Lead In Stage 19

Sep 6, 2024

Ben O'Connor admits he wasn’t surprised by his loss of the Vuelta a España 2024 lead after a brutal Stage 19 attack by Primoz Roglic and Red Bull.


After 13 days in the red jersey, O'Connor now trails by 1:54 and reflects on his struggle during the final climb, saying, “I didn’t expect to be so bad at the end.”


With two stages left, O'Connor is shifting focus to securing a podium spot, but the exhaustion is starting to show.


We hear what happened, the Red Bull team’s relentless attack and what lies ahead in this Vuelta battle.