Australian O’Connor wins in Yunquera and is the new leader

Euskaraz irakurri: O’Connor australiarra nagusitu da Yunqueran, eta Vueltako leader berria da

The Australian Ben O’Connor (Decathlon Ag2r) He was the sole winner of the sixth stage of the Vuelta a Españadisputed between Jerez de la Frontera and Yunquera (Malaga) on 185.5 kilometers and in which he has also put on the red leader jersey.

O’Connor, who attacked 28km from the finish as part of the day’s breakaway, rode solo to claim his first Vuelta victory, which also allows him to complete a cycle of triumphs in the three Grand Tours.

The cyclist raised his arms in 4:28:12. By the time he crossed the finish line, the peloton with the favourites and the red jersey Primoz Roglic was more than six minutes ahead, allowing O’Connor to become a contender for the overall.

Regarding Basque participation, Urko Berrade (Kern Pharma) has reached the finish line in eighth place, while Mikel Landa (Soudal) has fallen to 12th place overall.

This Friday the seventh stage will take the peloton from Archidona to Córdoba over 180.2 km.

STAGE CLASSIFICATION:

1 – O’CONNOR Ben (AG2R) 4:28:12

2 – FRIGO Marco (Israel) +4:33

3 – LIPOWITZ Florian (BORA) +5:12

4 – BERTHET Clément (AG2R) mt

5 – RODRÍGUEZ Cristián (Arkéa) mt

6 – LEEMREIZE Gijs (DSM) mt

7 – VANSEVENANT Mauri (Soudal) +5:35

8 – BERRADE Urko (Kern Pharma) +6:02

9 – DEL TORO Isaac (UAE) +6:31

10 – GAUDU David (Groupama) mt

11 – BOU Joan (Euskaltel) mt

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION:

1 – O’CONNOR Ben (AG2R) 23:28:28

2 – ROGLIC Primož (Red Bull) +4:51

3 – ALMEIDA João (UAE) +4:59

4 – LIPOWITZ Florian (BORA) +5:18

5 – MAS Enric (Movistar) +5:23

6 – RODRÍGUEZ Cristián (Arkéa) +5:26

7 – TIBERI Antonio (Bahrain) +5:29

8 – VAN EETVELT Lennert (Lotto) +5:32

9 – GALL Felix (Decathlon) +5:38

10 – SKJELMOSE Mattias (Lidl) +5:49

12 – LANDA Mikel (Soudal) mt