Primoz Roglic takes red jersey after fourth stage of Vuelta a Espana

Roglic burst past Belgium’s Lennert van Eetvelt who was celebrating a potential maiden Grand Tour win prematurely

Primoz Roglic and Lennert Van Eetvelt sprint to cross the finish line in first and second place respectively at the end of the stage four of the Vuelta a Espana between Plasencia and Pico Villuercas. Photograph: Oscar Del Pozo/AFP via Getty Images)On a baking hot 170km fourth stage in which the peloton crossed from Portugal into Spain for the first time, Roglic burst past Lennert van Eetvelt to snatch the win.

The first day for the general classification contenders to play their cards saw Roglic put down a marker while Portugal’s Joao Almeida finished third on the stage and is second in the overall standings, eight seconds back. A tough stage featuring four categorised climbs was decided on the last of them as the two remaining members of a breakaway group – Pablo Castrillo and Bruno Armirail – were caught.

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