Meanwhile, Darren Rafferty was 20th in the young rider classification and 75th in the general classification
PRIMOZ ROGLIC won the Vuelta a Espana for a record-equalling fourth time on Sunday, the perfect pick-me-up after crashing out of the Tour de France.
“It’s crazy – already four, I just want to enjoy it,” he said before hugging his wife Lora and children. Fellow Irish star Darren Rafferty finished 20th in the young rider classification and 75th in the general classification after coming 64th today.With the sun setting on the streets of the Spanish capital Roglic, 34, drew level with Spaniard Roberto Heras for the number of wins in the season’s third and closing Grand Tour.After 81 hours, 49 minutes and 18 seconds in the saddle an exhausted but happy Roglic said: “This is nice! The more you go to an end, you just want to finish it off.
He won stage four to take the overall lead but then O’Connor burst to the top of the general classification by almost five minutes.
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