Cork’s Eddie Dunbar lost ground as he finished Tuesday’s summit finish 3:02 behind Roglic.
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The three-time Vuelta winner triumphed atop the daunting closing climb to Pico Villuercas to stake his claim for a record-equalling fourth success in one of cycling’s three Grand Tours. In a desperate scramble for the line, Lennert Van Eetvelt had his arm raised in victory only for Roglic to pip him to the post, with Joao Almeida in third.
Plenty of title contenders were left scattered down the mountainside in their wake as Roglic made a clear statement of intent about his chances of adding to his Vuelta wins in 2019, 2020 and 2021 to equal Roberto Heras as the race’s most successful rider.
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