Cycling-Roglic claims Vuelta hat-trick


  • Cycling
  • Monday, 06 Sep 2021

Cycling - Vuelta a Espana - Stage 21 - Padron to Santiago de Compostela - Spain - September 5, 2021 Jumbo-Visma's Primoz Roglic crosses the finish line and wins the overall maillot rojo REUTERS/Miguel Vidal

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA (Spain) (Reuters) - Slovenia's Primoz Roglic emerged victorious on stage 21 of the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday as he claimed the red jersey for a third successive year.

The Jumbo-Visma rider, who clocked 44:02, finished the 33.8km individual time trial from Padron to Santiago de Compostela 14 seconds ahead of second-placed Magnus Cort Nielsen. He finished 2:04 ahead of Movistar's Enric Mas in the general classification to cap a fine three weeks.

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