Cycling-Roglic wins Vuelta stage eight, O'Connor holds on to red jersey

FILE PHOTO: Cycling - Vuelta a Espana - Stage 5 - Fuente del Maestre to Seville - Spain - August 21, 2024 Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe's Primoz Roglic celebrates while wearing the red jersey on the podium after stage 5 REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo

(Reuters) - Three-times former champion Primoz Roglic attacked on the climb to the finish to win stage eight of the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday, taking valuable time off Ben O'Connor's overall lead.

Roglic (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) had to work hard to shake off the Australian in the red jersey but the Slovenian's pace finally paid off and he took his second stage win of the race.