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Alasdair Fotheringham

2024 Vuelta a España runner-up Ben O'Connor abandons race on road to Angliru

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Australian rider Ben O'Connor of Team Jayco AlUla crosses the finish line during the sixth stage of La Vuelta A Espana cycling tour over 170.3km from Olot (Spain) to Pal, Andorra, 28 August 2025.

2024 Vuelta a España runner-up Ben O'Connor has abandoned the 2025 race during stage 13 to the Angliru.

The Jayco-AlUla leader was reportedly suffering the consequences of a crash that occurred during the stage to Larra Belagua earlier this week and has been forced to quit in the opening phases of the 202-kilometre stage, before it reaches the high mountains of Asturias later on Friday afternoon.

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