Ben O'Connor has delivered a sensational solo display to roar into a commanding lead of Spain's Grand Tour, La Vuelta a Espana, hailing a special day when he was in a world of his own.
Australia's top-ranked road racer O'Connor enjoyed one of his occasional supersonic outings in the saddle to triumph in Thursday's bumpy 185.5km sixth stage from Jerez de la Frontera to Yunquera.
His remarkable performance thrust the mercurial Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale ace from 23rd overnight, one minute 56 seconds behind Primoz Roglic, into the red jersey as overall leader, now an astonishing four minutes 51 seconds clear of Slovenia's triple Vuelta champion.
