It's stage six of the Vuelta a España, and the heavy favourite for overall victory has given up the race lead voluntarily, in the hope that it means less demands, less pressure, for at least a couple of days. The plan is to claim it back later in the race, whenever suits, and win in Madrid.
At last year's Vuelta, Ben O'Connor, then riding for Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, took the red jersey from Primož Roglič after winning stage six, and would hold onto the race lead for almost two weeks, not losing it until stage 19, back to Roglič.
