Australian star Ben O'Connor has suffered the first major setback in the leader's red jersey at La Vuelta a Espana.
The man from Perth struggled on the final climb of Saturday's stage eight in Andalucia as race favourite Primoz Roglic attacked for a glorious victory, while reducing the Australian's advantage by 56 seconds.
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale's O'Connor still leads the race by three minutes 49 seconds, but three-time champion Roglic will have scented weakness and is likley to look for blood in Sunday's critical, mountainous 'Queen' stage.
