“It’s not over yet” was how Primoz Roglič said he now views the battle for overall victory in the Vuelta a España, but after a straightforward ride through the toughest and last mountain stage and with the red jersey still on his shoulders by a comfortable margin, it’s surely downhill all the way to Madrid now.
Barring last-minute disaster in the final 24.6-kilometre individual time trial in Madrid, the Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe leader is all but set to claim a record-equalling fourth overall victory on Sunday evening and a fifth Grand Tour title in six years.
