Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe have reported a “wave of illnesses” in the Vuelta a España has caused two of their riders to abandon and a third to finish outside the time limit, although race leader Primoz Roglič has said he was not affected and was able to successfully defend his title on Saturday’s final mountain stage of the race.
Roglič’s teammates Patrick Gamper and Dani Martínez - the latter instrumental in setting Roglic up for his solo ride to victory and regaining the red jersey on stage 19 at Moncalvillo - both had to abandon on stage 20.
