Vuelta a España leader Ben O'Connor did his best to put a positive spin on his latest time loss to GC rival Primož Roglič on Wednesday, but even the usually upbeat Australian could not hide his disappointment at losing 37 seconds to the Slovenian and other rivals.
From the foot of the short but relentlessly steep category 3 Puerto Cruxeiras last in the stage, Roglič's renewed determination to punch a hole of some kind in O'Connor's GC lead was crystal clear, as he put his teammates to raise the pace before roaring clear.
