Roglic wins stage 19 to take Vuelta lead off O'Connor

Primoz Roglic claimed an awesome triumph successful shape 19 of nan Vuelta a Espana to yet jump up of Ben O'Connor successful nan wide classification.

Three-time Vuelta champion Roglic started nan time 5 seconds down nan Australian but now leads by 1min 54secs.

Roglic's squad Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe led for astir of nan shape and nan Slovenian pulled up pinch conscionable nether 5km to spell earlier closing retired a composed ride.

O'Connor took nan wide lead from Roglic successful shape six and had led aft each shape until Friday, but his advantage had been importantly reduced successful caller stages.

Spanish rider Enrique Mas remains 3rd successful nan wide classification and - aft slipping to 4th successful nan shape having earlier been 2nd - is now 2min 20secs down Roglic.

Saturday's shape 20 is nan penultimate shape of nan Vuelta, a mountainous 172km thrust from Villarcayo to Picon Blanco.

The title finishes pinch an individual clip proceedings connected Sunday.