Roglic tightens Vuelta grip, Fuglsang triumphs in stage 16

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Primoz Roglic tightened his grip on the Vuelta a Espana, while Jakob Fuglsang earned a solo triumph in stage 16 on Monday.

Jumbo-Visma rider Roglic extended his lead in the overall standings to two minutes 48 seconds after his closest rival, Spain's Alejandro Valverde, lost 23 seconds on the Slovenian in the spectacular Asturian mountains.Astana rider Fuglsang finished in four hours, one minute, 22 seconds for his first Grand Tour stage win.

"It feels great," said Fuglsang."It was one of my goals to come here but it's one thing to have a goal and another to fulfil it. I'm super happy to have this win." Roglic and his rivals were several minutes behind the breakaway group, with the Slovenian reacting to several attacks from Miguel Angel Lopez and Tadej Pogacar.

 

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