Newsdeck: Slovenian Primoz Roglic crowned Vuelta a Espana champion

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Newsdeck: Slovenian Primoz Roglic crowned Vuelta a Espana champion By Reutersreuters

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a Espana after completing Sunday’s stage 21 into Madrid, becoming the first rider from his country to win a Grand Tour.

Roglic, 29, successfully defended his sizeable lead over second-placed Alejandro Valverde in the final stage of the 21-day race, a mostly processional 106.6km ride from Fuenlabada to the centre of Madrid which was won by Dutchman Fabio Jakobsen. His compatriot Tadej Pogacar took the final position on the podium, rounding off a stunning race for the 20-year-old, who earned three stage wins on his Grand Tour debut.lacking in household names and showed remarkable consistency throughout the race, despite a rocky start which saw him and his Jumbo-Visma team mates involved in a mass crash on the opening stage.

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