2024 Vuelta a Espana GC Update after stage 7: Primoz Roglic begins to cut into Ben O'Connor's advantage with bonus seconds

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Saturday, 24 August 2024 at 12:14
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Few would have expected the kind of chaos that erupted on the roads during stage 7 at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana but as Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe really put the pressure on, the race was ripped open, before Wout van Aert sprinted to victory from a reduced bunch.
Whilst Van Aert is no general classification threat, the rest of the lead was mostly filled by those with GC ambitions. Red Jersey Ben O'Connor looked incredibly strong throughout as he marked potentially dangerous moves, as was 2nd overall Primoz Roglic, who started his quest to reclaim red by picking off a few bonus seconds at the top of the final climb. Joao Almeida also stayed safe, retaining his 3rd overall.
Florian Lipowitz started the day 4th overall after his breakaway escapades on stage 6. Perhaps feeling the affects however, the German talent drops down to 8th after being caught the wrong side of the decisive split, with Enric Mas, Cristian Rodriguez, Antonio Tiberi and Lennert van Eetvelt moving up one spot respectively as a result. Notably, Tiberi is also back in the White Jersey of Best Young Rider too.
Completing the top 10, Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team's plan-B, Felix Gall and the Lidl-Trek leader Mattias Skjelmose.

2024 Vuelta a Espana GC Update after stage 7:

1O'Connor BenDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team27:44:07
2Roglic PrimozRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 04:45
3Almeida JoaoUAE Team Emirates+ 04:59
4Mas EnricMovistar Team+ 05:23
5Rodriguez CristianARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 05:26
6Tiberi AntonioBahrain Victorious+ 05:29
7Van Eetvelt LennertLotto Dstny+ 05:32
8Lipowitz FlorianRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 05:37
9Gall FelixDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 05:38
10Skjelmose MattiasLidl-Trek+ 05:49
11Berthet ClémentDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 05:49
12Landa MikelSoudal Quick-Step+ 05:49
13Vlasov AleksandrRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 05:51
14Sivakov PavelUAE Team Emirates+ 05:52
15Kuss SeppTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 06:01
16Haig JackBahrain Victorious+ 06:11
17Gaudu DavidGroupama-FDJ+ 06:15
18del Toro IsaacUAE Team Emirates+ 06:17
19Bennett GeorgeIsrael-Premier Tech+ 06:17
20Rodriguez CarlosINEOS Grenadiers+ 06:21
21Fortunato LorenzoAstana Qazaqstan Team+ 06:44
22Carapaz RichardEF Education-EasyPost+ 06:51
23Tejada HaroldAstana Qazaqstan Team+ 06:57
24Rubio EinerMovistar Team+ 07:07
25Martin GuillaumeCofidis+ 08:15
26Dunbar EdwardTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 08:25
27Meintjes LouisIntermarché-Wanty+ 08:38
28Quintana NairoMovistar Team+ 08:40
29Rochas RémyGroupama-FDJ+ 08:50
30Poole MaxTeam dsm-firmenich PostNL+ 09:04
31Arensman ThymenINEOS Grenadiers+ 09:05
32Yates AdamUAE Team Emirates+ 09:10
33De Plus LaurensINEOS Grenadiers+ 09:22
34Martinez DanielRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 09:46
35Woods MichaelIsrael-Premier Tech+ 09:46
36Cepeda AlexanderEF Education-EasyPost+ 10:00
37Bou JoanEuskaltel-Euskadi+ 10:09
38Pacher QuentinGroupama-FDJ+ 11:15
39Martín GotzonEuskaltel-Euskadi+ 11:49
40Vansevenant MauriSoudal Quick-Step+ 12:14
41Rota LorenzoIntermarché-Wanty+ 14:02
42Riccitello MatthewIsrael-Premier Tech+ 14:43
43Taaramäe ReinIntermarché-Wanty+ 15:12
44Goossens KobeIntermarché-Wanty+ 15:51
45Parra José FélixEquipo Kern Pharma+ 18:19
46Valter AttilaTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 19:05
47Aleotti GiovanniRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 20:04
48Rodríguez ÓscarINEOS Grenadiers+ 20:37
49Cattaneo MattiaSoudal Quick-Step+ 20:39
50Küng StefanGroupama-FDJ+ 20:48
51Vacek MathiasLidl-Trek+ 21:22
52Narvaez JhonnatanINEOS Grenadiers+ 22:43
53Izagirre IonCofidis+ 23:05
54Træen TorsteinBahrain Victorious+ 23:29
55Tusveld MartijnTeam dsm-firmenich PostNL+ 23:33
56Meurisse XandroAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 24:09
57Guglielmi SimonARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 24:26
58Canal CarlosMovistar Team+ 24:58
59López MartinAstana Qazaqstan Team+ 25:40
60Kruijswijk StevenTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 25:49
61Soler MarcUAE Team Emirates+ 28:29
62Gesink RobertTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 28:59
63Zana FilippoTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 29:49
64Strong CorbinIsrael-Premier Tech+ 30:22
65Shaw JamesEF Education-EasyPost+ 30:27
66Iribar UnaiEquipo Kern Pharma+ 30:50
67Hamilton ChrisTeam dsm-firmenich PostNL+ 31:25
68Baroncini FilippoUAE Team Emirates+ 32:00
69Teuns DylanIsrael-Premier Tech+ 32:58
70Bizkarra MikelEuskaltel-Euskadi+ 33:02
71Berasategi XabierEuskaltel-Euskadi+ 33:45
72Lastra JonathanCofidis+ 34:34
73van Aert WoutTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 34:56
74Miquel Delgado PauEquipo Kern Pharma+ 35:50
75Braet VitoIntermarché-Wanty+ 36:53
76Lafay VictorDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 38:48
77Hermans QuintenAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 39:20
78Scotson CallumTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 39:24
79Groves KadenAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 39:29
80Schmid MauroTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 42:19
81Le Berre MathisARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 42:37
82Engelhardt FelixTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 42:56
83Livyns ArjenLotto Dstny+ 43:00
84Soto AntonioEquipo Kern Pharma+ 44:40
85Hollmann JuriAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 47:25

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