Ben O'Connor is another day closer to winning the Red Jersey at the 2024
Vuelta a Espana following stage 12. On stage 13 however, the Australian will face arguably the biggest challenge yet in the defence of his race lead.
“It was a tricky start, it was actually really hard," reflected the
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team leader in his post-stage 12 interview, after a day that saw Equipo Kern Pharma's Pablo Castrillo take the win from the breakaway as the general classification riders kept their powder day in preparation for stage 13. "We just controlled the race, made some pace on the final climb. It was quite fast so it wasn’t really ideal for being aggressive but yeah, I felt pretty good today."
