Primoz Roglic's teammate stays down-to-earth despite a great display on Puerto de Ancares: "The situation is not perfect until he is in red"

Stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana 2024 was by far the stage where Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe came out the happiest so far. Primoz Roglic took a tremendous blow to the general classification, while Enric Mas, his main rival, collapsed on the final climb to the Puerto de Ancares.

It all worked out well for the German team, which sees Roglic only now 1 minute and 22 seconds behind the red jersey of a Ben O'Connor who was dropped very early on the climb, and with the Movistar Team leader almost 2 minutes behind in third.

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However, Roglic's teammate and local rider, Roger Adrià, wanted to send a warning to Red Bull not to relax at a crucial moment for the future of the Vuelta a Espana. In statements after the stage he has been very accurate: "Roglic is not yet in red, which is our goal, and we will continue to push for it."

"It's not perfect until he's in red, but we're on the right track," Adrià added. "I think Primoz is proving in the high finishes that he's the strongest in the Vuelta a Espana."

"The performance is very good. Ancares is a 20-minute climb and to cut a minute and a half off Ben O'Connor is good. Tomorrow is not such a stage for the general classification, but of course Sunday's stage is very hard, next week Lagos and Picón, and also the final time trial in Madrid."

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Overall classification of the Vuelta a Espana 2024 after stage 13:

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