Fred Wright has kept his second place in the points classification of the Vuelta a Espana today as he sprinted to fourth place in Tomares, however his finale was quite eventful as he was involved with Primoz Roglic in the finale.
"I was still looking at the images from the final a few years ago and I thought the sprinters teams would control the pace. But if Primož wants to try something, he is almost unstoppable," Wright said after the finish. He, like many other sprinters, believed the race was to be decided in a regular reduced bunch sprint, however he had the legs to respond to the attack that has flipped the scenario on it it's head.
"It was really impressive. When I was there, I thought: I made it. However, the last kilometer took an eternity and Primož was very strong even on the flat. I was then a bit blocked by Roglič in the sprint, but I couldn't have won the sprint. I didn't have the legs to beat Pedersen anyway. Fourth again… It's certainly not bad," he commented.
“I think it was a racing incident. I went around Primož as he lost ground. This was of course not on purpose. I hope he is OK," he said regarding the crash of Primoz Roglic which happened right beside the Briton.
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