Primoz Roglic 'should be worried' – but can Remco Evenepoel survive three weeks to win red at La Vuelta?

Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) “should be worried” after Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) disappeared up the road to seize the red jersey at La Vuelta in a thrilling Stage 6, according to Adam Blythe on The Breakaway. Roglic cracked on the race’s first summit finish to come home 1’37” down on stage winner and Zwift convert Jay Vine (Alpecin-Deceuninck), and leaked 1’22” to Evenepoel in the hunt for the general classification. Ad Evenepoel leads the GC by 21 seconds from Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ), with Enric Mas (Movistar) in third at 28”.

Roglic is fourth at 1’01”. Vuelta a EspañaOpinion: The impulsive Remco is no more – Roglic should be terrified41 MINUTES AGO “He should be a little bit worried about Remco,” Blythe said about three-time champion Roglic. “I think being on the first summit finish of this Grand Tour so far, and Remco just attacking once and riding everyone off his wheel, eventually pinging riders out the back… if that’s anything to go by, that one acceleration, I think Primoz should be worried.” After being guided up the final Cat.

1 climb by team-mate Julian Alaphilippe, Evenepoel increased the tempo on the front of the remnants of the peloton with 8km remaining. Only three riders could keep pace: Roglic, Mas and Pavel Sivakov (Ineos Grenadiers). A kilometre later and the quartet had been slashed in half, with only Mas able to hold on as Evenepoel turned the screw.