Primoz Roglic wins to take control at La Vuelta – but team-mate Sam Oomen was not happy about it…

Sam Oomen cut a crestfallen figure after missing out on the red jersey at La Vuelta on Stage 4 – even though team-mate Primoz Roglic ensured Jumbo-Visma’s stranglehold on the race remained intact. Jumbo have played musical chairs with the leader's jersey since claiming it on the opening team time trial in the Netherlands, with Robert Gesink, Mike Teunissen and Edoardo Affini having the honour for one stage each. Ad Given Jumbo’s penchant for sharing, Oomen was tipped to be next on Tuesday’s run from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Laguardia as the race landed in Spain.

Vuelta a EspañaRampant Roglic seizes control after impressive Stage 4 win4 HOURS AGO But despite Jumbo keeping the overall lead, and a new face grabbing the jersey, it was Roglic who exploded clear on the final climb to take an impressive win. “It was a tough one today,” a downcast Oomen said immediately after the stage. “I don’t know what to say.

Pretty strong from Primoz and the whole team I guess.” It looked like it might be a day for the breakaway until Bora-Hansgrohe upped the pace as their man Sam Bennett went in pursuit of an unlikely three-peat. That increase in pace not only saw the race come back together, but also sparked interest in the GC battle with two helpings of bonus seconds on the menu. With Julian Alaphilippe and Remco Evenepoel (both Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) looking lively, Roglic went on the attack – first hoovering up time on the penultimate climb, then ripping away to victory on the final ramp.

Had the breakaway held on to take the bonus seconds, and the peloton crossed the line together, Oomen could have seized the overall lead by virtue of aggregate placings across the stages. But it was not to be. When asked if it was the plan for Roglic to