Primoz Roglic, a three-time Vuelta champion, dominated the fourth stage of this year's edition, winning the first mountain stage and donning the red jersey. The Slovenian, representing Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, edged out Belgian Lennert van Eetvelt, who prematurely celebrated, at the end of a tough 14 km climb to Pico Villuercas.
Roglic, who was 30 seconds behind overall leader Wout van Aert after the first three stages, closed the gap, benefiting from the Belgian's collapse, as he crossed the finish line over 16 minutes behind.
Stage 4 Results
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Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) 4h 26m 49s
Lennert van Eetvelt (Bel/Lotto Dstny) same time
Joao Almeida (Por/UAE Team Emirates)
Enric Mas (Spa/Movistar)
Felix Gall (Aut/Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale)
Matthew Riccitello (US/Israel-Premier Tech)
Mikel Landa (Spa/Soudal-Quick-Step)
Antonio Tiberi (Ita/Bahrain Victorious) +18secs
George Bennett (NZ/Israel-Premier Tech) +28secs
Pavel Sivakov (Fra/UAE Team Emirates) same time
General Classification
Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) 14hrs 33mins 8secs
Joao Almeida (Por/UAE Team Emirates) +8secs
Enric Mas (Spa/Movistar) +32secs
Antonio Tiberi (Ita/Bahrain Victorious) +38secs
Lennert van Eetvelt (Bel/Lotto Dstny) +41secs
Felix Gall (Aut/Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) +47secs
Brandon McNulty (US/UAE Team Emirates) +50secs
Mattias Skjelmose (Den/Lidl-Trek) +58secs
Mikel Landa (Spa/Soudal-Quick-Step) same time
Aleksandr Vlasov (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +1min
