Vuelta a España: Movistar accuse UCI of favouring Roglic after stage 19 spill

13 September 2019 04:29
Red jersey involved in crash on stage 19Rémi Cavagna holds on for breakaway win in ToledoMovistar’s sporting director accused cycling’s governing body of favouring Vuelta a España leader Primoz Roglic on Friday after the Slovenian was allowed to use a car’s slipstream to catch up with the peloton after a crash.The issue arose just over 100km into the rain-affected 19th stage from Avila to Toledo when a group including Roglic and fourth-placed Miguel Ángel López crashed heavily on a descent. Roglic’s teammate Tony Martin was forced to abandon the race following the incident. Related: Mathieu van der Poel pips Matteo Trentin to keep Tour of Britain lead Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian