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