Roglic powers into Vuelta lead with stage four win

The three-time Vuelta winner triumphed atop the daunting closing climb to Pico Villuercas to stake his claim for a record-equalling fourth success in one of cycling's three Grand Tours. The Slovenia veteran, ably supported by his Red Bull-Hansgrohe teammates, reeled in a two-man breakaway up the gruelling 14.6km long ascent with a gradient of 16 percent over the final 5km. Roglic was rewarded for his endeavour by taking over the race leader's red jersey. He leads the UAE team's Joao Almeida by eight seconds in the general classification.