Roglic back in the thick of Vuelta a Espana action after first stage defeat
(Cyclingnews.com)

Less than 24 hours after their near-disastrous start to the Vuelta a Espana, Jumbo-Visma bounced back on stage 2 as Primoz Roglic powered into the winning breakaway of the day. Roglic`s injuries on his left side proved no obstacle to taking third on the stage behind Nairo Quintana (Movistar) and Nicolas Roche (Team Sunweb), recapturing 36 seconds - including a time bonus for third - on many of his rivals, and moving up 93 spots on the overall standings to sixth. The downside for Jumbo-Visma was with their Tour de France podium finisher Steven Kruijswijk, who lost 1:43 on the stage on top of the 40 seconds lost because of Saturday night`s crash in the TTT.ADVERTISEMENT Kruijswijk now trails race leader Roche by 2:19, and according to team sources, is suffering from his injuries on stage 1. Roglic did not talk to media at the finish, despite his successful day, leaving it to the team directors to explain how they valued his strong bounceback from Saturday`s crash. `It didn`t work out perfectly for us, because Steven is in a lot of pain from what happened yesterday [Saturday],` sports director Grischa Niermann told Cyclingnews. `He didn`t have the best legs so he lost some time.` You can read more at Cyclingnews.com