Cyclist who finished second at the 2026 Vuelta a Espana, 2min 15sec behind winner Enric Mas.
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The Namibian
Primoz Roglic leads by second place overall, 2min 15sec behind Mas
“Mas lost a few seconds to Felix Gall, third overall, but leads Roglic by 2min 15sec, with the Austrian a further half-minute back.”
Mas on brink of Vuelta triumph as Landa claims stage 20The Namibian
Primoz Roglic holds second place 3min 21sec behind Pogacar
“Pogacar, aiming for a Grand Tour grand slam, holds a 3min 21sec lead on compatriot and four-time Vuelta winner Primoz Roglic, in second place.”
Brennan blasts to Vuelta stage five victory, Pogacar holds leadThe Namibian
Primoz Roglic came in 24th in the opening stage time trial
“Pogacar's compatriot Primoz Roglic is chasing a record-equalling fifth Vuelta victory but came in 24th.”
Pogacar wins Vuelta a Espana opening stageThe Namibian
Primoz Roglic was third on final stage at seven seconds
“A second Slovenian, Primoz Roglic was third at seven seconds.”
Pogacar ends dominant Tour of Romandie with fourth winEnric Mas, 31, won his first Vuelta a Espana title on Sunday in Granada, finishing 2mins 15sec ahead of Primoz Roglic to become the first Spaniard to win the race since Alberto Contador in 2014.
11 hours ago · The Namibian →
Enric Mas, 31, won his first Vuelta a Espana title on Sunday in Granada, finishing 2mins 15sec ahead of Primoz Roglic to become the first Spaniard to win the race since Alberto Contador in 2014.
11 hours ago · The Namibian →
Home favourite Enric Mas extended his lead over Primoz Roglic on stage 20 and is set to win his first Grand Tour on Sunday in the final stage at Granada. Mas, who has been runner-up at the Vuelta three times, leads Roglic by 2min 15sec and would become the first Spaniard to win the race since Alberto Contador in 2014.
12 September 2026 · The Namibian →
Bastien Tronchon won the bunch sprint on stage 10 of the Vuelta a Espana, with Enric Mas retaining the red jersey in the general classification ahead of Primoz Roglic and Felix Gall.
1 September 2026 · The Namibian →
Enric Mas won Sunday's mountainous ninth stage of the Vuelta a Espana and extended his overall lead to 1min 18sec over Primoz Roglic, a day after five-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar crashed out of the race with a broken collarbone.
30 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Race leader Tadej Pogacar abandoned the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday after suffering shoulder and face injuries in a fall 31km from the stage-eight finish, handing overall lead to Spaniard Enric Mas. The Slovenian's withdrawal marks his first failure to finish a Grand Tour.
29 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Norwegian cyclist Andreas Leknessund won stage seven of the Vuelta a Espana on a day when Norway's King Harald died aged 89. Leknessund broke away with seven kilometres remaining to finish 31 seconds ahead of compatriot Tobias Johannessen, with both riders wearing black armbands in tribute.
29 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Matthew Brennan claimed his second stage win of the Vuelta a España in stage five, holding off Jordi Meeus in a bunch sprint finish. General classification leader Tadej Pogacar maintained his red jersey and a 3min 21sec lead over compatriot Primoz Roglic in second place.
27 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogacar won the individual time trial opening stage of the Vuelta a Espana, beating Briton Ethan Hayter by 0.09 seconds to claim the leader's red jersey. Pogacar, competing for the first time in the Vuelta since 2019 and aiming for a career Grand Tour treble, clocked 10 minutes 57 seconds on the 9.4-kilometre course in Monaco.
22 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Tour de France favourites Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, and Paul Seixas are using different pre-Tour build-ups and have largely avoided racing each other this season, with Pogacar and Vingegaard — winners of the last six Tour editions — facing off only once since last year's race. The Tour begins July 4 in Barcelona.
4 June 2026 · The Namibian →
Tadej Pogacar won the Tour of Romandie in his first appearance at the Swiss race, taking the final stage by three seconds over Florian Lipowitz and finishing with a 42-second overall margin. The win marks his first stage race of the season as he builds toward defending his Tour de France title in July.
3 May 2026 · The Namibian →