One day to go. Stage 14, the first stage of the third week of the Vuelta a España, saw Primoš Roglic (Jumbo Visma) cross the line still in the overall lead.

Logrich, who finished 10th in a tricky uphill finish in the city of Ourense that was, to say the least, unlovely, was able to monitor Dan Martin (Israel Startup Nation), one of the fastest in the peloton, in such a finish, while the breakaway group He passed near the front of the main group at the back of the pack.

There was speculation that Roglic, who won his second La Roja out of three after winning the Suanes climb so comfortably a week or so ago, would attempt a fearsome late acceleration to gain a few more seconds.

But instead, he seemed content to be in a very good position in the finale and with the red jersey of the ninth stage on his shoulders.

"The pace was super high on the last climb," he said. I had to sprint wherever I was."

"If I had gone for the win or done something different, there would have been a bigger fight in the main group. But it was still a hard climb"

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Asked if he would have liked to have gone for a fifth stage win, Roglic said he would have if he had the bonus seconds.

"But the break was going very well."

The breakaway group was briefly down to 90 seconds thanks to Astana and Total Direct Energy, but in the end Tim Wellens (Lotto-Soudal) took the stage win, finishing nearly 4 minutes ahead.

"It was a very fast stage" - with a breakaway over 44.3 km "a group like that was so strong it was almost impossible to bring them back."

Heading east through Galicia to the northwestern edge of the neighboring Zamora region, Thursday's stage, the longest in the Vuelta at 234km, promises to be a tough day in the saddle with 5 third class mountains hiding 4,000m of vertical climbing.

"The first 50 km are flat, but the undulations don't stop the rest of the way, and there is a chance of rain towards the end of the stage.

"It could be very difficult going into the mountain stages over the weekend.

Asked how he feels about tackling such a mammoth stage so late in the race, Roglic insisted, "After everything we've done, everyone feels it in their legs. But it can't be helped. The stage is there, so let's give it our best."