Tom Dumoulin 'just empty with no energy' as he loses eight minutes at Vuelta a España

LEKUNBERRI SPAIN OCTOBER 21 Primoz Roglic of Slovenia and Team Jumbo Visma Red Leader Jersey George Bennett of New Zealand and Team Jumbo Visma Tom Dumoulin of The Netherlands and Team Jumbo Visma Robert Gesink of The Netherlands and Team Jumbo Visma during the 75th Tour of Spain 2020 Stage 2 a 1516km stage from Pamplona to Lekunberri lavuelta LaVuelta20 La Vuelta on October 21 2020 in Lekunberri Spain Photo by David RamosGetty Images
Race leader Primož Roglič alongside teammates Tom Dumoulin and Robert Gesink on stage 2 of the Vuelta a España (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Another day at the Vuelta a España meant another gain for overall leader Primož Roglič, who took bonus seconds on stage 2 in Lekunberri to add four seconds to his advantage at the top of the standings.

For his Jumbo-Visma team, though, it was a slightly different story as rivals Movistar took charge of the race on the category 1 climb of the Alto de San Miguel de Aralar, launching Marc Soler to victory on the 17-kilometre descent to the finish.

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