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Eddie Dunbar won stage 20 of the Vuelta a Espana as Primoz Roglic all but sealed overall victory.<\/b><\/p>\n
Irishman Dunbar, riding for Team Jayco Alula, attacked with about 5km left to catch leader Pavel Sivakov on the final climb of this year’s race.<\/p>\n
He caught the Frenchman with about 3km remaining, then dropped him to win the stage by seven seconds.<\/p>\n
Movistar’s Enric Mas was second and Red Bull – Bora-Hansgrohe’s Roglic third – a further three seconds adrift – on the 172km stage from Villarcayo to Picon Blanco.<\/p>\n
Slovenian Roglic finished four seconds ahead of Decathlon-AG2R-La Mondiale’s Ben O’Connor to stretch his lead in the general classification to two minutes two seconds.<\/p>\n
“This one definitely feels a bit sweeter,” said Dunbar, who won stage 11.<\/a><\/p>\n “I felt good in that second part today. I just backed myself on that climb and paced myself really well.<\/p>\n “I knew this climb from a few years ago. I rode the steep parts pretty hard and the flat bits really conservatively to make sure I had enough left in the tank.”<\/p>\n “I’m super happy that I could hold on.”<\/p>\n Barring accident, Roglic is almost certain to confirm a fourth Vuelta triumph in Sunday’s final 24.6km time trial in Madrid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n