• Published10 September 2026, 17:45 BST

Primoz Roglic moved into second in the general classification and closed the gap on leader Enric Mas by over 30 seconds as he finished fourth in the time trial on stage 18 at the Vuelta a Espana.

The four-time Vuelta winner finished in a time of 35 minutes and 41 seconds to reduce the lead of Spaniard Mas, who came 12th, to one minute 37 seconds in the general classification.

Slovenian Roglic, who rides for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, overtook Felix Gall in the standings after the Austrian came home in 25th position, 1:36 slower than his podium rival.

Time trial specialist Stefan Kung of Switzerland won the 32.5km stage from El Puerto de Santa Maria to Jerez de la Frontera, three seconds ahead of Great Britain's Callum Thornley.

Compatriot Oscar Onley remains fifth in the general classification after finishing 17th, and he extended his lead over his rival for the young rider's white jersey Jacob Omrzel.

The tour travels 205.1km between Velez-Malaga to Penas Blancas on Friday, before Saturday's 187km mountain stage from La Calahorra to Collado del Alguacil.

The Vuelta concludes on Sunday with a 99.4km stage in Granada, where Mas, 31, will hope to seal his first Grand Tour victory.

Vuelta stage 18 results

1. Stefan Kung (Swi/Tudor Pro Cycling Team) 35 mins 22 secs

2. Callum Thornley (GB/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +3secs

3. Joao Almeida (Por/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +9secs

4. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +19secs

5. Wout van Aert (Bel/Team Visma-Lease a Bike) +20secs

6. Finn Fisher-Black (NZ/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +21secs

7. Bruno Armirail (Fra/Team Visma-Lease a Bike) +26secs

8. Ivo Oliveira (Por/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +30secs

9. Ethan Hayter (GB/Soudal Quick-Step) +32secs

10. Xabier Azparren (Spa/Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) +33secs

General classification after stage 18

1. Enric Mas (Spa/Movistar Team) 60hrs 45mins 58secs

2. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +1mins 37secs

3. Felix Gall (Aut/Decathlon CMA CGM Team) +3mins 1sec

4. Richard Carapaz (Ecu/EF Education-EasyPost) +5mins 17secs

5. Oscar Onley (GB/Netcompany Ineos Cycling) +6mins 3secs

6. Jakob Omrzel (Slo/Bahrain Victorious) +7mins

7. Clement Berthet (Fra/Groupama-FDJ United) +7mins 47secs

8. Mattias Skjelmose (Den/Lidl-Trek) +7mins 51secs

9. Cristian Rodriguez (Spa/XDS Astana Team) +7mins 51secs

10. Harold Tejada (Col/XDS Astana Team) +9mins 57secs