After six of 21 stages, the best young rider of the Vuelta a España 2024 is Florian Lipowitz. This means a change of colour for Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe at the stage finish in Yunquera. The team gives up the red jersey - the white jersey is added.
It was a race day that was characterised by the battle for the breakaway group in the first half. With 110 kilometres to go, Florian Lipowitz was able to catch up with a few chasers to the front. As the best-placed rider in the group, the 23-year-old even rode in the virtual red jersey for a while.
The battle for the lead flared up in the second half of the race. With 25 kilometres to go, O'Connor rode solo at the front, followed by a group around Lipowitz 2 minutes later and the peloton around Primož Roglič more than 5 minutes behind. On the climb to the stage finale, the lead at the front continued to grow and was 4:33 minutes ahead of the second-placed rider at the finish line. Sprinting from the next chasing group, Lipowitz crossed the line in 3rd place and moved up to 4th place in the overall standings - currently the best-placed young rider in the Vuelta.
The group around Primož Roglič arrived in Yunquera 6:31 minutes after O'Connor.