{
  "id": 6612769,
  "title": "Roglic closes gap on Mas in Vuelta time trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/roglic-closes-gap-on-mas-in-vuelta-time-trial",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-10T16:46:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/roglic-closes-gap-mas-vuelta-164607076.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Primoz Roglic extended his lead over leader Enric Mas in the Vuelta a Espana as he secured fourth place in the time trial of stage 18. The Slovenian cyclist, who has won the Vuelta a Espana four times, clocked 35 minutes and 41 seconds to narrow the gap between himself and Mas to one minute and 37 seconds. Mas, meanwhile, finished the stage in 12th place, leaving Roglic in second place overall in the general classification. Felix Gall of Austria, who finished the stage in 25th place, now trails Roglic by 1:36. The stage saw Swiss time trial specialist Stefan Kung claim victory, finishing three seconds ahead of Great Britain's Callum Thornley. The race continues with a 205.1km stage from Velez-Malaga to Penas Blancas on Friday, followed by a 187km mountain stage from La Calahorra to Collado del Alguacil on Saturday. The Vuelta concludes on Sunday with a 99.4km stage in Granada, where Mas aims to secure his first Grand Tour victory.",
  "summary": "Primoz Roglic moves into second in the general classification and closes the gap on leader Enric Mas with a fourth-place finish in the time trial on stage 18 at the Vuelta a Espana.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Cycling Weekly",
        "title": "Vuelta a España stage 18 individual time trial start times",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/vuelta-a-espana-stage-18-individual-time-trial-start-times",
        "published": "2026-09-10T09:51:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Swiss Kung wins Vuelta stage 18, Mas retains healthy overall lead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/swiss-kung-wins-vuelta-stage-18-mas-retains-healthy-overall-lead",
        "published": "2026-09-10T16:13:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Roglic closes gap on Mas in Vuelta time trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/roglic-closes-gap-on-mas-in-vuelta-time-trial-6619731",
        "published": "2026-09-10T16:46:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}