"Anywhere but fourth was how Ben O'Connor described his GC objectives in the Vuelta a España before the race and the Australian more than accomplished that goal with a second place overall in Madrid that crowned a milestone three-week performance in his career."
"It's a bit of a dream, I have been close before but to get it now is such an amazing thing. O'Connor, previously fourth overall in the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France, finally cracked a GC podium at the Vuelta."
"It was perhaps unconventional, but I guess it was just in the spirit of grit to get through to it to today. I’m pretty proud of how it went down."
"The final time trial itself had been the last piece of the Vuelta GC jigsaw, O'Connor argued, and although it could hardly have gone better in Madrid, he did point out that he's done some solid races against the clock in the past."
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