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Rodríguez Loses Time in Vuelta Mountains

Carlos Rodríguez lost significant time in the Vuelta a España's mountain stages after promising time trial start, falling behind main contenders.

Spanish cyclist Carlos Rodríguez has struggled during the mountain stages of the Vuelta a España after an impressive time trial opening. The 25-year-old rider lost 22 minutes in the Andorra mountains, dropping from contention. chickenroadslot.lat

"My body responds as if it has a limit," Rodríguez commented. "I'll try to remove this limit as the race progresses." The Almuñécar native also experienced two crashes during stage 8 but continued racing.