Primoz Roglic urged his Jumbo-Visma team to maintain their focus after he reclaimed the lead of the Vuelta a Espana with victory in a stage 13 time trial on Tuesday.

Defending champion Roglic won his fourth stage of this edition of the race on the 33.7 kilometre route, which started in Muros and finished with a steep climb up to the Mirador de Ezaro.

Roglic clocked a time of 46 minutes and 39 seconds, edging Will Barta by one second, to take a 39-second lead in the battle for the red jersey.

Richard Carapaz of INEOS Grenadiers, who started the day leading the General Classification, is second after finishing the stage 49 seconds back in seventh.

Despite his advantage, Roglic is taking little for granted ahead of the final five stages.

"I felt strong - surprising. I thought I'd suffer a lot more," said Roglic.

"Today went quite fine. We know it's not a fun thing to do the time trial, but I had the legs.

"I'd rather be 39 seconds ahead than behind, but we need to keep our focus."

STAGE RESULT

1. Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) 46:39
2. William Barta (CCC Team) +00:01
3. Nelson Oliveira (Movistar) +00:10
4. Hugh Carthy (EF Pro Cycling) +00:25
5. Bruno Armirail (Groupama-FDJ) +00:41

CLASSIFICATION STANDINGS

General Classification

1. Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) 49:16:16
2. Richard Carapaz (INEOS Grenadiers) +00:39
3. Hugh Carthy (EF Pro Cycling) +00:47

Points Classification

1. Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) 172
2. Richard Carapaz (INEOS Grenadiers) 113
3. Dan Martin (Israel Start-Up Nation) 103

King of the Mountains

1. Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) 76
2. Richard Carapaz (INEOS Grenadiers) 30
3. Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) 27

What's next?

A much longer challenge awaits the riders on stage 14, which is a 204.7km route from Lugo to Ourense that features a category three climb near its finish.