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Tom Dumoulin today has failed to maintain its leadership position in the Vuelta. The Dutchman had to heavy Pyreneeënrit to Andorra and a half minute admit Fabio Aru. The Astana rider, making it the new leader in the Spanish round, while Dumoulin has dropped to third place.
In addition Aru is indeed also Joaquim Rodriguez, the 24 year old Dutchman passed in the general classification. Yet to the differences with another week and a half is not very large. Dumoulin state after eleven stages thirty seconds behind Aru and three seconds behind Rodriguez.
Before the ride today was a bit whether Dumoulin could maintain itself in a stage of this caliber. The Dutchman was the last few days uphill although along with the best riders, but today the platoon had a whopping climb six mountain passes, a rare tough stage.
Dumoulin shows a candidate for top ranking
Despite his loss of time is now clear that Dumoulin will also be in the high mountains is currently at the top. So he left the final climb include Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde, the number two and three of the last Tour, behind. Tour winner Chris Froome was even four and a half minute after the Limburger over.
Even otherwise also seemed Dumoulin to lose a lot of time, when he was at thirty kilometers from the finish almost all favorites from himself saw drive. In the descent of the Collada de la Gallina was the driver of Allegiant Alpecin is too far back in the pack and he could not respond when Valverde and Rodriguez drove away.
Aru breaking away early and endures
In the run up to the final climb made Dumoulin, however, exploited the eagerness of Mikel Nieve and Domenico Pozzovivo, who did a lot kopwerk in the group of the Dutchman. Therefore drove Dumoulin at the beginning of the climb to Alto Els Cortals d’Encamp just between the other riders in the tp of the standings.
With just a kilometer or 8 could be the carrier of the red However, not follow, when Aru placed a strong acceleration. Although the Italian thereby won only twenty seconds on Dumoulin, he managed to extend his lead in the final kilometers, little by little.
Restart incident with race engine
Once Dumoulin and Aru had started the final climb Sergio Paulinho already given. It was during today’s ride hit by a motor of the Spanish television and was severely battered. The Portuguese is the second rider from Tinkoff-Saxo which collided with a motorcycle. This weekend Peter Sagan left the lap after a collision.
Owner Oleg Tinkoff responded on Twitter outraged at the new collision. He wrote:
“I now consider seriously get my team out of the Vuelta. And to the ASO (the organization of the match) around this boycott. They pay us any money for the race and even injure our riders. “
To strike in the time trial
Although the toughest ride of the round after today is over , there certainly are a handful decisive rides on the program. Especially the stages this weekend and Monday – ending all on a mountain – are difficult enough to lose much time.
Dumoulin in those rides to limit the damage knows, he is still a good chance of victory. On Wednesday, after all, is riding a time trial and bicycles against the clock Dumoulins specialty
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