He crossed the finish line three seconds ahead of Aranburu, who narrowly took second over Barcelo. The peloton finished three minutes and two seconds down so there was no change in the overall standings despite the best efforts of Miguel Angel Lopez, who attempted an attack but was quickly reeled in by race leader Roglic. “It was a long fight to get into the breakaway, when we went away I saw good climbers with me, and I wasn’t really confident about my chances to win,” Gilbert told reporters. “The atmosphere was crazy on the last climb, it was really like in the Classics with all the flags and everything.
“They gave me a lot of motivation. It’s also special because it’s my tenth victory at a Grand Tour so it’s a nice number.” The Vuelta moves back into the mountains on Friday for a 166.4 km ride from Bilbao to Los Machucos. Monumento Vaca Pasiega, where climbing specialists Lopez and Nairo Quintana will look to make up time on Roglic.
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