The colombian finishes 20th at 42" of Lutsenko (APT), who wins a tight TT ahead of his teamate I. Izagirre and Asgreen (DQS). Enric Mas and Alejandro Valverde end up 46th and 49th with more than a minute.
Short but hilly TT that began to shape the GC of this Dauphiné, with the main GC contenders along the best times.
Miguel Ángel López was the fastest of our guys, finishing in a promising 20th position that makes him a candidate for the GC due to the upcoming mountain stages, he’s 14th on the GC at 43″ of Postlberger (BOH) who kept the yellow jersey today.
Enric Mas conceded 1’15” while Alejandro Valverde lost a couple seconds more (1’17”), they are now 26th and 24th respectively on the GC.
High mountain will take another stage to come, as we’ll have a typical mid mountain stage tomorrow, with 5 climbs and 175,4 km between Saint-Chamond and Saint-Vallier.
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