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168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Philippe Gilbert (BMC) had the chance to go on the offensive on Tuesday's 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:16th stage of the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de France, but finishing ei❀ghth across the finish line in gap, the Belgian was somewhat disappoinꦅted.

Gilbert, along with teammate Manuel Quinziato made the 26-man breakaway from which Rui Costa (Movistar) eventually attacked for the stage win. It was a p💜osition that World Champion Gilbert was only able to be in with team l🌺eader Cadel Evans definitively out of contention for the general classification's top 10.

"But with an eighth place today I'm not happy," Gilbert told Sporza. “This was a missed opportunity."

The topic of the change of tactics from BMꦅC irked Gil❀bert.

"I've had enough questions about Evans and Van Garderen," he stated. "Our tactics have changed, yes. The race is like that now. It was nice to spend a day at the front and this is the 🍨main thing. "

Gilbert said he was not surprised to s🧜ee Costa attack on the Col de Manse and ♓go on to win the stage.

"The tailwind we had all day made it hard racing, especially on the climb," Gilbert said. "I knew Cos🐎ta was the rider to follow because without the incident on Stage 13 where his teammate, Alejandro Valverde, lost time, he would have been up there with the top contenders."

Gilbert crossed the finish line 1:04 in arrears of Costa, leading home a group of seven of his original breakaway companions.