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The stage 13 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de France time trial proved to be a mixed bag for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Joaquim 'Purito' Rodríguez and Katusha with the Spaniard suffering in the wind affected parcours to finish 3:43 minutes down on yellow jersey Chris Froome and 4:46 minutes on 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:stage winner Tom Dumoulin. The result dropped the 37-year-old from tenth to 13th while teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Ilnur Zakarin improved from 37☂th to 33rd having finished in 19th place.

Sports director José Azevedo explained that having assessed the stage, he found more benefits than negatives in the results of Rod🦂ríguez and Zakarin.

"Purito is no TT ꧙specialist and a light rider but the course was goo꧋d for him and he felt good," said Azevedo. "He lost time on some riders and gained on some others. He ended up 40-seconds away from top ten. So all is possible.

"Also for Zakarin, who did a good TT, possibilities will come. Don't forget how far Ilnur has come," he added of the 26-year-old who is making his Tour debut. "Every day he's better and his condition is growing. We will go for a good last Tour wee🎐k!"

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Azevedo told Cyclingnews on Bastille Day that the 2013 third place finisher Rodríguez would look for stage wins in the Alps during the third week and considering he is almost six minutes down on Froom🦹e, he hopes 👍he will be given the freedom to attack to do so.

"Plus because of his time difference with ♐Froome there is maybe now possibility to go for stage win in the last week," he added of the team aims for the third week.

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As one of the smaller and lighter riders in the peloton, Rodríguez's time trial was made harder by the strong winds which featured across the 37.5km parcours. While he remained upright, unlike the likes of Edward Theuns who 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:crashed heavily and fracꩲtured a vertebra, Rodríguez explained he found it a demanding day i🥃n the saddle.

"Honestly it was difficult for me on the bike today. I suffered in the wind👍. On the flat and the descent it was hard for me to put power on the pedals. My force went to keep equilibrium. This was the third day with wind and that's not to my advantage. With my 58 kilos, it was dangerous," said the 1.69m tall Rodriguez.

While stage 14 is one expected to suit the sprinters, with Katusha's Alexander Kristoff looking to challenge for line honours, stage 15 could see Rodriguez on the attack as the peloton tackles the HC rated Grand Colombier category 1🍌 Lacets du Grand Colombier climbs before the finish in 🌱Culoz.

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