Not as catastrophic as his 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:previous time losses in the 2017 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de France, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nairo Quintana again finds himself on the back foot but not down and out. A day after 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:his Pyraneen raid to claw back 1:48 minutes on the likes of Fabio Aru, Chris Froome and Romain Bardet, Quintana shipped 21 seconds to Froome 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:in the Rodez finish.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Coming into the Tour after his second place finish at the Giro d'Italia in May, Quintana 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:has been lacking the climbing prowess which has seen him twice finish second and once third at the French Grand Tour. The steep finish into Rodez was not expected to see further shake up to the general⭕ classification which is the closest in race history 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:at this stage of the Tour. However♍, positioning proved crucial in the finale and Quintana explained that he preferred not to theജ any risks

"It was a꧂ fast stage, and after the wear and tear from yesterday we were finishing at a steep climb which didn't really suit my abilities. It was also difficult to get to the foot in a good place, because you must keep an eye on any crashes and avoid risks against tall, strong riders whose goal is chasing the stage win," said Quintana.

"You think more about your own safety and seek for further chances on the upcoming days. I though they weren't going to make that many splits, bu♊t that's OK - sometimes it's better to remain in one piece that chasing those risky 20 seconds."

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After 14 stages of the 2017🌳 Tour, Quintana sits in eighth place at 2:22 minutes to Froome. At the same point in the 2013 Tour, Quintana was 5:18 minutes down on Froome and would finish 4:20 minutes in arrears in Paris. In 2015, Quintana was 3:10 down and arrived in Paris just 1:12 behind Froome who celebrated his second Tour title. There was no late surge ♕from Quintana in 2016 and despite being closer to Froome than any of his previous three Tours, the Colombian's GC chances have largely been written off.

Quintana is still focused on the podium in Paris and explained he will aim to shake things up 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:startingไ Sunday across the Massif Central before the important foray into the Alps on Wednesday 💙and Thursday.

"Let's see how we can get them back tomorrow and whether our legs continue do💃 well. We must keep trying. We're more eager ⭕after yesterday's result and the team really trusts me to make it up," added Quintana who has finished on the podium at his last three Grand Tours.