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Stage 15 of the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Vuelta a España was a testing day for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Omega Pharma-Quick Step's GC hopeful Rigoberto Urán. The Colombian slipped once place on the overall standings from fifth to sixth and is 2:57 minutes down on race leader 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo).

Urán was climbing with a select GC group as the race hit the slopes of the HC Lagos de Covadonga climb but when Contador attacked in the final 4km, Urán was unable to match the ferocious pace and instead settled into his own rhythm alongside 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Chris Froome (Team Sky) and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Warren Barguil (Giant-Shimano).

The 27-year-old then saw Froome and Barguil surge ahead but managed to find one last reserve of energy to cross the line in ninth place, one minute down on stage w🎶inner Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre-Merida).

"I did the best I could on another difficult finale at La Vuelta," Urán said. "I gave everything to be there with the top GC guys in the final few kil🧸ometres. Tomorrow will be another challenging day in the mountains and I need to immediately focus on it rather than dwell on today."

Urán has ridden the Vuelta on two previous occasions with 27th overall last year his best result so far. The Colombian has 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:finished second at the last two editions of the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giro d'Italia but is yet to repl♑icate his May form in September.

"I will be motivated to do as well as I can, with the help of my teammates, on the last stage before the rest day," Urán added. "Then we will see where I am in the GC, what we can do to improve, and what our strategy will be for the final partඣ of the race."

Urán will now have to do without the services of three-time time trial world champion 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tony Martin who was one of five abandons on the𓂃 stage as the German turns his attention to capturing another rainbow jers🤡ey against the clock.

"It's always a shame to abandon a race when it's not yet over," Martin said after leaving the race. "But, the first two weeks of racing here have been difficult and I also went absolutely full gas in the time trial 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:for my victory.

"It took a while to recover 100 percent. It's no secret 𒅌that I am aiming for the UCI World Time Trial Championships in a couple weeks. To me, winning these are eℱven more important than ever before."

꧋Since its reintroduction to the World Championships schedule, Omega Pharma-Quick Step have yet ꦑto be beaten in the team time trial event and Martin is looking to help the team claim another title.

"I c🐎an help the team as we try to win a third straight🍃 TTT gold medal,' he said. "I can also set a record if I win a fourth straight individual time trial championship. It will be particularly important to arrive fresh because there are less than three days between each time trial championship. So, I am optimizing recovery in function of my goals."

The German also wished his team good fortun♋e for the remaining w𝔍eek of the Spanish grand tour.

"I wish good luck to all of my teammates at La Vuelta, especially Rigo, as they defend his position in the GC and will🐷 do their best for another stage victory in the final days of racing," he said. "They have done well so far and I have no doubt this will continue."