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A Stong Defense CdD25-23
Ivan Romeo (Movistar) had a very tough task ahead of him as he rolled down the start ramp in Charmes sur Rhone. He couldn't lose more than a minute to some of the very best cyclists in the world. He almost did it. He finished the day in fifteenth place ceding minute and twenty-six seconds to the stage winner, Remco Evenpoel. That result meant that he would not start tomorrow in yellow. However, he now sits in third on the general classification (and in the race for the Maillot Blanc, as well) just nine seconds back.