Greig Leach

With Authority

First, I can't believe that BeIn Sports went to commercial just as Alberto Contador (Tinkoff Saxo) caught up to the Astana duo of Fabio Aru and Mikel Landa! Who thought that was a good idea. So I have know idea if the Maglia Rosa said anything about the attack in the valley. But I do know that the Spaniard let his legs do the talking. He didn't even slow when he caught his quarry. Prior to Contador's arrival, Landa had obviously been holding back to keep his team leader on his wheel. Aru was suffering. As was Yury Trofimov (Katusha), it was his GC placement that set first Katusha on the offensive and prompt Astana to chase across the valley, so Contador had no interest in letting any of these guys catch his wheel.