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Alejandro Valverde takes 3 on the finishing line of Monte Castrove

Alejandro Valverde takes 3 on the finishing line of Monte Castrove

… and is 3rd overall

After Christopher Froome’s attack who took the second place of the 18th stage of the Vuelta behind Italian Fabio Aru, Alejandro gave the provisory second place of the general classification to the British rider.

Alejandro’s quotes:

“When Froome attacked, there wasn’t much cooperation behind: I pushed into the group from the beginning to not let the two go, but I always had to keep an eye on my side so Purito didn’t attack, which was the thing he did all the time. Though we tried and we were closed in the final section, we couldn’t catch them. Still, we must keep fighting because we’re still in the mix. I don’t really think Froome is doing better than us; he’s physically level with us three, but he was simply smarter today and took advantage that we three were controlling each other. We already imagined Froome was going to contest the intermediate sprint and we sent team-mates ahead, but despite that, he managed to take second. We will have to keep full focus tomorrow and give everything we’ve got left on Saturday before the final TT.”

Tomorrow: stage 19: Salvaterra do Miño-Cangas do Morrazo: 181 km