"It was a very important test, we couldn't lose time with Einer and I was with him the whole time until one kilometer to go. There was a big breakaway, there was rain at the end, but it was a lot of fun," the
Movistar Team rider said at the end of the day. He was 31st on the day (16th out of those who did not feature in the breakaway), finishing 30 seconds behind the Pogacar/Rubio group. As the race slowly approaches it's toughest mountain stages, Quintana will enter the terrain that he likes the most.
Ultimately however, he will also try to support his other compatriot Fernando Gaviria in search of success in today's sprint stage: "In the end we did a very good stage, today we hope for a sprint with Fernando, once again we can try. We hope to finish this second week on an excellent note, thank you very much."
