Mattias Skjelmose was one of the GC riders who lost some time on Sunday's tough 9th stage of the
Vuelta a Espana. The Dane did not feel well in the Spanish heat and thus focused on reducing the losses. The
Lidl-Trek rider did relatively well at that, finishing in a small group with defending champion Sepp Kuss.
"It hurt my legs. I think it was insanely hot and a really brutal day," says Skjelmose to the Danish TV 2 Sport.