Just two seconds behind Australian Cadel Evans, who has been a leader in the overall
"Today was an important day and a lot of expectation for being the first high mountain stage."
"To all this was the first major test and we could determine that there is fairly evenly among the favorites."
"Both Evans, as Basso, Sanchez, Mosquera and Gesink that started at the end, we were there watching us a little behind Cunego, who went by the stage and posed no danger in general."
"I think we should be happy to have saved well one more day and now will try to get it before tomorrow because this stage of Catí Xorret will also be very tough and important."
"I have great confidence because I felt I had good sensations throughout the day, well wrapped for my teammates."
Source: Agencias