That's because he took time out of his real rivals - Contador, Nibali, Quintana - on a couple of stages earlier this week. As I say, that buffer is great. But he was in an even better position before 4pm yesterday, when he had that buffer, but he also had one (non-rival) rider ahead of him.
Posted By: Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 10:49:47
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