Juan Ayuso turned in a solid time trial but slides to sixth overall, at 4:53. He lost 2:17 to stage winner Remco Evenepoel but the UAE Team Emirates rider was positive after the stage.
"It's a lot of time. I woke up feeling rough, with a very bad headache, did three COVID tests, but it proved to be nothing. Overall, that's a lot of time to lose, but for now, I just have to concentrate on recovering as best I can. I'll keep on fighting and I've saved the day given the circumstances. But I will have to fight very hard if I want to finish on the podium."
-Juan Ayuso. Team captain Joao Almeida mistakenly took the deviation road for the race vehicles and got back on course in the final meters of the race and remains in seventh overall.
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