The Belgian rode tempo on the next two first category ascents, before a mechanical left him 10 points off the mountains jersey on the second last climb - where Cortina blew a gasket and left just four of us with a two-minute gap out front. Another day in the mountains meant another go at getting in the breakaway and today I was the last one to make it across. The second time around, Bauke Mollema attacked for the mountain points at the top and my legs went. The chasing peloton caught me about 2km from the top of an uncategorised climb with 25km to go. I climbed with Dani Moreno of EF, finishing 18 minutes behind stage winner Thibaut Pinot of FDJ.

Source: Irish Independent September 10, 2018 01:30 UTC