Dazed and Confused said:And today's lucky rider is Krizek. Holds a lead of 3:25 after a few kms.
Not even the locals wants to be in the break today.
If they continue like that, they will arrive at 7 CET.
If the sprinters don't go for the intermediate sprints - and I doubt it - Valverde will suck another couple of seconds on each sprint.
After the stage, Contador will have no more than 16 seconds.
EDIT: Tinkoff should send Bennati with Contador, just in case Valverde goes for the seconds.