I think it was a good move from Quintana. He was tactically spot on and he gained 6 seconds. Obviously that's not a lot, and it probably won't matter in the end of the Giro (win or lose), but he's at least trying to do something and animating the race. Last time I checked, that's what everyone wants to see, an animated race, right? So many have complained throughout this Giro that it's been boring and nobody's doing anything significant to shake up the race, well, now that we have had a few ripple effects the past couple stages, all of a sudden people people don't appreciate that? You can't have it both ways. "Oh what a boring snoozefest of a race!" Somebody attacks: "Oh wow, why did he attack? It was a meaningless attack!"
Also don't see any arrogance in Dumoulin waiting for Quintana.
I had a sneaky feeling that a result like this, where the GC men are most, if not all of them, are attentive and the stage result is made up of those particular men. I think the high speed softened things up today, and the aggressive riding throughout the day made it possible for those with GC aspirations-aka more endurance men-to stay up front and possibly challenge. The tough final part of the stage was also going to play into the hands of riders like Jungels. I actually thought Dumoulin could have another go today, but he is obviously thinking big picture.
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