I always like to see a likely GT winner lose time on multiple stages to multiple combinations of riders when the time gaps are still small enough that you know the leaders jersey would not like to lose this time. This Vuelta is looking like a different sport to the TdF even if the climbing times yesterday were very quick (which hopefully may have been situational given the attacks started at the foot of the climb). It's almost like we are seeing riders on a level playing field compared to the men against boys of the TdF.