maxmartin said:yep he dropped a few sopts in the middle maybe he wanted other people do some work, and in the end he took control and perhaps he did not not know exactly how many people were in front of him, so he tried to sprint to get the bonus.
Maybe he was thinking of an attack from behind but quit the idea. I don't think he was in trouble at all. None of the contenders seem to able to drop him so if nothing exceptional happens he has the Giro-Vuelta double this year.