I think Alejandro slept fine. 11th on a mountain finish that doesn’t suit him, only losing a minute and a half to the stage winner and less than a minute to most of his top 10 rivals is a pretty good return, especially combined with the nearly a minute he gained on yesterday’s stage.
With Mas and Soler still both up there in GC, I think this Vuelta is going well for Movistar, and they’re going to hopefully push for a podium in the 3rd week when I expect riders like Martin, Carthy and Chavez to fall away.