“I’m still a bit shocked,” Renshaw said. “Near the end I got caught with a bit of a wave and for a bit I thought Thor had crashed. Then I heard him behind me and he went with about 400m to go, pulling out of the outside of Valverde. On an uphill finish like that nobody’s going to beat a sprinter like Thor. Once we get a new sponsor, maybe he can put in a good word for me.”
Voeckler’s efforts at the front with Chavanel allowed him to keep the “King of the Mountains” polka dot jersey, at least for the time being.
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