Nicolas Roche climbs standings on Nelson Oliveira’s big day
Ireland’s Nicolas Roche was in that escape group and he was third over the line, one minute behind Oliveira to move five places up the General Classification to 16th overall.
The winner, riding for Lampre-Merida, made his move with 27 kilometres of the stage remaining, jumping clear of that lead group and time-trialling his way to the finish. Fabio Aru (Astana) retained the race leaders’ red jersey on a day that saw no significant changes in the general classification.
