Astana might have lost its two-pronged attack on stage 9 of the Vuelta a España when Mikel Landa lost almost 14 minutes, but Fabio Aru managed to eke out a few seconds on some of his rivals on the steep ascent of Cumbre del Sol.
Aru edged himself in front of Nairo Quintana (Movistar) in the overall standings thanks to a fourth place finish on the stage, and is now sixth overall 1:13 behind leader Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin).
"The climb was full on and I gave everything. I have to thank my team who did so much for me today. there are still a lot of stages and a lot of climbs to come in the next week. The Vuelta is long," Aru said.
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After losing 37 seconds on the opening stage to Esteban Chaves (Orica-GreenEdge) and 11 to Quintana in the first stage, Aru grabbed back a half dozen seconds on stage 8 on the Movistar duo before taking another four seconds on Sunday.
"Certainly compared to how it started, we're making little steps forward," Aru said. "I'll improve day by day. Right now I'd just to recover for the coming stages." (BR)
Fraile extends mountains lead in Vuelta
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