Esteban Chaves won stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia in the Dolomites as he and Steven Kruijswijk dealt a blow to the other overall favourites, with the Dutchman moving into the pink jersey at the expense of Andrey Amador. Amador's Movistar teammate Alejandro Valverde also lost a chunk of time after an attack from Vincenzo Nibali, who was dropped himself when Kruijswijk attacked and took Chaves with him. We've gathered some initial reactions from the key protagonists of the day.
Esteban Chaves (Orica-GreenEdge)
"I'm really happy. Winning the queen stage in the Giro is really special. This is not only for me, but for the team, who worked really well today. All the guys, the mechanics, soigneurs, people away from the race at the office. Orica-GreenEdge is a big family, thanks to Shayne Bannan, everyone.
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"Everyone was riding at their limits. Kruisjwijk started his attack, then I tried to follow. It was a steep climb, and then when we saw Nibali was dropped we started to work together. There's a lot of this Giro left. This is great but we'll see what happens tomorrow."
Vincenzo Nibali (Astana)
[Are you happy with the day?] "Half and half. I'm happy to have dropped Valverde.
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