Nairo Quintana (Movistar) has made it through the nerve-shredding first four stages of the Tour de France with his GC options intact and ready to take his place in what he considers the Tour's first major exam for the overall contenders on stage 5 in the Massif Centrale.
"Today's stage was dangerous, but we got through it well, without any incidents and that was what counts," Quintana told Spanish reporters at the line in Limoges.
"Tomorrow's stage [5] is good for us, it's mountainous and it will be the first big test for all of us."
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Currently lying seventh overall, after finishing 44th in Thursday's stage 4, Quintana recognised that "it's a tough stage, but I hope to go well. Then it's into the Pyrenees where I hope to be in good condition."
Movistar team manager Eusebio Unzue said he's not expecting a huge sort-out on stage 5, but he does expect a small group of front-runners at the finish.
"Normally, all the top contenders will be in it," Unzue said. "I think the most important thing is that it will create something of a hierarchy on GC which will cut down on the stress levels in the peloton, that, up to now, have been worryingly high."
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