Francsico Mancebo's return to North American racing at the Tour of Alberta started out well but then took two massive hits in stage's 2 and 3, leaving the 40-year-old Spaniard second-to-last overall heading into Sunday's individual time trial in Edmonton.
But the Skydive Dubai rider is hoping an easy day during Sunday's 12.1km race against the clock, which features no time cut, could provide the rest he needs to come out swinging on the final day.
Mancebo made the winning breakaway during the stage 1 circuit race in Lethbridge that gained more than two minutes on the rest of the field. He suffered dramatically during the cold, wet stage from Kananaskis to Olds, however, losing 12:45 and falling to 57th overall.
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"[Stage 2] was a very bad day for me," he told Cyclingnews after the stage 3 finish. "I was so tired because my last race was in April."
Indeed, before Alberta, Mancebo's last race with Skydive Dubai was at the Giro Del Trentino six months ago. He's done some smaller races in Spain during the intervening time, but the warm temperatures in his home country didn't prepare him for Tuesday's epically cold and wet conditions.
Mancebo is returning to North America for the first time in three years with the Skydive Dubai team after having raced the US domestic circuit for five years from 2009-2013. So far this season he has notched some good results, with fourth overall at the Tour de Langkawi and second overall at the Tour de Taiwan.
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