Following a worryingly uneven performance in the Vosges on Wednesday, Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) sounded a much more upbeat note on Saturday's first Tour de France stage in the Jura mountains, where he finished without any problems alongside the main favourites.
At La Planche des Belles Filles, Quintana was unable to follow Chris Froome's counter-attack behind Fabio Aru (Astana Pro Team), although Quintana subsequently regained contact with the Sky rider and then limited his time losses to a handful of seconds when Froome bolted after Dan Martin (Quick-Step Floors).
Afterwards the Colombian told his team's website that the Vosges finish had not seen him on his best day and that he was still honing his top-end form after racing the Giro d'Italia and the break that followed.
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But Quintana also said that he hoped to continue to regain his strength in the following mountain stages and in the Jura, to judge from his comments to reporters at the Movistar Team bus after stage 8, Quintana says he's still improving
"Today we were gaining more race rhythm, hoping the legs continued to feel good, and tomorrow [Sunday] is even more important," he said.
"This morning I said the important thing was not to lose time, to go well and feel good, and that's what happened."
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