Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo) said he had come through Tuesday’s transition stage without any difficulty but recognised that Wednesday’s first summit finish of the Vuelta a España would represent a much more serious challenge.
After initially being unsure what had caused his poor day in the mountains on Monday, Contador confirmed after stage 4 that he had been suffering from stomach problems, which had made themselves manifest during a rough night in Andorra. The big question, now that the reason for his difficulties had been identified, was how long they would last.
"You never know with a virus whether it's something that's going to be a problem that only affects you for one day or for several," Contador said. "I hope it'll go, but the opposite could happen. We'll go day by day, stay concentrated and fingers crossed I'll hit the same kind of form that I had before la Vuelta.
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Trek-Segafredo sports director Dirk De Mol told Cyclingnews the team were not panicking, and instead were taking a wait-and-see approach.
"Let's see," De Mol said. "It's not like he's lost 15 minutes; he's lost two and a half. Let's see how quickly he can get over it."
Contador agreed that Wednesday's difficult 3km ascent to la Ermita de Santa Lucia, coming at the end of a stage with more than 2,700 metres of climbing, could well be a "big test."
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