Astana tried to lay down the law, but had to settle for a Mikel Landa win after Alberto Contador held his own. A dominant train of Astanites crushed the peloton into tiny pieces as Baby Blackbird sat in their wake and picked off loose seconds to consolidate his lead. Yuri Trofimov’s late attack looked to have taken the stage but Mikel Landa was let off the leash to chase him down and steal victory.
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