What a humdinger of a stage! Trash-talking revenge dished out by Vinceno Nibali and Nairo Quintana in the GC and tearful joy for Mikel Landa who took a well-deserved stage victory after being thwarted twice this week, attacking from the break on the final climb to solo across the line and into the waiting arms of his soigneur. Meanwhile, well back down the road, the GC contenders distanced Tom Dumoulin by just enough for him to lose the maglia rosa to Quintana. 
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