Originally Posted by MinnMan

I feel bad for Purito. He's raced his heart out the last few years, with good results but never quite winning the big prizes.

It's also interesting to me that 3 out of the top 4 raced in the Vuelta. I think overall they were in better shape than those who rested.

And like somebody else said, it was a little surprising that the contenders in the end were GC riders, not Classics specialists. After all, the course wasn't too mountainous. I guess it was a long hard day and stamina trumped speed.