Küng wins the clock and Mas holds the lead
Roglichas begun the day with the intention of shortening distances and the Slovenianhas set a higher pace than Mas in the first part of the tour. At the first point of control, he has outperformed the leader in almost 22 seconds and the difference has widened to over 36 seconds in the second step, while Felix Gallhas lost his place and has begun to move away from the fight for the first place in the general.
However, Mas accelerated in the final stretch and managed to shorten distances. The Movistar Teamcyclist crossed the finish line with a timeof 36:14 and Roglicwith 35:41. The Slovenian finished second in the overall ranking, but fell to 1:37 from the Spaniard .
Ahead of the favourites, Küng has done a great time check and kept the best time until the end. The Swiss has won the stage with 35:22ahead of Callum Thornley and João Almeida.