Overview

• He crashed 300 meters from the Stage 1 finish, dropping to 49th and losing 11 seconds while escaping with only scrapes and muscle aches.
• In Stage 2 he rode conservatively to limit losses, finishing 37th and moving to 12 seconds behind the race leader.
• A fourth-place finish in the mountainous Stage 3 propelled him into third overall, just 26 seconds adrift of new leader Léo Bisiaux.
• He will contest two remaining stages with an eye on closing the gap in high-mountain terrain.
• UAE Team Emirates bars riders under 25 from a second Grand Tour each season, ruling him out of this year’s Vuelta a España.