The penultimate stage is huge, going over five climbs. The last of these is the Mortirolo.
Olano and Tonkov are dead even on time. Olano is wearing pink on the tiebreaker. Time trials are timed to the hundredths of a second. Olano leads by 0.46 seconds.
At the base of the Mortirolo they are still together. If Olano can just make it to the top with Tonkov, he wins. The attacks come and what is left of the leading group shatters. Olano is dropped and the race is gone for him.
I was thinking a lot of Tonkov and Olano during the stage today.
