He was almost certainly motor pacing some or all of that ride.
The Las Machucos stage he struggled on in the Vuelta was 180.5km and Denifl won it at an average speed of 37.5 kilometres per hour. Even motorpacing, it would've been a tough ride.
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He was almost certainly motor pacing some or all of that ride.