2012 Vuelta a España - Tour of Spain

froome just chugged up the mountain
contadors attacks looked a bit toothless after the initial charge
i think i only saw froome get out of the saddle once or twice and put in a kick
he did say stage three wasn't the time or the place to be pushing for time gaps and the Vuelta win
i think he's saving himself

This totally.

Contadors attacks were exciting to watch but they just took him over limit and couldn't sustain enough power to maintain the gap.

Froome was right though. Not a big stage. Not a long tough climb. 3rd day into the toughest grand tour is not a day to put big time in to rivals..