Have you thrown away the towel? Quintana: "It was not the best week, we lost time in our field"

The Tour de France follows the action and has just finished stage 15 before a deserved rest for the peloton on Monday.

For the second consecutive time the Astana Pro reached the first place in the "Great Loop". this time thanks to the Dane Magnus Cort Nielsen who after a record of 4h25.52, won the 181,5 kilometers between Millau and Carcbadonne.

Nairo Quintana remained eighth overall after finishing the fifteenth day of the gala round, offered a balance of what he expected for the departure of the Pyrenees. Tuesday

"It was not one of the best weeks – we lost time in our field – but we are confident that the body reacts as always in the third week," said the Colombian

. : "We hope the rivals will accuse the days of accumulated competition and we take advantage of it."

  # TDF2018    @NairoQuinCo : "This was not one of the best weeks - we have lost time in our field - but we are convinced that the body reacts as always in the third, that the rivals accuse the days of accumulated competition and that we take advantage of it ".  pic.twitter.com/INOC7Qqv4l 
  - Movistar Team (@Movistar_Team)  July 22, 2018