 He was joined there by Contador, both riders competing in this race for the first time.Having lost eight seconds to Contador in the first day's individual time trial, Froome ceded even more time to him on the third stage, when the Spaniard broke away from the peloton during the uphill finish to win the stage.Now 27 seconds behind Contador, with only one mountain stage remaining, Froome seemed likely to end up second.