 Near the end of that stage, after losing his support riders in the peloton, Froome gave solo chase to breakaway rider Simon Špilak and after catching him, worked with the Slovenian to maintain and extend their lead on the peloton and improve their general classification standings.Špilak won the stage, which catapulted him into second place in the overall, with Froome on his wheel in second.In the final individual time trial stage Froome took third place, increasing his lead and winning his third race of the season.