 De Marchi dropped Chavanel on the climb , but by this time , the lead group had moved within a minute of catching him ; they eventually did so with around 14 km ( 8 @.@ 7 mi ) left to cover on the stage . Saxo – Tinkoff and Team Sky were prominent at the front of the leading group , setting the pace high enough to reduce the group to around a dozen riders . Euskaltel – Euskadi rider Samuel Sánchez attacked near the top of the climb , with another Astana rider , Jakob Fuglsang . The two riders worked well together and managed to build a gap of about twenty seconds prior to the final climb , remaining clear until the finish . Sánchez out @-@ sprinted Fuglsang at the end for his first win of the year ; a win he later dedicated to his former team @-@ mate Víctor Cabedo , who had died in a training accident in September 2012 . Richie Porte finished third for Team Sky , having been aided by his team @-@ mate and overall leader , Chris Froome . 
