sey ▁after ▁finishing ▁second ▁on ▁stage ▁ 1 1 , ▁the ▁V uel ta ' s ▁queen ▁stage . ▁He ▁held ▁the ▁lead ▁by ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁seconds ▁before ▁losing ▁it ▁to ▁Jo aqu im ▁Rodríguez ▁on ▁stage ▁ 1 6 . ▁On ▁stage ▁ 1 7 , ▁a ▁ ▁individual ▁time ▁trial , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁perform ▁very ▁well ▁and ▁keep ▁himself ▁within ▁ 3 ▁seconds ▁of ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁stage ▁and ▁new ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁V uel ta , ▁Tom ▁Dum ou lin . ▁Over ▁the ▁final ▁days , ▁A ru ▁attacked ▁Dum ou lin ▁repeatedly , ▁trying ▁to ▁place ▁himself ▁back ▁in ▁red . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁the ▁pen ult imate ▁mountain ▁day ▁that ▁A ru ▁succeeded , ▁dro pping ▁Dum ou lin ▁and ▁adv ancing ▁himself ▁towards ▁his ▁first ▁Grand ▁Tour ▁win . ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁ ▁A ru ▁started ▁his ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁season , ▁at ▁the ▁Vol ta ▁a ▁la ▁Com unit at ▁Val enci ana ▁where ▁he ▁finished ▁ 6 th ▁overall . ▁He ▁then ▁rac ed ▁the ▁Vol ta ▁ao ▁Al gar ve , ▁and ▁finished ▁ 9 th ▁overall ▁after ▁taking ▁ 2 nd ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁stage . ▁He ▁took ▁his ▁only ▁victory ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁at ▁the ▁Crit éri um ▁du ▁D au ph iné ▁where ▁he ▁won ▁Stage ▁ 3 ▁after ▁attack ing ▁on ▁the ▁down hill ▁inside ▁the ▁last ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁stage . ▁His ▁main ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁season