▁seconds ▁to ▁Alberto ▁Cont ador ▁and ▁the ▁ ▁team . ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁racing , ▁A ru ▁attacked ▁Cont ador ▁in ▁the ▁mountains ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁his ▁Ast ana ▁team , ▁remaining ▁only ▁seconds ▁behind ▁Cont ador ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁classification ▁battle . ▁When ▁Cont ador ▁crash ed ▁on ▁stage ▁ 1 3 ▁in ▁a ▁p ile - up , ▁A ru ▁crossed ▁the ▁line ▁well ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁Cont ador , ▁se cur ing ▁the ▁first ▁p ink ▁j er sey ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁However ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁a ▁ ▁individual ▁time ▁trial , ▁hyp ed ▁as ▁the ▁G iro ' s ▁determ ining ▁day , ▁A ru ▁lost ▁ 2 ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁minutes ▁to ▁Cont ador , ▁thus ▁losing ▁the ▁p ink ▁j er sey . ▁He ▁lost ▁more ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁Mort iro lo ▁stage , ▁but ▁b ounced ▁back ▁on ▁Stage ▁ 1 9 ▁to ▁take ▁an ▁emot ional ▁solo ▁victory . ▁On ▁Stage ▁ 2 0 ▁featuring ▁the ▁Col le ▁delle ▁Fin estre , ▁A ru ▁won ▁his ▁second ▁consecutive ▁stage , ▁taking ▁two ▁minutes ▁from ▁Cont ador ▁but ▁failing ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁p ink ▁j er sey . ▁ ▁A ru ▁returned ▁to ▁racing ▁at ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁Pologne ▁and ▁finished ▁in ▁ 5 th ▁place ▁as ▁he ▁prepared ▁for ▁his ▁next ▁season ▁target , ▁the ▁V uel ta ▁a ▁España . ▁He ▁performed ▁well ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁week , ▁taking ▁the ▁red ▁leader ' s ▁j er