As for Tipper, it was a banner day at the office, despite it being only a part-time gig.

"Not too bad! First time I had to sprint the entire tour, and it's gone all right, so I'm pretty happy about that," Tipper told Eurosport. "I'm not a full-time pro like a lot of these guys, but maybe after winning today that could change.

"It was all thanks to the Aussie today, Sam Volkers," he continued while praising his lead-out man. "My teammate was absolutely unreal. He changed the tactic a little bit. Normally he puts us in position and the team tries to lead out a little bit, but we've got some climbers and we are still trying to preserve [general classification] a little bit, and today we just said 'Sam have a run at it' and I'll put faith and follow his position."

"Every little time he went right, I was thinking 'should I go there? ... I'm following him! I'm following him!' and he put me in the perfect position, so I opened up and as soon as I opened up I saw nothing but the finish line," he said.

With two stages remaining, there are no shakeups expected on any of the classifications unless Pacioni pulls out as the 13th and final stage approaches on Saturday.

Two-time stage winner and current race leader Hernan Aguirre (Manzana Postobon), who leads his teammate Hernando Bohorquez (COL) by 1 minute 5 seconds on general classification, is a lock to remain in yellow until end of the race barring any mishaps, injuries or ailments.

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