Carlos Betancur (AG2R La Mondiale) in the maillot jaune at Paris-Nice(Image credit: AFP Photo)
Carlos Betancur (AG2R La Mondiale) won the Giro's best young rider classification after a hard-fought duel with Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff)(Image credit: Sirotti)
The Colombian was 67th on the 162.9km stage to La Molina, 1 minute 50 seconds down on the time of Joaquim 'Purito' Rodriguez (Katusha), who won his first race of 2014.
Betancur suffered a general infectious syndrome which led to fever requiring antibiotic treatment and the 24-year-old will now enjoy a small period of rest in order to recover.
