Magnus Sheffield and Ben Turner finished in sixth and eighth place respectively on the queen stage of the Volta Comunitat Valenciana.
The fourth day of action provided a tough, 172-kilometre test, with the Grenadiers duo both present as the race arrived at the final pair of climbs.
A select peloton split on the Cumbre del Sol ascent, with both riders setting their own tempo to eventually cross the line solo. Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe) used the climb as a launchpad for victory, winning the stage by 24 seconds to move into the race lead.
With one day remaining, Sheffield and Turner occupy the same GC positions as their stage placings, 1:02 and 1:56 respectively back on Evenepoel.
Turner's performance was particularly strong across an extremely hilly parcours.
24 hours after his rousing stage victory, AJ August didn't enjoy the same luck on Saturday, going down in a crash alongside teammate Victor Langellotti. The latter would battle on before eventually abandoning the race.
On his climbing performance, Ben Turner explained:
“I had good legs which was nice but I don’t really enjoy the climbing to be honest. It was a bit over my level I think, but I tried to do my best and see what was possible with the shape. It was a good day so I was quite impressed. Also Magnus was up there as well and was looking really good. I think we rode really well today after the win yesterday.
“I asked the DS yesterday if I could go really deep and see what was possible. They went at quite a hard pace on the big climb out the back. There were only 20 guys over the top so I thought maybe the legs were quite good. I was a bit unsure what would happen on the second to last one – but the legs responded quite well. I tried to ride like it was for a result and see what the legs could do, but it was just really really hard.”