This was the second later mountain stage during which the peloton allowed a multi-person separation and the victory of one of its members. The advantage was several minutes, but none of the hotheads threatened the leaders of the overall rating. The final climb to the finish line was 10.5 kilometers, and four horsemen remained in the lead: George Bennett, Gianluca Brambella, Christopher Hamilton and Vindrami.
The quartet split into a couple and the fate of victory is decided by Vendram and Hamilton. Italian turned out to be much faster. Brambella was so dissatisfied, who later blamed Bennett’s defeat. The New Zealander didn’t seem enthusiastic to act at the top when Vendram and Hamilton pulled away from their rivals. Perhaps it is better to watch the races on TV to see how? Brambella maliciously said.
At peloton, during the last climb, the knights of the Trek-Segafredo group – Julio Ciccone and Vincenzo Nepalese – attacked. However, they failed to turn away, but Nebali tried to disembark again and was no longer caught this time. In the end it turned out that he gained only 7 seconds, but at the same time he showed that he was growing in shape. The veteran was injured before the race and suffered losses in the overall standings in the first week. However, it looks like Giro might have performed better in the second half. So far it is the thirteenth with a loss of 4 minutes and 4 seconds
The 198 kilometers from Ravenna to Verona is slated for Friday, May 21st, so the end of the race will likely be decided.
Winicki 12. Itabo, Siena – Bagno de Romagna (212 km):
1. Andrea Vendram (Włochy / AG2R Citroen) – 5: 43.48
2. Chris Hamilton (Australia / DSM) same time
3. Gianluca Brambella (Italy / Trek Segafredo) with a time of 15 seconds
4. George Bennett (New Zealand / Jumbo Visma) same time
5. Giovanni Visconti (Włochy / Bardiani) 1.12
6. Geoffrey Bouchard (France / AG2R Citroen) 1.25
7. Nicholas Edet (France / Covidis) 1.47
8. Simone Bitelli (Italy / Intermarch) at the same time
9. Mikel Frolich Honor (Dania / Dikionink-Quick Step) 3.00
10. Simone Ravanelli (Włochy / Androni Toys) 4.19
…
Maciej Bodnar (Poland / Bora-Hansgrohe) 26.05
164- Lucas Vinyowski (Poland / Kyubica Assos) 27.10
General classification:
1. Egan Bernal (Kolumbia / Ineos Grenadiers) – 48: 29.23
2. Alexander Vlasov (Russia / Astana Premier Tech) 45 pp
3. Damiano Caruso (Italy / Bahrain victorious) 1.12
4. Hugh Karthy (Great Britain / EF Education-Nebo) 1.17
5. Simon Yates (Great Britain / BikeExchange) 1.22
6. Emanuel Buchmann (Germany / Bora-Hansgrohe) 1.50
7. Remco Evenepoel (Belgia / Deceuninck-Quick Step) 2.22
8. Giulio Ciccone (Italy / Trek Segafredo) 2.24
9. Tobias Voss (Norway / Jumbo-Fisma) 2.49
10. Daniel Felipe Martinez (Kolumbia / Ineos Grenadiers) 3.15
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139. Maciej Bodnar (Polska / Bora-Hansgrohe) 2:12
151. ukasz Wiśniowski (Poland / Qhubeka Assos) 2: 20.28
Date created: May 20, 2021, 06:09