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Web dedicada al ciclismo mundial. Entrevistas, análisis, crónicas, previas y más. La web ciclista de referencia.
By David Hunter Stage 20 Recap As predicted, the break made it! Quite a few of the riders I mentioned made the selection and in the end we had Rogers, Bongiorno and Pellizotti. With 3km to go, a fan tried to push Bongiorno, but he forced him off his bike. It was a real shame that…
By David Hunter Stage 19 Recap As expected, Nairo Quintana won the TT, but he was pushed all the way by Fabio Aru. The young Italian delivered a brilliant performance, to put a little bit of extra pressure on Uran. It was a bad day for Majka, Evans and Kelderman as the GC had one last…
By David Hunter Stage 18 Recap As I said, the break made it. A few riders I identified made the break and eventually we had Duarte, Arredondo and Deignan. Despite being in countless breaks, Julian Arredondo, still had the energy to attack and distance Duarte with 4km to go. The two Colombians fought out the victory,…
By David Hunter Stage 17 Recap It took 1 hour and a half but we eventually got our break, as predicted! The break split just before the final climb, when Thomas De Gendt attacked. Pirazzi attacked on the final climb and joined De Gendt. On the descent both Geschke and Gatto crashed and missed the crucial split….
By David Hunter Stage 16 Recap Well, what a day! Snow, rain, sleet, wind and freezing conditions. An eager person in charge of the Giro twitter account, declared a go-slow down the Stelvio. Some of the teams claimed it was on the radio and others said it wasn’t. Rolland attacked on the descent and Quintana followed….
By David Hunter Stage 15 Recap What a stage! The break didn’t make it. Arredondo attacked from the foot of the climb, but it was far too far out, and he failed. The GC riders attacked each other and the situation was constantly changing. It looked like Pierre Rolland was going to get away but it…
By David Hunter Stage 14 Recap A massive break of 22 riders got away at the start of the stage and didn’t come back. The GC riders were happy to wait until the last climb, before attacking each other. Tim Wellens managed to pick up a lot of KOM points and incredibly the stage was won…
By David Hunter Stage 13 Recap The peloton decided to play some games today. FDJ were fed up of doing all the chasing, so they stopped after the intermediate sprint point. They looked to Giant, Cannondale and Trek to do some work of their own. The other teams tried to play poker with them, but lost….