Carapaz in crisis on the climb to Passo Fedaia gives a minute and a half to the Australian.
17:42 – The joy of Covi: “I did my own thing”
“A day that I wanted to come from last year, when I got close – Alessandro Covi told Rai microphones – This year I started with the aim of winning a stage, I don’t know if she is that queen but she is a beautiful one. stage. I started joking and saying that I would win Cima Coppi (Pordoi, ndr) having no one to wait for because Almeida went home for Covid. And then I went straight to the finish ».
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17:23 – The new general classification
1. Jai Hindley (AUS) BORA – hansgrohe 86h07’19”
2. Richard Carapaz (ECU) INEOS Grenadiers +1’25”
3. Mikel Landa (SPA) Bahrain Victorious +1’51”
4. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Astana – Qazaqstan Team +7’57”
5. Pello Bilbao (SPA) Bahrain Victorious + 8’55 “
6. Jan Hirt (CZE) Intermarché – Wanty – Gobert Materials +9’07”
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17:16 – Last stage
Tomorrow the grand finale in Verona, with the 21st stage, an individual time trial 17.4 kilometers long. Hindley wanted to avoid what happened to him in 2020 with Geoghegan Hart, when he lost the Giro giving in to his rival 39 ”in the time trial in Milan. To win his first Giro d’Italia tomorrow, the Australian from Bora Hansgrohe will just need to manage the advantage in the time trial that will close the 2022 race.
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17:14 – Hindley arrives with 2’30 “and Carapaz at 3’59”
Jai Hindley is no longer in virtual squad, but effective. Carapaz arrived at the finish line of the Marmolada-Passo Fedaia with a delay of 1’28 “from Hindley. Before the start of today’s stage, the 20th, the Ecuadorian had a 3 “advantage over the Australian new jersey, who now stands above him by 1’25”. Mikel Landa once again lacked something to fight for a great lap. On the starboard of Malga Ciapela, Hindley’s extraordinary acceleration also put Carapaz on the cross and changed the history of Giro n-105.
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17:12 – Hindley in full swing
Hindley continues to push, Carapaz is not lucid and is likely to take two minutes.
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5:10 pm – Covi wins the stage on the Marmolada
The UAE Emirates rider from Varese won the 20 th stage of the Giro d’Italia alone, the stage from Belluno to the Marmolada, ahead of Domen Novak and Giulio Ciccone, second and third respectively. The Italian cyclist took off on the penultimate climb, the Pordoi, and then took off alone towards the finish line. The most beautiful feat of his career.
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17:10 – Landa also attacks Carapaz
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17:09 – Covi 50 m to the finish
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5:08 pm – -400 meters to Covi
Novak close, at 30 “
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5:07 pm – -500 meters to Covi
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Ore 17:07 – Hindley a +30” su Carapaz
The Ecuadorian is in crisis, he is losing the pink jersey.
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Ore 17:03 – Hindley improved metrics,
Carapaz now detached by about fifty meters, on these slopes there are many.
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Ore 17:02 – Covi a -2 km
Novak and Ciccone approach.
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5:00 pm – Hindley attacks!
Carapaz goes after him, Landa remains detached. It is not for the stage, but for the lead in the standings.
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16:58 – Pink jersey group
In the Maglia Rosa group, always far from Covi, Sivakov sets the pace and with him only Carapaz and Hindley remain, fighting for the rose, Landa and Carthy.
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16:55 – Novak only in pursuit
There are 3 km to Covi, Novak is about 1’10 “
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4:49 pm – 3 chasing
Only Ciccone, Arensman and Novak are chasing Covi, on the run for over 40 km and engaged in the hardest stretch. However, they are 1’50 “late. Pink jersey group always over 5’30 “
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4:37 pm – -10 km to Covi
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16:33 – Covi to the last climb
Covi, only for over 30 km, has reached Caprile and begins the ascent to Passo Fedaia, which has peaks of up to 18%, the stage finish. Ciccone leads the group of pursuers.
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15:51 – The Gpm
Then, on the Pordoi pass Ciccone, Formolo, Novak and Arensman. Covi has already launched downhill.
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15:49 – -45 km, Cima Coppi in Covi
Alessandro Covi, started by the group on the run, wins the Cima Coppi of the Giro 105 passing first on the Pordoi, at an altitude of 2,239m. He has an advantage of 1’25 ”over the first rivals and almost 6 ‘over the Maglia Rosa group. He can try to reach the Fedaia Pass alone, the stage finish line on the Marmolada, in 45 km.
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Ore 15:41 – -48
Covi is alone on the run towards Cima Coppi. He has a 56 “advantage over the first rivals, 1’05” over a delayed group and over 5’40 “over the pink jersey group.
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15:20 – -56, the Pordoi arrives
The 15 fugitives are in Canazei and are preparing to attack Pordoi, the penultimate terrible climb of the day and the Coppi top of the Giro. Pink jersey group at about 5’15 “.
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2.59 pm – Moena. -70 km to the finish
The group now passes through Moena, a hinge between Val di Fassa and Val di Fiemme.
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2:19 pm – 3 pm on the run on the San Pellegrino
A group of 15 runners is attacking the San Pellegrino Pass. They have 5’30 ”on the group. There are Ciccone (Tfs), Formolo and Covi (Uad), Vendrame – great protagonist yesterday – (Acg), Ballerini (Qst) Zardini (Dra), Kaemna (Boh), Arensman (Dsm), Oomen and Leemreize (Tjv), Vansevenant – Dancers’ companion -, Pedrero (Mov), Novak (Tbv), Moniquet (Lts) and the usual van der Poel (Afc). In particular, Kaemna and Novak seem to have placed themselves in the group to support the captains, Landa (3 ”away from the pink jersey in general) and Landa (just over a minute).
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14:16 – Carapaz is already 5-0 over Hindley in the time trials
Everyone is wondering how many seconds Carapaz will have to gain to feel safe from the Australian’s boarding in tomorrow’s time trial. But the question lacks memory. The captain of the Ineos is not the classic South American at Quintana, who flies uphill but at time trials goes like a diesel train with a vented engine: in the five direct clashes with Hindley in great stage races, the balance is 5-0 in favor of he. Perhaps the question arises as to whether the captain of the Bora has to attack to buy time. In this case, best wishes.
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2:13 pm – Average gradient at 12% and peaks of 18%
If the Mortirolo had made more selection downhill than uphill, if yesterday the Kolovrat with the encroachment in Slovenia was the typical mountain that gave birth to a mouse (the excellent Bouwman, in the encore of the stage after Potenza, good at regulating the long escape with Vendrame who went straight to the last corner), today will be the six thousand meters after Malga Ciapela, with an average gradient of 12% and peaks (a half ascent) of 18%, to dig wrinkles on the faces of the two aspiring to the throne: a place that all long-distance cyclists know well and would never want to meet on their way. The weather looks bad from their point of view; good for those who, sitting in front of the TV, love extreme challenges: after weeks of heat, heavy rain is expected and a thermometer below ten degrees.
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14:04 – 3 “after 3,260 km: everything is decided today
Nineteen stages, 3,260.2 km, 43 mountain grand prix, three seconds of invisible thickness between the first (Carapaz) and the second (Hindley) and the Giro d’Italia will be decided today, in the last 6 km of the ascent to Passo Fedaia , at the foot of the Marmolada and in the presence of the Dolomites, in the most sumptuous context that the Alps can offer to the suffering of a sport that, without the monster Tadej Pogacar (in these parts they plan to have him at the start next year, perhaps for a brace Giro-Tour), is a pure stand-up for men, spread over three weeks.
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May 28, 2022 (change May 28, 2022 | 17:45)
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