Wednesday Might 22, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Georg Steinhauser (EF Schooling-EasyPost) received the mountain stage within the Giro d’Italia with a end on the Passo Brocon. After a troublesome experience, with a complete of 5 climbs of just about 160 kilometers, the younger German was the primary to succeed in the end line. The pink jersey is much more firmly across the shoulders of Tadej Pogačar, who apparently simply rode away from all his opponents within the final three kilometers.
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The day after the turbulent and shortened mountain stage to Val Gardena, one other powerful mountain stage with 5 Dolomite climbs was on this system. Successively the Passo Sella (8.9 km at 7.4%), the Passo Rolle (19.8 km at 4.8%), the Passo Gobbera (5.7 km at 5.8%) and twice the Passo Brocon. First from Albergo (13.3 km at 6.5%) after which from Pieve Tesino with the end on prime of the Passo Brocon (12.2 km at 6.4%).
Pellizzari vs. Quintana
Proper from the beginning it was warfare. By canceling the Stelvio and the Umbrail Go in Tuesday’s stage, the Passo Sella grew to become the Cima Coppi on this Giro. Further many mountain factors, which have been fiercely contested. Giulio Pellizzari (VF Group Bardiani-CSF Faizanè) appeared to be the primary to spherical the highest, however Nairo Quintana (Movistar) nearly sprinted previous him. The photograph end in the end confirmed that Pellizzari was simply sooner.
Tadej Pogačar, King of the Dolomites – photograph: Cor Vos
Pellizzari have been due to this fact additionally the instigators of the main group of the day. Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Lidl-Trek), Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal Fast-Step), Damiano Caruso (Bahrain-Victorious), Marco Frigo (Israel-Premier Tech), Georg Steinhauser (EF Schooling-EasyPost) and Davide Ballerini (Astana Qazaqstan) have been in a position to specifically connecting within the valley in direction of the Passo Rolle. The one two who might make the crossing have been Attila Valter (Visma | Lease a Bike) and Nicola Conci (Alpecin-Deceuninck).
Bardet places his troops in entrance
However the ten initially didn’t get greater than a two-minute lead, as UAE Emirates rapidly began to choose up the tempo. The tempo was decreased considerably on the Passo Rolle, permitting giant teams of unloaded riders to return and the main group to drive away. On the prime, Pellizzari took one other 40 factors, however the lead was halved to at least one minute resulting from work by the Bardet workforce. Crew DSM-Firmenich PostNL was decided and took again the main group on the Gobbera, leaving the battle open within the final 60 kilometers.
As a result of executioner work of the Dutch workforce, the favorites group was severely thinned out. Filippo Zana, amongst others, had missed the battle, however was in a position to return as a result of every little thing got here to a standstill once more. Ghebreigzabhier and Steinhauser took benefit of this, beginning the primary Passo Brocon with a minute’s lead. When the hole grew to become too large, DSM-firmenich PostNL began driving once more, to the frustration of Rafal Majka, who didn’t perceive the ways of Gijs Leemreize, Kevin Vermaerke and Bardet.
Georg Steinhauser takes the assault – photograph: Cor Vos
Steinhauser takes his likelihood and is rewarded
On the entrance it was Steinhauser who went too quick for Ghebreigzabhier simply earlier than the highest. Was a 33 kilometer solo within the air for the German? Since DSM-firmenich PostNL had given up the battle, Steinhauser’s lead on the group pink jersey had elevated to 2 minutes on the prime of the penultimate climb. Solely Ghebreigzabhier, Marco Frigo and Christian Scaroni have been nonetheless using there at that second, however they solely noticed Steinhauser driving additional away.
The 22-year-old Steinhauser finally began with a lead of two.half-hour over the Pogačar group on the Passo Brocon (12.2 km at 6.4%). In between, Ghebreigzabhier swam inside 40 seconds of the chief, however the Eritrean fell silent. Or higher mentioned: Steinhauser drove briskly. His lead over the favorites group elevated to greater than three minutes, securing the stage victory. For Steinhauser, debutant in a Grand Tour, it was his first skilled victory of his profession.
Within the ‘enjoyable information’ class: Jan Ullrich was Georg Steinhauser’s uncle for a few years. His aunt Sara Steinhauser had a relationship with Ullrich till 2017. The Steinhauser household had much more ties The Janas a result of Tobias Steinhauser (Georg’s father) was nonetheless a teammate of Ullrich throughout his time at Telekom and Bianchi.
Battle of favorites
Among the many favorites, INEOS Grenadiers elevated the tempo within the final 5 kilometers. After Jhonatan Narvaez, it was Thymen Arensman who needed to set the tempo, within the service of Geraint Thomas. That tempo was excessive for Ben O’Connor, quantity 4 within the rankings. Simply then, Daniel Felipe Martínez attacked, however was countered by nearly all of the favorites. Arensman did have a tough time after that assault.
Tadej Pogačar was in a position to effortlessly observe Martínez’s wheel after which determined to speed up himself. Martínez, Thomas, Bardet, Antonio Tiberi and Einer Rubio couldn’t observe the pink jersey. Arensman and Jan Hirt have been briefly in a position to be part of that group once more, however after a brand new acceleration they went overboard once more.
Pogačar, in the meantime, was in a category of his personal. He got here second within the stage and noticed Tiberi dash to 3rd place 15 seconds later. Arensman in the end misplaced simply over 10 seconds to the Thomas group. O’Connor stored the injury pretty restricted in comparison with his direct opponents within the rankings.
photograph: Cor Vos
