AN EVENTUAL STAGE
It was a beautiful stage. The escape came by force. I was hoping for Albanese, who didn’t flee to show off, but because he had good legs.
THE TACTICAL MISTAKE OF INEOS-GRENADIERS
Ineos slept a bit in the final: if they had got busy a little earlier, the pink jersey would have been left to Evenepoel, ruining all Quick Step’s plans. The Belgian’s team pulled hard to keep the escape at bay. Remco wanted to lose the jersey, but without leaving too much gap. When the break was almost 6 minutes ahead, he realized it was too much and put the team to work. Ineos moved late: they had De Plus, Sivakov, Geoghegan Hart, Thomas and Arensman. They could ruin his plans.
THE TEAM COULD BECOME A PROBLEM FOR EVENEPOEL
Surely Evenepoel doesn’t have a team at the level of Ineos, who at one point also did him a favor, because he was left without a supporter, so he was able to get behind their wheel. The Belgian is fine, you can see that he pedals smoothly. The selection today came naturally. But he gave up the pink jersey for 28 seconds which is nothing, this shows how Ineos was enough to move a little earlier.
LA RIVELAZIONE LEKNESSUND
Leknessund is a strong rider, he had won the Arctic Race in 2022, as an amateur he was strong, he won the Giro del Friuli and Corsa della Pace. He’s a young rider, to be discovered, I don’t think he’s very strong uphill. The pink jersey should keep it until Naples, and then lose it on the Gran Sasso d’Italia.
THE CHOICE OF EVENEPOEL IS NOT CONVINCING
In my opinion, if you have the pink jersey, what’s the point of leaving it? I didn’t see a great tactical move, because in the end Evenepoel’s team worked anyway. In the end what was it for? I would not have declared in advance that I wanted to lose the pink jersey. What did he fix? In the end, a tough stage came out, which stays in your legs, with the breakaway taking 80km to go away. Then you lose the pink jersey for what? For two days and then take it back to Campo Imperatore? I just didn’t understand this choice.
VINCENZO ALBANESE READY FOR THE WORLD TOUR?
Albanese has qualities, he made two good placements. I think that sooner or later he will win a stage, surely he is ready for a World Tour. He is a rider who can be successful, because he is fast. He could give us some satisfaction. His problem was his weight, now they’ve put him on a ‘stick’. Certainly a good runner.
HOW TO INTERPRET DAMIANO CARUSO’S PLACEMENT
Caruso’s eighth place was really good. It’s growing, I’m happy. In projection Gran Sasso gives me hope. He is fine with bad weather.
LOTS OF RAIN COMING SOON
If it should rain on the Amalfi Coast or in Naples, the streets there are glass. How do you touch a brake, if you’re not good, you risk a lot.
TOMORROW’S STAGE: ATRIPALDA-SALERNO
Tomorrow they arrive in the sprint for me, but we need to understand how they will do the first part. I don’t think they will be as fast as today, because I don’t know how many will be able to repeat certain ‘beats’. They could attack those of EF, who were left a bit dry-mouthed today, with Healy who tried several times, without being able to get into the right break. It will be a bit of a strange stage, because it’s hard at the beginning, but it’s all flat in the end. I liked Ackermann today, he held up a lot on the climbs at the start, I’d give him as a favorite for tomorrow. For me it will be a sprint, maybe not in compact ranks.
For Jonathan Milan you have to see. Yesterday doesn’t matter, because he had won and when you win in the Giro you’re a bit exhausted the next day. Today I saw him a little better, but I see it hard. If they go high at the start, pure sprinters like Milan, Gaviria and Bonifazio overtake them. The hardy ones like Groves, Matthews and Pedersen remain.
THE YOUNG ITALIANS OF THE FUTURE: TODAY WE TALK ABOUT DARIO IGOR BELLETTA
Belletta is a beautiful runner. Surely it is to be appreciated for the path she has taken. It is certainly to be discovered, it is right to go abroad as she is doing. We wait for him when he does some more qualitative racing. He’s definitely making a good run, he’s fast and will also be useful for the national team on Marco Villa’s track.
ALL THE PREVIOUS EPISODES OF THE ‘PHEASANTATA’
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