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GENERAL RANKING GIRO D’ITALIA 2022
15.32 Good morning friends of OA Sport from Federico Militello. We will follow this last part of the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia 2022 together.
15.29 Here are the names of the 20 runners on the run: Andrea Vendrame and Lilian Calmejane (Ag2r Citroen), Fabio Felline and Harold Tejada (Astana), Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious), Davide Gabburo (Bardiani Csf Faizanè), Guillaume Martin (Cofidis), Simone Ravanelli and Edoardo Zardini (Drone Hopper Androni), Samuele Rivi and Mirco Maestri (Eolo Kometa), Biniam Girmay (Intermarché Wanty Gobert), Thomas De Gendt, Sylvain Moniquet and Harm Vanhoucke (Lotto Soudal), Jorge Arcas (Movistar), Mauro Schmid (QuickStep), Mattias Jensen (Trek Segafredo), Diego Ulissi (UAE), Mathieu Van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix).
15.26 The race is passing again near Bacoli. The trains of DSM and Bora-Hansgrohe go to support Trek-Segafredo at the head of the platoon.
15.23 Van der Poel returns to dictate the pace in the squad of fugitives, the advantage of the treads breaks through the wall of 2’20 “.
15.20 The British Simon Yates (BikeExchange-Jayco) also appears in the very first positions of the group.
15.17 82 km to the finish line banner, the second round of the circuit is about to begin.
15.14 The delay of the platoon remains stable at 2 ‘. The presence on the run from the transalpine Guillaume Martin (4’06 ”his detachment from the pink jersey) represents a wake-up call for Juan Pedro Lopez’s Trek Segafredo.
15.11 Hourly average of 45.1 km / h after 90 minutes of racing.
15.08 The treads are at the top, Jasha Sutterlin (Bahrain Victorious) has been recalled to the group by the flagship. 20 remain in front.
15.05 Bike change for the Portuguese Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates), now in the rear of the group. The ramps of the climb begin!
15.02 We remember the names of the 20 fugitives: Andrea Vendrame and Lilian Calmejane (Ag2r Citroen), Fabio Felline and Harold Tejada (Astana), Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious), Davide Gabburo (Bardiani Csf Faizanè), Guillaume Martin (Cofidis), Simone Ravanelli and Edoardo Zardini (Drone Hopper Androni), Samuele Rivi and Mirco Maestri (Eolo Kometa), Biniam Girmay (Intermarché Wanty Gobert), Thomas De Gendt, Sylvain Moniquet and Harm Vanhoucke (Lotto Soudal), Jorge Arcas (Movistar), Mauro Schmid ( QuickStep), Mattias Jensen (Trek Segafredo), Diego Ulissi (UAE), Mathieu Van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix).
14.59 The average slope of Monte di Procida, 1.8 km long, is 6.8%.
14.56 The caravan is inside the Monte di Procida circuit, which offers the hard ascent of the same name (only the fourth ascent assigns points for the classification of climbers, it is a fourth category).
14.53 These are the Italians on the run: Andrea Vendrame (Ag2r Citroen), Fabio Felline (Astana), Davide Gabburo (Bardiani Csf Faizanè), Simone Ravanelli and Edoardo Zardini (Drone Hopper Androni), Samuele Rivi and Mirco Maestri (Eolo Kometa), Diego Ulissi (UAE).
14.50 100 km at the end of the stage, group at 2’10 “.
14.47 Passages to the flying finish line:
1. Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert) 12 points for the Ciclamino jersey, 10 points for the flying finishers
2. Edoardo Zardini (Drone Hopper-Androni Toys) 8 pts, 6 pts
3. Mauro Schmid (Quick-Step ALpha Vinyl) 6 pts, 3 pts
4. Diego Ulsi (UAE Team Emirates) 5 pts, 2 pts
5. Harm Vanhoucke (Lotto Soudal) 4 pts, 1 pt
6. Mirco Maestri (Eolo-Comet) 3 pts
7. Simone Ravanelli (Drone Hopper-Androni Toys) 2 pts
8. Samuel Rivi (Eolo-Comet) 1 pt
14.44 Today is the 43rd stage arrival in Naples, the first was in the distant 1909.
14.41 The caravan is in Licola, soon the athletes will enter the Monte di Procida circuit (19 km) to be repeated four times.
14.38 Biniam Girmay was the first to pass the intermediate sprint of Lago Patria. 110 km to the finish.
14.35 The runners closest to the pink jersey among those making up the breakaway:
– Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) +4’06”
– Diego Ulsi (UAE Team Emirates) +17’06”
– Sylvain Moniquet (Lotto Soudal) + 18’27 ”
– Harold Tejada (Astana, Kazakhstan) +19’50”
14.32 The 21 fugitives: Andrea Vendrame and Lilian Calmejane (Ag2r Citroen), Fabio Felline and Harold Tejada (Astana), Wout Poels and Jasha Sutterlin (Bahrain Victorious), Davide Gabburo (Bardiani Csf Faizanè), Guillaume Martin (Cofidis), Simone Ravanelli and Edoardo Zardini (Drone Hopper Androni), Samuele Rivi and Mirco Maestri (Eolo Kometa), Biniam Girmay (Intermarché Wanty Gobert), Thomas De Gendt, Sylvain Moniquet and Harm Vanhoucke (Lotto Soudal), Jorge Arcas (Movistar), Mauro Schmid ( QuickStep), Mattias Jensen (Trek Segafredo), Diego Ulissi (UAE), Mathieu Van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix).
14.29 The leading squad continues to gain: platoon at 2’25 “.
14.26 Soon the flying finish line of Lago Patria: we should see a two-way sprint between Girmay and Van der Poel in a cyclamen jersey optic.
14.23 Attention also to the blue Andrea Vendrame (AG2R), present on the run: today’s route is well suited to its characteristics.
14.20 Trek-Segafredo, the pink jersey team, takes charge of leading the pursuit.
14.17 The Belgian Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal) stretches alone in the platoon in command, but it is a flash in the pan. The caravan passed Pozzuoli.
14.14 130 km to the finish, main group signaled at 1’10 “.
14.11 Guillaume Martin is also in the leading squad: the Frenchman from Cofidis has lost ground in the Etna stage and can nibble a few seconds in the standings, remember that in the general he accuses 4’06 “from the pink jersey Juan Pedro Lopez.
14.08 The outriders: Andrea Vendrame and Lilian Calmejane (Ag2r Citroen), Fabio Felline and Harold Tejada (Astana), Wout Poels and Jasha Sutterlin (Bahrain Victorious), Davide Gabburo (Bardiani Csf Faizanè), Guillaume Martin (Cofidis), Simone Ravanelli and Edoardo Zardini (Drone Hopper Androni), Samuele Rivi and Mirco Maestri (Eolo Kometa), Biniam Girmay (Intermarché Wanty Gobert), Thomas De Gendt, Sylvain Moniquet and Harm Vanhoucke (Lotto Soudal), Jorge Arcas (Movistar), Mauro Schmid (QuickStep ), Mattias Jensen (Trek Segafredo), Diego Ulissi (UAE), Mathieu Van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix).
14.05 Van der Poel wisely gets up, 21 athletes make up the escape.
14.02 The situation after 13 km: Van der Poel alone in the lead, about twenty runners (including Girmay and Ulissi) chasing him 10 ”behind. Group already at 1 ‘.
13.59 A very large group set out in pursuit of the Dutch champion.
13.56 All the attackers are caught, except… Van der Poel! The son of art is trying to escape alone!
13.53 The group is about ten seconds behind the treads, together with the Dutch Alpecin-Fenix also the Azzurri Diego Ulissi and Samuele Rivi.
13.50 A squad has already taken a few meters of margin, among them the favorite of the day Mathieu Van der Poel!
13.47 The British Simon Carr (EF Education-EasyPost) did not leave.
13.44 We wish the best wishes to the Piedmontese Matteo Sobrero who turns 25 today. The BikeExchange-Jayco standard bearer could aspire to a good placement!
13.41 KM 0! THE EIGHTH STAGE OF THE 2022 GIRO D’ITALIA BEGINS, DEPARTURE AND EPILOGUE IN NAPLES!
13.38 The caravan has released its moorings: the official start is very soon!
13.35 Here is the altimetry of this eighth fraction:
13.32 In Naples the sky is partially covered, temperature around 21 °: excellent conditions for a nice ride.
13.29 Just over 5 minutes and the runners will start the march towards km 0.
13.26 Below is the bag of today’s favorites. The man to beat should be the first pink jersey of the event, the Dutchman of Alpecin-Fenix Mathieu Van der Poel:
***** Mathieu Van der Poel
**** Benjamin Girmay, Magnus Cort, Alexander Valverde
*** Vincenzo Albanese, Andrea Vendrame, Diego Ulissi
** Simone Consonni, Alessandro Covi, Mauro Schmid
* Stefano Oldani, Davide Ballerini, Jhonatan Narvaez, Pello Bilbao, Natnael Tesfatsion
13.23 Finally the top 10 of the white jersey:
1 Juan Pedro López Trek-Segafredo 28h 39′ 05”
2 Mauri Vansevenant Quick-Step – Alpha Vinyl Team +1′ 47”
3 João Almeida UAE Team Emirates +1′ 58”
4 Thymen Arensman Team DSM +2′ 15”
5 Santiago Buitrago Bahrain Victorious +2′ 18”
6 Iván Sosa MOVISTAR +3′ 05”
7 Pavel Sivakov INEOS Grenadiers +3′ 14”
8 Tobias Foss Team Jumbo – Visma +4 ′ 14 ”
9 Gijs Leemreize Team Jumbo – Visma +5′ 19”
10 Felix Gall AG2R Citroën +6′ 48”
13.20 The points classification:
1 Arnaud Demare Groupama – FDJ 147
2 Biniam Girmay Intermarché – Wanty – Gobert Materials 94
3 Mark Cavendish Quick-Step – Alpha Vinyl Team 78
4 Mathieu van der Poel Alpecin – Fenix 62
Fernando Gaviria UAE Team Emirates 54
6 Giacomo Nizzolo Israel – Premier Tech 54
7 Filippo Tagliani Drone Hopper – Androni Toys 45
8 Caleb Ewan Lotto – Soudal 43
9 Koen Bouwman Team Jumbo – Visma 37
10 Bauke Mollema Trek-Segafredo 32
13.17 This is the ranking of climbers:
1 Koen Bouwman Team Jumbo – Visma 68
2 Lennard Källa BORA – HANSGROHE 43
3 Wout Poels Bahrain Victorious 27
4 Davide Formolo UAE Team Emirates 25
5 Bauke Mollema Trek-Segafredo 20
6 Mirco Maestri EOLO – Kometa Cycling Team 18
7 Juan Pedro Lopez Trek-Segafredo 18
8 Rein Taaramäe Intermarché – Wanty – Gobert Materials 12
9 Tom Dumoulin Team Jumbo – Visma 11
10 Sylvain Moniquet Lotto – Soudal 9
13.14 Let’s brush up on the rankings, starting with the general:
1 Juan Pedro López Trek-Segafredo 28h 39′ 05”
2 Lennard Källa BORA – HANSGROHE +38 ”
3 Rein Taaramäe Intermarché – Wanty – Gobert Materials +58”
4 Simon Yates Team BikeExchange +1′ 42”
5 Mauri Vansevenant Quick-Step – Alpha Vinyl Team +1′ 47”
6 Wilco Kelderman BORA – HANSGROHE +1′ 55”
7 João Almeida UAE Team Emirates +1′ 58”
8 Pello Bilbao Bahrain Victorious +2′ 00”
9 Richie Porte INEOS Grenadiers +2′ 04”
10 Romain Bardet Team DSM +2′ 06”
11 Richard Carapaz INEOS Grenadiers +2′ 06”
12 Mikel Landa Bahrain Victorious +2′ 15”
13.11 Today’s fraction should end around 5.15pm. We remind you that tomorrow the Giro d’Italia proposes the very hard stage with arrival at the Blockhaus: it is not excluded that the captains want to save their energy in this long afternoon.
13.08 Path full of pitfalls that awaits the runners. 153 km in total, over 2000 meters in altitude and the Monte di Procida circuit (19 km) to be repeated four times with more than one challenging stretch inside. The finish lends itself well to hand shots.
13.05 Happy Saturday friends of OA Sport! We are ready to tell you about the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia 2022 which will unfold among the wonders of the city of Naples: all in the saddle at 13.35, at 13.40 km 0.
ROUTE AND ALTITUDE TODAY’S STAGE
THE COUNTRIES AND THE ROADS CROSSED IN TODAY’S STAGE
Hello and welcome friends of OA Sport to LIVE LIVE of the Giro d’Italia 2022. Filed the hard fraction of yesterday the riders will get on the saddle to face the eighth stage of the review: departure and arrival are placed in the splendid setting of the city of Naples!
The path that awaits the caravan is anything but easy. The highlight of the 153 kilometers scheduled is the hard Monte di Procida circuit to be repeated four times (19 km total), followed by many ups and downs potentially ideal for an action from finisseur in the final plot.
It could be the right day for Alejandro Valverde, but the favorite on paper is the Dutchman from Alpecin-Fenix Mathieu VanderPoel, appeared very perky yesterday. The Eritrean Biniam Girmay and the Dane Magnus Cort Nielsen are also candidates for success, Italy focuses on Diego Ulissi, Vincenzo Albanese and Andrea Vendrame.
Giro d’Italia 2022, Juan Pedro Lopez: “I gave 100% to defend the Maglia Rosa even today”
Departure of the stage fixed at 1.40 pm, arrival around 5.15 pm. Follow the LIVE LIVE curated by OA Sport so as not to miss a single pedal stroke, even today the show is guaranteed! See you later and have fun!
Photo: Lapresse
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