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Bravo, Felix Großschartner! The professional cyclist from the Bora-hansgrohe team ran fifth out of a group of six at the start of the Tour with the finish line in Arrate. Defending champion Primoz Roglic (Slo) secured the victory of the first stage.
“The mainstream is normal. Being unconventional opens up possibilities,” is Großschartner’s motto. The Marchtrenker did attract attention and gave its sponsor valuable television minutes. You can continue on this key. “The temperatures are very pleasant. I like it when it’s colder. That could play into my cards,” said the 26-year-old captain, for whom Spain was already good ground this year. He celebrated a stage victory at the Tour de Burgos.
For Großschartner, the outlook for the Vuelta is much brighter than Chris Froome’s. The four-time Tour de France champion had to let go on the penultimate climb, the 35-year-old Briton lost 72nd in no less than 11:12 minutes.
What’s happening at the Giro d’Italia? The 16th stage from Udine to San Daniele del Friuli was caught by fellow Slovenian from Roglic, Jan Tratnik. In the general classification, the Portuguese Joao Almeida continues to lead. Patrick Konrad, Großschartner’s colleague in Bora, is ninth in a class position. The Mödlinger is separated from third place by “only” 73 seconds.
