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Our column that, between the serious and the funny, traces the balance of the day that just ended in Tour of Italy 2020.
UPPER PART
Filippo Ganna (Grenadiers of Ineos): It wasn’t so obvious that he could easily keep the pink jersey and instead passed the litmus test with flying colors. The Piedmontese does not give a meter and gives everything he can to finish the stage in the group of the best. Tomorrow you will have to renounce the symbol of primacy, but you can enjoy another pink day on the roads of warm Sicily in the service of Captain Geraint Thomas.
Ulysses Diego (UAE Team Emirates): He was among the favorites at this stage and in fact he has shown that he is still in excellent shape after the successes of recent weeks in Luxembourg. After the World Championship debacle in Imola, the Tuscan finds a victory stubbornly desired by all UAE Team Emirates, which prepares the ground for him in the last kilometers thanks mainly to the work of Valerio Conti.
Peter Sagan (BORA-hansgrohe): Arrived at the Giro after a not very brilliant Tour, immediately dispels any possible criticism. After the acceleration of the United Arab Emirates, he returned only to the men in charge, making a huge effort that in the end paid off with the defeat in the sprint. Despite the half disappointment, second place on a stage that cut off all the fast wheels is very precious in terms of a cyclamen jersey, although tomorrow he will enjoy another day in an unusual blue jersey.
FAILURE
Michael Matthews (Team Sunweb): The Australian could not get the best of himself today. In a stage that did not smile at the fast wheels, he was able to affirm his stamina on the climbs of medium difficulty. He partially succeeded by crossing the finish line in fourth place, but unfortunately it was not enough to be the protagonist of this stage, leaving his spoils of seasonal victories at a level.
Rohan Dennis (INEOS Grenadiers): The case of the Australian is increasingly intricate. Already disappointing in yesterday’s time trial, today he is completely carried away arriving in Agrigento almost eight minutes after Diegi Ulissi. At this point it is difficult to expect something important in the next few days from him who, after a good Tour Down Under in January, seems to have lost himself again in the meanders.
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