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“I’m a little tired, but tomorrow [hoje] I will attack. If the legs coincide, I will attack ”, said this Friday night João Almeida to CM.
He later apologized for not being able to comment further. “Let’s start dinner and then rest,” justified the 22-year-old Deceuninck Quick Step rider, who wore the pink jersey for 15 consecutive stages, lost it on Thursday to Wilko Kelderman (Sunweb), on the route that passed through ‘hell ‘of Stelvio (2758 meters of altitude)
Today, the Volta a Itália squad will go through the penultimate stage: Alba-Sestriere, 190 km, with a triple ascent to the top of Sestriere (2,041 meters high). If he wins some time in this round, João Almeida, who is in 5th overall, 2m16 behind Kelerman, returns to the group of cyclists who can win the Giro, as he is one of the favorites in the time trial that closes the race: 15, 7 km, in Milan (morning).The draw on Friday was going to be 258 kilometers, but the organization, at the request of the cyclists, decided to shorten it to 124 km, due to bad weather conditions: rain, snow, wind and cold. Czech Josef Cerny (CCC) ended up winning in isolation, making the connection between Abbiaregrasso and Asti in 2h30m40s.João Almeida reached the finish line integrated in the peloton, in 18th position, 11m43s behind Cerny. Rúben Guerreiro (Education First), virtual winner of the mountain prize (enough to finish the race), finished the race in 82nd place, with the same time as the compatriot.
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