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João Almeida keeps the pink jersey at the Giro for one more day, leading the general with 4h21’46 ”. Wilco Kelderman is second, 34 seconds behind the Portuguese rider.
3:58 pm – Ruben Guerreiro and João Almeida arrive at the front of the pack. The Portuguese rider from Deceuninck maintains the overall lead. 3:56 pm – Simon Clarke finishes in 3rd position … followed by Simon Pelaud
15h50 – Padun finishes 2nd place …
3:48 PM – Victoria Narváez on the stage, with a time of 5h31’24 ”
15:47 – Jhonatan Narváez is already in the last kilometer!
3:39 pm – Jhonatan Narváez saves Padun time and is now 24 seconds ahead. Will the Ecuadorian from INEOS reach the goal in isolation? They are just over 6 kilometers …
3:37 pm – Mark Padun approaches the front and is 13 seconds behind Jhonatan Narváez. Less than 10 kilometers to arrival. On the field, João Almeida’s team continues to control operations and protect the Portuguese, who, it seems, will continue to lead the race and wear the pink jersey.
3:27 pm – Jhonatan Narváez is almost half a minute ahead of Mark Padun just over 17 kilometers from the finish line.
3:24 pm – Two men from Deceuninck-Quick Step remain at the head of the main group and keep João Almeida well protected. Everything indicates that the Portuguese will keep the pink jersey at the end of the stage.
3:23 pm – The descent to the finish line is very dangerous. It’s still raining a lot.
3:21 pm – Hole for Mark Padun on the descent. Jhonatan Narváez isolates himself in front of the race 23 kilometers from the finish line.
3:18 pm – Domenico Pozzovivo accelerates in the main group. João Almeida and Ruben Guerreiro respond well to the Italian. The last mountain of the day has passed the group followed by the two Portuguese cyclists.
3:14 pm – Simon Clarke is now passing the top of San Giovanni in Galilea and chasing the two cyclists in front. It’s a minute and a half late.
15: 11h – Mark Padun and Jhonatan Narváez, the duo leading the race, leave the last mountain of the day behind.
15:10 h – The group followed by João Almeida and Ruben Guerreiro increasingly reduced. Now there are 16 cyclists.
15:05 – The front duo are already climbing the fourth category mountain (San Giovanni in Galilea). It is 4.4 kilometers to the top with an average slope of 6.3%.
15:04 – Mark Padun and Jhonatan Narváez are 33 kilometers from the finish line and continue to gain the lead before the race. For the intermediate group the difference is 2’40 ”, while the ‘squad’ is almost 7 minutes. It seems that the escape will take revenge …
15h01 – João Almeida remains well ‘guarded’ in the main group by three Deceuninck-Quick Step teammates: Fausto Masnada, Mikkel Honoré and James Knox.
2:58 pm – The front of the race approaches the 5th and last climb of the day, a 4th category mountain count located just over 30 kilometers from the finish line. Behind, Jakob Fuglsang tries to re-enter the group followed by João Almeida and Ruben Guerreiro.
2:55 PM – The leading duo increases the difference (5’45 ”) for the platoon, which continues to be led by NTT. As for the middle group, Mark Padun and Jhonatan Narváez are more than half a minute ahead.
2:53 PM – Jacok Fuglsang’s mechanical problem, who continues in the group of 21 riders where João Almeida and Ruben Guerreiro are. The Astana Dane changes bikes and rolls again.
2:51 PM – There are 42 kilometers to the finish and it is still raining quite a bit in northeast Italy.
2:46 PM – Mark Padun and Jhonatan Narváez lead the race 16 seconds ahead of an intermediate group of 6 chasing after him.
2:43 PM – The peloton is reduced to 21 riders, among them the Portuguese João Almeida and Ruben Guerreiro. NTT Pro Cycling remains at the head of the group that is 5’20 ” behind the men in front.
2:35 pm – Conde de Montaña in Madonna di Pugliano: Pellaud Simon (9 pts), Jesper Hansen (4), Joey Rosskopf (2) and Mark Padun (1).
2:26 PM – There are now 7 riders in the front group: Joey Rosskopf, Jhonatan Narváez, Jesper Janse, Manuele Boaro, François Birard, Mark Padun and Simon Pellaud. The peloton, led by João Almeida’s team, is decreasing the advantage, which is at 4’20 ”. Now there are less than 60 kilometers to go and there is a lot of rain at this stage of the stage.
2:13 pm – The leading group is already climbing Madonna di Pugliano, a third category mountain account. The gap between the platoon and the chasing group is narrowing.
13h58 – Platoon is 6’23 ” behind the leading group now composed only of Simon Pellaud and Cesare Benedetti, Joey Rosskopf is close behind, while a second group of 11 riders is 25 seconds behind.
1:47 PM – New mountain count: Simon Pellaud (9 points), Etienne Van Empel (4 points), Jesper Hanse (2 points) and Joey Rosskopf (1).
1:43 pm – Great job from NTT continuing to push the group to narrow the gap to the front group … which is now 6’37 ”.
13h28 – The peloton, where the João Almeida pink jersey is, continues to gain time … they are 7’23 ” from the group in front.
1:20 PM – The rain appeared on this stage, with the slippery road we must pay special attention to the descents.
12:50 – Second count of the mountain: Simon Pellaud (9 points), Etienne Van Empel (4 points), Joey Rosskopf (2 points) and Cesare Benedetti (1). The Portuguese Ruben Guerreiro, leader of the mountain, is managing the advantage accumulated previously.
12:43 PM – The platoon increases the pace and has already managed to reduce the time for the runaway group.
12:25 pm – The assembly count for the first stage is in the fourth category: Simon Pellaud (3 pts), Etienne Van Empel (2 pts) and Maximiliano Richeze (1 pts).
12:10 pm – The fugitive group continues to gain an advantage over the peloton, where it follows the pink jersey João Almeida, and the current leader of the mountain, Ruben Guerreiro: it is already 12’43 ”.
11:48 am – Héctor Carretero Milan joins the leading group, which now has an advantage of 11’30 ” over the peloton.
11:38 am – The leading group, with 13 riders: François Bidard, Simon Pellaud, Mark Padun, Manuele Boaro, Cesare Benedetti, Joey Rosskopf, Jesper Hansen, Simon Clarke, Albert Torres Barcelo, Victor Campenaerts, Jhonatan Manuel Narvaez Prado, Maximiliano Richeze and Etienne Van Empel – almost two minutes ahead for Héctor Carretero Milan and more than ten minutes for the peloton, where the pink jersey João Almeida goes.
11:08 am – The advantage of the runaway group rises to 2 minutes and 25 seconds.
10:55 AM – At km 27, the leading group has a 40-second advantage over the peloton.
10:43 – Twelve cyclists try to escape the peloton at km 12: Luca Chirico, Mark Padun, Filippo Fiorelli, Kamil Gradek, Lachlan Morton, Jonathan Dibben, Adam Hansen, Albert Torres Barcelo, Victor Campenaerts, Rohan Dennis, Ariel Maximiliano Richeze Araquistain and Etienne Van Empel are part of this front group.
10:38 am – The 12th stage of the Giro has started.
– After yesterday’s stage without major setbacks, João Almeida was concentrated for this Thursday’s draw. “It will be hard but I am confident. I will continue to do my best to defend the pink jersey, ”he said. A message: “If someone attacks, everyone has to chase, it’s not just me who wants to win.”
– The Portuguese João Almeida continues to have a dream campaign in this Giro’2020, remaining as the leader for more than a week. The Deceuninck – Quick-Step cyclist defends the pink jersey once again today, on a stage with five mountain counts, he also tests for Ruben Guerreiro, who leaves as the leader of the mountain.
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