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João Almeida had another great day in the Tour of Italy by bike, not only for maintaining the pink jersey of the leadership but also for achieving win a few more seconds at the front, benefiting from the slight breakage of Pello Bilbao, a Bahraini McLaren rider who dropped to third place on this seventh stage.
João Almeida stopped to repair the radio, was hit, resumed his trip and held the pink Giro jersey
In a shorter section than the day before connecting Matera with Brindisi for a total of 143 kilometers, Arnaud Démare, from Groupama, he became stronger when he reached pique, achieving the third victory of the edition in which it was also the third arrival capable of enhancing its main characteristics. Peter Sagan (Bora – Hansgrohe), still seeking his first win in 2020, finished second, while Michael Matthews (Team Sunweb) did not pass third. Ben Swift of Ineos missed the bonuses.
João Almeida, from Deceuninck-Quick Step, arrived integrated into the peloton, still benefiting from the loss of six seconds by the Spanish Pello Bilbao, who fell to third position 49 seconds behind, in exchange for the Dutch Wilco Kelderman, from Team Sunweb , 48 seconds from the Caldas da Rainha corridor. The main candidates for the final victory (Geraint Thomas already out of the race) kept the distance, with Vincenzo Nibali in fifth (1.01), Jakob Fuglsang in seventh (1.19) and Steven Kruijwijk in eighth (1.21).
João Almeida makes (more) history: the Portuguese is third on the stage and becomes the first with the rose in three days (at least)
This Saturday, the eighth stage will connect Giovinazzo with Vieste at a distance of 200 kilometers with a mountain in the middle, before the difficult arrival at Roccaraso on the Sunday before the first rest day at the Giro.
