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Portuguese cyclist João Almeida lost the Tour lead to Italy on Thursday. On the 15th dressed in pink, the Caldas da Rainha cyclist could not resist the hardest stage (18) of this year’s edition of the Giro d’Italia and lost more than 4 minutes.
Almeida couldn’t keep up with Sunweb and Ineos in the middle of the long mountain and finished the stage in fifth place overall. Dutch Wilco Kelderman (Sunweb) is now the leader of the race, with a 2min16s advantage over the Portuguese. Deceuninck-Quick Step.
Jai Hindley, from Sunweb, who won the stage, Tao Geogheagan Hart, from Ineos and Pello Bilbao (Bahrain) also surpassed the Portuguese in general, in a stage that was still marked by the great performance of Rúben Guerreiro, who with the abandonment Italian Giovani Visconti, from Vini Zabù, practically guaranteed the mountain jersey.
Tomorrow there is a flat stage, and on Saturday there is a new mountain race, with three climbs to Sestriere. The last time trial through the streets of Milan is scheduled for Sunday.
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