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3:23 pm – João Almeida holds the pink shirt!
15:22 – 800 meters to go, João Almeida leads the way … 15:20 – The group followed by João Almeida is 2 kilometers from the end of the stage.
3:19 pm – Attention is now focused on João Almeida’s group, which is arriving.
3:18 pm – Pernsteiner is second and De Gendt third.
3:18 PM – Ben O’Connor wins a stage.
3:15 pm: Ben O’Connor is one mile from the finish line.
3:14 pm – João Almeida’s group is 5.17 minutes ahead of the race.
3:12 PM – There are 11 riders in the Portuguese group. At the front, Ben O’Connor is 3.3 kilometers from the target and 24 seconds ahead of the second, who is now Pernsteiner. They are followed by De Gendt and Zakarin.
3:10 pm – João Almeida asks his partner Fausto Masnada to shoot. The Portuguese seems to be sure …
15h09 – Kelderman attacks and João Almeida turns on the ‘turbo’. The Portuguese gets up from his chair and responds immediately!
15:08 – In the peloton, the pace increases and João Almeida’s main rivals try to understand what the Portuguese’s reaction capacity will be.
3:05 pm – Hermann Pernsteiner accelerates in search of O’Connor.
15h03 – Deceuninck-Quick Step seems to be having difficulties supporting João Almeida. There are only two men left in the group to help the Portuguese …
15h01 – Ahead Ben O’Connor isolates himself. There are 8 kilometers to go and the Australian is chased by a group of four runners.
15h00 – Attention that Sunweb is imposing the rhythm in the squad. Kelderman preparing an attack on the Portuguese pink shirt? The difference for the front group is now 5.20 minutes.
2:58 pm – The leading group begins to split, almost always at the initiative of Thomas De Gendt.
2:54 pm – In the peloton, Sunweb, Wilco Kelderman’s team, goes ahead with some INEOS cyclists. The difference for the leaders is now 5.32 minutes.
2:52 PM – The difference between the squad and the forwards is now 5.48 minutes.
2:49 PM – De Gendt leads the group of men in front, where there are 15 riders.
2:46 PM – The forwards are 15 kilometers from the goal and the peloton is 20. Is João Almeida wearing the pink jersey?
2:43 PM – João Almeida’s team leads the group and has now picked up the pace. In the last kilometers, it took two minutes to spare for the leading group.
2:37 pm – Rúben Guerreiro has already secured the blue jersey and is left behind. He was absorbed by the squad, where João Almeida is, always shielded by his team.
2:35 pm – The forwards begin to climb towards the last mountain count, which coincides with the goal. Before, they will still go through an intermediate sprint.
14h32 – 25 km to the finish line. The leading group has an advantage of 7 minutes and 9 seconds over the group.
2:22 pm – Thomas de Gendt tries to attack even before starting the last climb, coinciding with the goal a first-rate mountain count.
2:19 pm – Pernsteiner is 9 minutes and 36 seconds behind Wilco Kelderman, second overall, and 6 minutes and 55 seconds behind Jai Hindley, third. With the group in the pink jersey more than 8 minutes behind the front group, Pernsteiner is practically in third place overall.
2:17 PM – The group leading the race is already descending … the peloton continues at 8 minutes.
2:16 PM – Pass to the third mountain count (Passo Durone):
Thomas de Gendt (9 points)
Rohan Dennis (4 points)
Harm Vanhoucke (2 points)
Ilnur Zakarin (1 point)
14:06 – The group leading the race is climbing at a good pace, towards the third mountain count at Passo Durone (third category).
Intermediate sprint:
Darío Cataldo (12 points)
Amanuel Ghebreigzbhier (8 points)
Ben O’Connor (6 points)
Ilnur Zakarin (5 points)
Harm Vanhoucke (4 points)
Rohan Dennis (3 points)
Héctor Carretero (2 pts)
Ruben Guerreiro (1 point)
1:58 PM – The front group has 55 seconds over Ruben Guerreiro and more than 7 minutes for the peloton.
1:49 pm – Ilnur Zakarin, Harm Vanhoucke, Héctor Carretero, Amanuel Ghebreigzbhier, Ben O’Connor and Rohan Dennis join Dario Cataldo at the head of the race. Ruben Guerreiro is left behind.
1:41 PM – Only Dario Cataldo remains ahead of the race, adding 25 seconds over the chasing group and 6 minutes and 27 seconds for the peloton, where he follows the pink jersey João Almeida.
1:25 pm – Dario Cataldo increases Rubén Guerreiro’s group lead to 42 seconds; the platoon is 7 minutes and 4 seconds away.
1:17 PM – Attack by Dario Cataldo, who tries to isolate himself for the race taking advantage of the descent from Monte Bondone. The Italian is 13 seconds ahead of Ruben Guerreiro. The platoon is more than 7½ minutes away.
1:14 PM – Platoon follows more than 7 minutes from the fugitive group.
Passage to the second earl of mountain (Monte Bondone):
Rubén Guerrero (40 pts)
Thomas De Gendt (18 points)
Rohan Dennis (12 points)
Ilnur Zakarin (9 points)
Victor of the Part (6 pts)
Harm Vanhoucke (4 points)
Louis thinks (2 points)
Geoffrey Bouchard (1 point)
13:08 – Ruben Guerreiro is the first in the second mountain count and adds 40 more points … practically the Portuguese wears the blue jersey, with a 50-point advantage for the Italian Visconti – leader of the mountain at the beginning of this 17th stage, but it does not belong to the leading group of the race.
12h56 – Mechanical problems for Víctor de la Parte, no group faces.
12h54 – There are 90 km to the finish. The peloton continues 6 minutes and 40 seconds behind the group of fugitives, which includes the Portuguese Rubén Guerreiro, with the aim of recovering the blue jersey, as mountain leader.
12:43 PM – The leading group has already made more than half of the climb to Monte Bondone and continues with a lead of 6 minutes and 30 seconds over the peloton.
12:34 PM – After three hours, the stage runs at an average of 33.5 km / h.
12:27 pm – At the head of the race, Thomas De Gendt sets the pace for the group of 19 fugitives … the peloton is 6 minutes and 7 seconds away.
12:17 pm – Ruben Guerreiro, Rodriguez, Pernsteiner, Zakarin, De La Parte, Hansen, Frankiny, De Gendt, Vanhoucke, Carretero, Cataldo, Sepulveda, Villella, Meintjes, Gebreigzabhier, O’Connor, Dennis, Ulissi and Bouchard are the cyclists who make up the fugitive group.
12:12 pm – 100 km have already been covered, there are 103 km more. The peloton, followed by the pink camiola João Almeida, is 6 minutes away from the group of 19 cyclists – including the Portuguese Ruben Guerreiro – who are leading the race. It should also be noted that Giovanni Visconti, who at the beginning of this 17th stage was the leader of the mountain, is experiencing many difficulties, following the end of the peloton.
12:03 pm – The front group gains an advantage over the peloton, which is now 5 minutes and 56 seconds away.
11:53 am – The group of 19 fugitives, where the Portuguese Ruben Guerreiro is, has already started the second climb of the day, towards Monte Bondone. The peloton continues at 4 minutes and 39 seconds.
11:36 am – The peloton is already descending and is still 4 minutes and 57 seconds behind the front group of the race.
Passage to the first mountain count (Forcella Valbona):
Rubén Guerrero (40 pts)
Thomas De Gendt (18 points)
Ilnur Zakarin (12 points)
Rohan Dennis (9 points)
Hermann Pernsteiner (6 points)
Ben O’Connor (4 points)
Eduardo Sepulveda (2 pts)
Dario Cataldo (1 bridge)
11:24 am – Ruben Guerreiro as expected is the first to pass and collects the 40 points from the first mountain count. For now, the Portuguese cyclist returns to the blue jersey.
11:15 am – 2 km for the first mountain count and Rubén Guerreiro will try to score points to recover the blue jersey. In the mountain classification, the Portuguese remains in 2nd position with 30 points less than Giovanni Visconti, who is not among the fugitives.
11:07 – At km 55, the leading group increases the advantage for the peloton, which continues at 4 minutes and 45 seconds.
10:57 AM – At km 51, Geoffrey Bouchard joins the leading group, followed by Portuguese Ruben Guerreiro. The squad, with the pink jersey, lost 2 minutes to the 19 fugitives.
10:48 am – Rúben Guerreiro continues in the group of fugitives at km 49. The Portuguese had already stated yesterday that he will do everything possible to try to recover the blue jersey. Visconti, the current leader of the mountain, does not follow this first group. The peloton, wearing the pink João Almeida jersey, lost 44 seconds at the head of the race.
10:37 am – The group of 18 cyclists, which includes the Portuguese Ruben Guerreiro (2nd place on the mountain), goes ahead and follows 35 seconds behind the peloton, where the pink João Almeida jersey is. In the middle, Alessandro Tonelli just tries to get to the front of the race.
10:28 – At km 42 the peloton reaches the group of five cyclists who tried to escape.
10:21 am – A group of five riders – Mattia Bais, Jonathan Caicedo, Sander Armée, Dario Cataldo and Davide Villella – break away from the peloton, which follows 31 seconds.
10h19 – The peloton begins to climb to find the first mountain count in Forcella Valbona, at km 61.2.
10:08 AM – 31 km have already been covered: the pace is still high and the peloton remains united.
10:04 – At km 24, the peloton remains compact, continuing at a good pace.
9:49 am – According to the organization of the race, 136 cyclists leave the 17th stage: there are 203 km between Bassano del Grappa and Madonna di Campiglio, with three first-class mountain counts, the last one coinciding with the finish line.
The several days of high mountains will be the “very difficult” test that João Almeida is aware that he has ahead of him, arriving at 14 days leading the ‘corsa rosa’ and thinking of Milan, on Sunday, the closing day of the 103rd. edition.
9:30 am – Wednesday’s stage begins!
– The 17th stage joins Bassano del Grappa with Madonna di Campiglio, over a 203 km route. The squad will have a very tough mountain stage ahead of them. “I am confident but I am also prepared for the worst. Anything can happen,” João Almeida said yesterday.
– Good morning, welcome to another stage of the Vote for Italy. João Almeida starts for the 17th stage at the top of the competition, 17 seconds ahead of Wilco Kelderman (Sunweb), his most direct rival.
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