João Almeida tries to hold a pink jersey: goes straight to stage 15 of the Giro – Giro



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11:43 am – The front group continues with ten cyclists 6 minutes and 56 seconds behind the pack, while Rubén Guerreiro and Samitier are 2 minutes and 15 seconds behind the first. Carboni is 2 minutes and 35 seconds.

11:22 am – Rubén Guerreiro tries to leave the platoon and go in pursuit of the fugitive group. The Portuguese EF Pro rider, leader of the mountain, tries not to lose the race lead in search of the points to hold the blue jersey. 11:20 am – The platoon slowed down and the group with 12 fugitives – Andrea Vendrame, Luca Chirico, Manuele Boaro, Mark padun, Nathan Haas, Daniel Navarro, Thomas Gendt, Mathew Holmes, Davide Villella, Rohan Dennis, Giovanni Visconti and Edoardo Zardini – gain 1 minute and 40 seconds advantage.

11:10 am – The front group is only 13 seconds ahead.

10h58 – Fugitive group is 22 seconds away.

The Portuguese João Almeida has, once again, the support of his parents in this 15th stage, which ends at the top of the mountain. And it is precisely in the goal where today Dário Gomes and Patrícia Almeida will be waiting for the pink jersey.


Images of the location of the finish line of the 15th stage
Images of the location of the finish line of the 15th stage

10:48 am – Andrea Vendrame, Luca Chirico, Manuele Boaro, Mark padun, Nathan Haas, Daniel Navarro, Thomas Gendt, Mathew Holmes, Davide Villella, Rohan Dennis, Giovanni Visconti and Edoardo Zardini form the group of fugitives … 30 seconds advantage over the squad.

10:46 am – According to the organization, the United Arab Emirates cyclist Juan Sebastián Molano did not appear at the start of the stage. 141 cyclists hit the road.

10:33 am – A group of 12 cyclists tries to flee from the start of the stage … they continue with an 8-second advantage over the peloton.

10:28 – The 15th stage begins: 185 kilometers between Rivolto Air Base and Piancavallo.

– João Almeida has been leading the Giro for 12 days, showing that he is one of the candidates for victory, but he is still far from celebrating. This Sunday the 15th stage takes place, which precedes the second rest day, and which appears as an ‘aperitif’ for a third week in the high mountains.

– Today’s tirade has four mountain counts, the last of which is the first and coincides with the goal: it is a climb of 14.3 km, with an average percentage of difference of 7.8, being the most difficult , with ramps that reach 11.2 degrees.

– João Almeida has defended himself well, but he has to be waiting for the reaction of his opponents, who will want to give another image today on the mountain.

– Yesterday, in the individual time trial, the Portuguese rider from Deceuninck-Quick-Step won time for direct competition.



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