00:01Il Giro d'Italia non let's up.
00:04After the brutal slopes of Blockhouse
00:06and the punchy climbs of the marsh,
00:11the race now heads into the Tuscan Emilian Apennines
00:14for another uphill finish
00:16and another showdown among the GC contenders.
00:18My feelings are better and better after the breakaway,
00:21after the crash,
00:22but we will see what I can do today.
00:24Afonso Ullaglio still leads the general classification
00:27ahead of Ingegarde and Goal.
00:28Yesterday I had a really good feeling on the bike
00:31and hopefully today as well.
00:33Jonathan Narvaez claimed victory on the marsh climbs
00:36after a three-man breakaway with team-mate Bjergen Leknesund
00:39that started 50 km from the finish
00:41in a stage raced at a blistering average speed of 45 km per hour.
00:48Ingegarde, supported by his team,
00:50kept everything under control on a nervous stage
00:52marked by constant attacks and a headwind.
00:55His calculated pursuit of the pink jersey continues.
00:58Belizzari, after cracking on the blockhouse,
01:00chose to stay with the GC group,
01:04avoiding any overly ambitious moves.
01:06Ingegarde,
01:07a great job of the Italian,
01:09thank you all!
01:10In Italy, it's always special,
01:11depending on which region it is.
01:13It's been the last time I've learned something,
01:15so we're going to get better today.
01:18Before tomorrow's well-earned rest day,
01:20the riders face 184 km from Cervia to Corno al Escale,
01:25an apennine location where Alberto Tomba first learned to ski and train.
01:29The route is flat from the start until Silla,
01:31but after Sasso Marconi it begins to rise gradually along the Porretana road,
01:36leading into the final climb.
01:37The stage concludes with a first category mountain climb
01:40that will once again reshape the general classification.
01:43It's an irregular ascent with easier sections,
01:46followed by 12 km of continuous climbing,
01:48featuring bends and hairpins.
01:50In the final 3 km towards Corno al Escale,
01:53gradients hover around 10%,
01:55with ramps peaking at 15%.
01:57A true test for riders targeting the podium, like Ben O'Connor.
02:03I think it'll be a good day for the break normally,
02:05but yeah, you can never know.
02:07Or for those who've already faced unexpected difficulties in the early stages.
02:11The Giro returns here after more than 20 years.
02:14On May 11, 2004, Gilberto Simoni won the stage,
02:18finishing 15 seconds ahead of his teammate Damiano Cunego,
02:21who would go on to win the pink jersey.
02:28The flight of Pink Flamingo sets the scene before the start.
02:33And here it is, the official route.
02:38Finally, full sunshine over the roads of the Giro d'Italia.
02:47Let's go.
02:54Today's stage features 2,900 meters of elevation gain,
02:58almost entirely concentrated on the final part.
03:05Today, there's a real chance that a breakaway could go all the way,
03:09so the pace is aggressive from the very beginning,
03:11with the peloton already stretched out.
03:13taking advantage of an overpass,
03:15three riders try to break clear.
03:17Plankart, Milesi and Ballerini.
03:25After 28 kilometers of racing,
03:27Plankart sits up, leaving Milesi and Ballerini out front.
03:32Within a few kilometers, they're joined by six more riders
03:35whom the peloton has allowed to go.
04:00The breakaway riders work well together, and by the time they reach Solarolo,
04:04their advantage has grown to two minutes.
04:06After one hour of racing, the average speed is a fast 50.4 kilometers per hour.
04:13Chasing from the peloton, a tandem of riders launches an attack, Tarozzi and Hamilton.
04:22Gens, Milesi, Marcelluzzi, Rubio, Naberman, Bais, Lolland and Ballerini are working in great harmony
04:28and maintaining their advantage over the peloton,
04:32which has brought Tarozzi and Hamilton back to within around two and a half minutes.
04:36It's not a large enough gap to confidently expect the breakaway to make it all the way,
04:41and the most likely outcome is another showdown among the general classification contenders.
04:52After two hours of racing, the average speed remains very high at 47.5 kilometers per hour,
04:58while the leader's advantage is shrinking and settles at around two minutes.
05:06The road begins to climb, and Ciccone, who had been waiting for the right moment, makes his move.
05:11He's followed by Ertz and Ulissi as they go in pursuit of the breakaway.
05:17The peloton lets them go, while up front the leaders are already tackling the descent towards Asso Marconi.
05:22One minute and six seconds of advantage. Cariotto, Quattistrada, in front of the third perseguitor,
05:29always formed by Ciccone, Ertz and Ulissi.
05:32And now we turn the group Maierosa.
05:34The three chasers are fully committed, pushing hard and gaining seconds,
05:38until they make contact with the breakaway just before the intermediate sprint in Marzabotto.
05:43This is Marzabotto, a sad history in the recent Second World War, when the Nazi troops...
05:50In the sprint, Ballerini takes the win ahead of Gens and Martelluzzi.
05:54He picks up 12 more points in the Mali-Ciclovino.
06:00Mignan leads the points classification ahead of Narvaez and Milan.
06:04The peloton now trails by one minute.
06:07The breakaway group, now made up of 11 riders, is trying to extend its lead
06:11and gains another minute on the chasers.
06:13Among the attackers, Ciccone is the best placed in the general classification.
06:17He was 9 minutes and 42 seconds behind Eulaglio this morning,
06:21and today's finish could suit his characteristics.
06:24After three hours of racing, the average speed is 46.6 km per hour.
06:39The Giro d'Italia peloton is now heading towards the Querciola climb,
06:43at 823 meters above sea level, the first KOM of this ninth stage.
06:48The climb begins to split the breakaway, with six riders losing contact.
06:58Five remain out front, Ciccone, Ads, Milesi, Rubio and Ulissi.
07:04Among the chasers, the sprinters are dropped, and both Belisari and Eulaglio
07:08are riding near the back of the group on the climb.
07:14The leaders pass under the KOM banner with a 1 minute and 50 second advantage over the peloton.
07:20Dioda, Rubio, Milesi, Ulyssi and Ciccone.
07:241,000m to the KM Red Bull.
07:32Ulyssi looks around, and he's got torn hearts on his wheel,
07:34and the lens of Milesi is trying to ride onto the wheel of the badge.
07:40Before the final climb, the Red Bull Kilometer sprint sees Rubio ahead of Ciccone and Ulissi.
07:46Milesi is struggling among the breakaway riders.
07:48While Rubio and Ciccone push on and open a gap on Ulissi,
07:51the peloton reacts, Ciccone gets out of the saddle and drops Rubio.
07:56A strong effort from Team Visma-Lisa bike brings the peloton to within one minute for the first time.
08:05Team leader Wingelgaard has had his teammates at the front for a while, waiting for the decisive moment's attack.
08:11Ciccone's advantage over Rubio grows to 20 seconds with three kilometers to go.
08:15With two kilometers remaining, Galle and Wingelgaard launch their move, bridge up to Ciccone and go clear.
08:21Just after the Flamme Rouge, Wingelgaard delivers the decisive attack everyone was expecting,
08:26a powerful move to assert his dominance.
08:32the tactic that they dictated at the beginning of the day and Wingelgaard goes now with 900 meters to go.
08:37Felix Galle is emerging clearly as the best of the rest,
08:40and the second place is looking good on the Giro d'Italia for Felix Galle,
08:44but at the moment no one has any answer to Visma-Lisa bike and their leader Jonas Wingelgaard.
08:49History is beckoning for Jonas Wingelgaard here in Italy.
08:54A second victory at the Giro d'Italia for Jonas Wingelgaard,
08:58who at the moment he kisses the handlebar.
09:00is a good move.
09:06Yes, yes, yes!
09:09Yes, yes!
09:09Yes, guys!
09:13Yes!
09:13So, yes, something I'm super happy about.
09:16The Giro is something special.
09:19So, yes, in the end, a good day for us.
09:22Jonas Wingergaard wins his second stage of this Giro d'Italia ahead of Garl.
09:33Eulaglio finishes fifth and after a strong performance retains the pink jersey.
09:38In the general classification, Wingergaard is now 2 minutes and 24 seconds behind the leader.
09:43Garl sits at 2.59, while Pelizzari loses ground and is now at 5.15.
09:48Tomorrow is a rest day for the Giro Caravan.
09:50Racing resumes on Tuesday with the only individual time trial of this edition.
09:5542 kilometers from Yarejo to Massa, completely flat, with few corners and long straights, ideal for maintaining high speed.
10:03A long effort of around 50 minutes, perfectly suited to specialists.
10:07Filippo Gana above all, while the climbers will need to limit their losses.
10:10Among the GC contenders, Wingergaard appears particularly well suited to this kind of test,
10:15which could significantly reshape the overall standings.
10:20of the Giro Caravan's
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