00:00Il finale settimana di Giro all'inizio in Svizzera.
00:04Dessite il short 113 km,
00:07il Berimzona Cari stage è una seleccionata,
00:10demanding focus e commitment.
00:13È sicuramente non un stage per sprinters.
00:16Just a Sunday stage into Milan
00:18proved unexpectedly
00:19quando un'incredibile breakaway
00:21launched just 4 km after the start
00:24went all the way to the finish.
00:26Norge's Fredrik Vernis took the win,
00:28leaving his 3 italian breakaway companions
00:31empty-handed.
00:35There are no changes in the general classification.
00:43Wingegaard, clearly emotional
00:45as he wears the Malia Rosa for the first time,
00:47controlled the race and maintained his advantage.
00:502 minutes and 26 seconds over Eulaglio
00:53and 2 minutes and 50 seconds over Gall.
00:56I think it's a short intense stage
00:58and after the rest day,
01:00I think it would be good for me to find the rhythm again.
01:03After an opening section of gentle climbing,
01:05the riders enter a 22 km circuit to be repeated twice,
01:09featuring two consecutive climbs.
01:11The second, Leontica, is particularly demanding.
01:14Leaving the circuit,
01:15the route continues up the Gotthard Valley,
01:17steadily climbing towards Faydo,
01:19where the final ascent begins.
01:2112 km at an average gradient of 8%,
01:24with ramps up to 13%
01:26and a total elevation gain of 3,000 meters.
01:29This is terrain for the climbers to attack
01:31and an opportunity for the Malia Rosa,
01:34should he choose, to extend his lead.
01:36In this week, we can have more chance.
01:38For sure, on the plane, we still have a few situations
01:40where we can try to win the stage.
01:42Yeah, I think it's going to be another good day.
01:44Stages this tough are an impossible test for sprinters,
01:47who face a very demanding week ahead.
01:49But for those who already claim two stage victories in this Giro,
01:53defending the Ticlamino jersey becomes extra motivation
01:57to push beyond their limits.
01:58The day is really short,
02:00so we expect that the stage will go really fast.
02:02For me, there is no really big goal.
02:03Expect trying to have a look on Narvaez,
02:05to make sure that it don't take too many points of advantage
02:08on this type of stage.
02:09But for the rest, I just try to be in the time limit.
02:2732 degrees at the start in Bellinzona.
02:29Once again, the heat will be a key factor today.
02:35The pace is surging very fast,
02:38with a group of 11 riders quickly gaining ground
02:40and launching the first real move of the day.
02:48Their advantage over the peloton settled at around 30 seconds.
02:52The best placed rider on general classification among the leaders
02:56is Markel Bellocchi, who started the day in 18th place,
02:5911 minutes and 33 seconds behind Vingegaard.
03:04Among the most active riders setting the pace
03:06at the front of the peloton is Jonathan Milan.
03:11Amieta accelerates and tries to bridge across to the breakaway on his own.
03:15His move splits the peloton into two groups.
03:17One manages to reach the leaders, while the other is left chasing.
03:28The start of the first climb of the day, 4.7 kilometers long, with 260 meters of elevation gain,
03:35and an average gradient of 5.5 percent, reshuffles the situation once again, as the peloton brings the
03:41breakaway back.
03:47Many riders begin to struggle and lose contact.
03:51Ciccone pushes at the front, but finds no cooperation, so he rises out of the saddle,
03:55attacks, and takes the point at the first king of the mountains at Ludiano, ahead of Rubio and Harper.
04:07The action continues, and a new group of 12 riders forms at the front,
04:11now leading the race with an advantage of around 30 seconds over the chasers.
04:19When the second climb begins, the pink jersey team takes control and sets the pace at the front of the
04:25peloton.
04:27At the top of the Leontica climb, we have the second king of the mountains, sprint of the day.
04:32Once again, it's Ciccone who crosses first, ahead of Rubio.
04:39Ciccone is highly motivated today, he keeps pushing and goes solo on the descent.
04:49At the start of the second ascent of Torre, he's joined by Harper, Narvaez, Rubio and Ulissi.
04:57The peloton is chasing, with Wisma-Lise-Bike controlling the pace.
05:01At the third king of the mountains, Ciccone attacks again, ahead of Rubio, Harper and Narvaez.
05:07Ciccone slipped to the back of this five-rider group and opens up his sprints.
05:11Will Rubio try to go with him?
05:13With 36 points collected today, the rider from Abruzzo now moves into second place in the mountains classification.
05:1950 points behind the leader, Jonas Wingergaard.
05:25With 50 kilometers to go, the second descent of Leontica begins, with the five breakaway riders
05:31closely controlled by the peloton, which is not allowing the gap to grow.
05:36Rubio tries to anticipate Ciccone at the KOM, launching from distance, but the move is unsuccessful.
05:42The Italian stays on his wheel, along with Narvaez and Harper, then overtakes him.
05:46Ciccone has now reduced his deficit to Wingergaard in the mountains classification to 32 points.
05:52So it's going to be Ciccone again and Rubio again in second position, then Narvaez and
05:56and Chris Harper also on this one. So, yet extra 18 points for Ciccone.
06:07Ulissi loses contact with the leaders, who are now down to four.
06:15The peloton is chasing at one minute and 40 seconds. At the intermediate sprint,
06:19they pass in this order. Narvaez, Rubio, Harper, Ciccone and Ulissi.
06:26The peloton's gap is now two minutes and four seconds.
06:30Narvaez is having an outstanding Giro, and is now just two points behind Paul
06:35Manier's cyclamen jersey in the points classification.
06:44With 25 kilometers to go, the road begins to rise slightly.
06:49First, the ever generous Narvaez is dropped, and then Ciccone.
06:55Up front now, it's Harper and Rubio, but the peloton is much closer, just 45 seconds behind.
07:03Harper drops Rubio and passes first under the Red Bull kilometer banner. The final climb begins.
07:16At the front, Red Bull Bora-Hans Grohe sets the pace. But incredibly, it's Pelizzari who cannot hold
07:22the rhythm of his teammates. They ease slightly, but it's too late. Giulio Pelizzari is in crisis,
07:27completely cracked, struggling badly on the climb.
07:34With nine kilometers to go, the peloton catches Harper. From the bunch, the white jersey Eulaglio and
07:40O'Connor, second and 18th overall, are dropped. At the front, the yellow jerseys of Visma Lise
07:46bike take control, with the ever-generous David Pinganzoli pacing for team leader Wingergaard.
07:51Looking in, he's locked in back of that group on the wheel of Jai Hindley, and a time-announcement
07:56moves past him, and Donnell's dropped now. And Wingergaard goes off the pace of Pinganzoli,
08:01this time it's 6.6 kilometers to go. Felix Gall goes with the Maliarosa, and then he sits down,
08:06and it's the same old story.
08:09The pace is brutal, and seven riders are dropped. Then Wingergaard makes his move. Felix Gall chooses
08:15not even to try to follow the Dane's acceleration. The climb is still very long, and he chases at
08:21around 20 seconds. Now it's a fight only for second place. Wingergaard is in a race of his own.
08:27Meanwhile, reports come in from the peloton that Eulaglio is in difficulty.
08:31Wingergaard comes to the top of Cari in Switzerland, in pink. A dominant display,
08:37an authoritative display. Jonas Wingergaard is the best rider in this Giro d'Italia,
08:43and no one should doubt it. Brilliant from Wingergaard.
08:57In the chasing group, Alensmann accelerates. The Dutch riders followed by Galen Hindley,
09:03up front on the day of King Frederick 10th of Denmark's 58th birthday.
09:07We wanted to try to win in the pink jersey, and it can also go wrong, so we chose the
09:12first
09:13option to do it, because if we would fail, then we would have another one as well.
09:17The Giro d'Italia crowns its absolute ruler, Jonas Wingergaard. He also breaks the climbing
09:23record, kisses the handlebars, and signs off on yet another extraordinary feat.
09:28Felix Gall finishes second at 1 minute 9 seconds, ahead of Anensmann at 1.11 and G at 1.14.
09:35For the first time in Giro history, the same top three finish has occurred in three stages.
09:40At Blockhouse, Pila and Gali, the order was Wingergaard, Gall and Hindley. In the general classification,
09:47the pink jersey extends his lead. 4.03 over Gall, 4.27 over Arensmann, 5 over Hindley and 5.40
09:54over Eulaglio.
09:56Tomorrow's 17th stage offers a solid test for the peloton ahead of the Dolomites. The route runs from
10:01Casano Dada to Andalo, over 202 kilometers of rolling terrain. Nothing insurmountable, but far from
10:08straight forward. The race begins on flat roads to Lake Iseo, followed by the climbs of Paso dei
10:14Tre Termini and the Coca di Lodrino, before entering the Chiese Valley on a steady, gradual ascent.
10:19After Tiono di Trento, the road becomes more technical with narrow carriageways leading to
10:24San Lorenzo d'Orsino, where the climb to Molveno and then Andalo begins. At this point, riders must
10:30tackle the final ramp, which hides the stage's key difficulty. It starts 4 kilometers from the finish,
10:35at a 7% gradient and ends just 1,300 meters from the line. A profile that should favor a
10:42long-range
10:42breakaway, while the GC contenders are likely to watch closely and conserve their remaining energy.
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