00:01Il Monte Baltanè ha messo la magna rosa.
00:03Il volante prima e non ancora più.
00:30Io sono molto felice che ora sono riusciti in questo.
00:32E' qualcosa che mi fa piacere.
00:35From Lombardi to Trentino,
00:37today's stage is dynamic
00:38e celebrates a true legend of cycling.
00:41It starts in Casano d'Adda,
00:43the hometown of Gianni Mota,
00:44who 60 years ago won the Giro d'Italia
00:47and made an entire nation dream.
00:49From the banks of the Adda River
00:51to Lake Iseo,
00:52through Val Trompia
00:53and into the mountains of Trentino
00:55all the way to the small town of Andalo,
00:57a land of fine wines and great food.
00:59La magna rosa è bella.
01:01Corriamo per la magna rosa.
01:02Quando siamo esordienti,
01:04aglievo e dilettante,
01:05pensiamo di indossare la magna rosa.
01:07Ce l'ho fatta.
01:08The first Dolomite stage,
01:10202 km with 3,300 m of elevation gain.
01:15After an opening flat section to Iseo,
01:17the riders will tackle Passo dei Tre Termini
01:20and Coca di Lodrino,
01:21both third category climbs,
01:23leading into the Valle dei Chiese
01:24on a steady uphill drag.
01:26On a narrow and technical road,
01:28it'll be constant ups and downs
01:30through San Lorenzo d'Orsino and Andalo,
01:32where the final KOM is located.
01:34The last ramp pitches up to 7%
01:36and crests just 1,300 m from the finish.
01:40It could prove decisive for the stage victory.
01:42The route is ideal for a breakaway
01:44and we may once again see Jonathan Narvaez on the attack,
01:48already a three-time stage winner.
01:50Or perhaps a rider like Simone Gualdi,
01:53racing on home roads today.
02:00It will all depend on the peloton and Jonas Fingegaard.
02:05Will they allow the break to go?
02:17At Casano Daba, temperatures are over 30 degrees Celsius.
02:21Another start under the blazing sun,
02:24but in Andalo,
02:24the weather conditions are expected to be the exact opposite.
02:38As always the start is explosive and today more than ever
02:42there are plenty of riders eager to get into the breakaway,
02:45but it won't be easy.
02:47Many teams have marked the stage
02:49and are quickly shutting down every attempt.
02:52No chain at all?
02:53Yeah.
02:54Well, it must have snapped then.
02:55Yeah, there is no chain on the bike.
02:57You must have snapped a few chains in your life, Jacopo.
02:59No, no, no, no, no.
03:03Ace is already 50 km per hour.
03:07The advantage of the road is 33 seconds.
03:11The road is very active in the intersection.
03:17There is a reserve on the top.
03:20After more than 40 km,
03:22a group of seven finally manages to go clear.
03:25Among them is Manuel Tarozzi,
03:27the leader of the intermediate sprint classification.
03:29The road begins to climb
03:31and the action ignites again in the peloton.
03:36Mattia Baez is the first to crest
03:38the Paso dei Tre Termini KOM.
03:42Up front, a group of 11 attackers have formed.
03:44the peloton is at 1 minute and 30 seconds,
03:47but several riders are caught in between,
03:49trying to bridge across to the leaders.
03:54The Visma Lease team keeps the situation under control.
04:00Among the chases are Narvaez, Ciccone and Caruso,
04:03who currently sits 13th in the general classification.
04:19at least a few kilometers to catch their breath,
04:22and it's already time to climb towards the Coca di Lodrino.
04:28Bermi Cavagna makes his move in the final kilometers of the climb
04:32and manages to crest the KOM first.
04:37Second place goes to Giulio Ciccone.
04:39Giulio Ciccone comes through in second place,
04:41chasing valuable points for the mountain's classification.
04:45Cavagna is running with 1 minute and 17 seconds of advantage
04:50in the front of the 28th immediately.
04:53Hold the group.
04:57There are still over 100 kilometers to go,
05:00but Cavagna decides to continue his solo effort.
05:03The Frenchman, a strong-timed trialist,
05:05takes advantage of the falls flat
05:07and opens up a gap of more than 2 minutes on the chases.
05:16Suddenly, a heavy downpour hits the race.
05:20With 70 kilometers remaining,
05:22Cavagna keeps pushing alone at the front.
05:24But today, everything can change very quickly.
05:35And in fact, as soon as the road starts climbing again,
05:38the leader's advantage collapses
05:40and his attack is completely neutralized.
05:42With a sharp acceleration,
05:44Jonathan Narvaez crosses first
05:46at the intermediate sprint in Roncone,
05:48taking the Ciclamino jersey from Paul Manier.
05:51That's a long sprint for Narvaez, I have to say.
05:53He started from far off the intermediate sprint,
05:57but he got away with the first position
05:59and then he caught him on the motion.
06:03Caruso is the first to make a move
06:05and several riders go after him.
06:09Up front, a group of 10 remains.
06:12Caruso and Delacruz have a double objective,
06:14win the stage and gain positions in the general classification.
06:38ARIETA is first at the Red Bull KM.
06:40The attacks keep coming
06:42and the outcome of this stage is more uncertain than ever.
06:51Rubio leads over the Andalo KOM
06:53while the others are forced to chase.
06:57Great, great, great Igor, great, great.
07:00Almost there, almost there.
07:01With an incredible solo effort,
07:03Arrieta manages to bridge across to the two attackers,
07:06but it's not over yet.
07:08The others are 10 seconds behind you already.
07:1110 seconds behind you, the other three with you.
07:13Valgren has fought valiantly for this victory.
07:16Legnesen is trying to hunt him down.
07:18200 meters to go for the Dane.
07:20Gritting his teeth, holding off the challenge for now
07:22of Andreas Legnesen.
07:23100 meters to go.
07:25He celebrates, he holds aloft a symbol of his victory
07:29and celebrates an immense victory, a triumphant willpower.
07:37It's an incredible victory for Michael Valgren,
07:40who, after an aggressive day on the attack,
07:42manages to surprise his rivals.
07:44The Danish rider from EF Education Easy Post makes the decisive move
07:49with 1.1 kilometers to go and returns to victory in Italy
07:53two and a half months after his win at Tirreno Adriatico.
07:56Another second place for Legnesen,
07:58now his third in this Giro.
08:00A quiet day instead for Jonas Wengergaard
08:02and the pink jersey group,
08:03who crosses the line 5 minutes and 15 seconds behind the winner.
08:07For now, I'm happy with what I have.
08:10Tomorrow brings Stage 18,
08:12a rolling route between Trentino and Veneto,
08:15the last, relatively straightforward day
08:17before the final showdown in the mountains.
08:20The Adige Valley meets the Brenta Valley,
08:22near the clank of Civitano,
08:23followed by a gentle descent toward the KOM
08:26at Fastra and into the Piave Valley.
08:28In the finale comes the legendary Ca del Poggio wall,
08:31just over a kilometer long
08:33but with gradients touching 20% in places.
08:36Given its proximity to the finish,
08:38it could make a real difference.
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