Another stage against the clock in the Giro is behind us and once again the winner is Ramko Abenpol. The Belgian raced today (Sunday) at a speed of over 50 km/h on his way to his second win of the season in the Giro, when he finished first in the stage against the clock, on a wet road, in Cesena (35 km) and, as could be expected, took the jersey The pink from Andreas to Kensund, just before the day of rest.
Abenpol stopped the clocks at 41 minutes and 24 seconds and unlike the opening stage in Otrona, he had to sweat to win, as he was only one second ahead of Geirnet Thomas, and two seconds ahead of Theo Gaugen Hart, members of the Ineos team, who finished in 2nd and 3rd places respectively. Stephane Kong, the doppelganger watchmaker, finished in fourth place (4 seconds) and Bruno Armirai, champion, France came in fifth place.
Ebenpaul hoped to significantly increase the gap from Primoj Roglic, his biggest rival for the pink shirt. The Belgian started in a great way when at the first control point he led by 31 seconds over the Slovenian. But the rest looked completely different, when Roglich got stronger and managed to finish the race only 17 seconds behind the winner Abenpol and finish sixth in the NGS race.
Another stage against the clock in the Giro behind me and once again the winner is Ramko Abenpol. The Belgian raced today (Sunday) at a speed of over 50 km/h on his way to his second win of the season in the Giro, when he finished first in the stage against the clock, on a wet road, in Cesena (35 km) and, as could be expected, took the jersey The pink from Andreas to Kensund, just before the day of rest.
Abenpol stopped the clocks at 41 minutes and 24 seconds and unlike the opening stage in Abruzzo, he had to sweat to win, taking only one second from Geirnet Thomas, and two seconds from Theo Gaugen Hart, members of the Ineos team, who finished in 2nd and 3rd places respectively. Stephane Kong, the doppelganger watchmaker, finished in fourth place (4 seconds) and Bruno Armirai, champion, France came in fifth place.
Ebenpaul hoped to significantly increase the gap from Primoj Roglic, his biggest rival for the pink shirt. The Belgian started in a great way when at the first control point he led by 31 seconds over the Slovenian. But the rest looked completely different, when Roglich got stronger and managed to finish the race only 17 seconds behind the winner Abenpol.
Tomorrow will be the first rest day and on Tuesday the Giro will resume with the section between Scandiano and Viaggio – 196 km to the coast of Tuscany. Two graded climbs will await the riders, including one halfway through the stage – Passo della Radici (category 2) at an altitude of 1,500 meters. The finish will be flat, where the expectation is for a large escape group and one winner from it.
Tomorrow will be the first rest day and on Tuesday the Giro will resume with the section between Scandiano and Viaggio – 196 km to the coast of Tuscany. Two graded climbs will await the riders, including one halfway through the stage – Passo della Radici (category 2) at an altitude of 1,500 meters. The finish will be flat, where the expectation is for a large escape group and one winner from it.
