The young Croatian cyclist Fran Miholjevic (Friuli ASD) stand as new ruler of Giro Sicilia after winning this Thursday alone at third stage disputed between Realmonte and Piazza Armerina with a route of 171 kilometers.
MiholjevicJust 19 years old, was 41 seconds ahead of the pack of favorites, where the leader, the Italian, has traveled so far Damien Caruso, who was relegated to second place in the standings with a disadvantage of 18 seconds to the Balkan runner.
A change in leadership that few could think of, in fact, even Miholjevic himself did not, as he acknowledged after the stage, jump out of the group with the sole purpose of “show sponsors on television “.
“I still can’t believe what happened. I jumped at the goal, above all, to have the sponsors televised live, but we gradually saw that the group didn’t reduce the differences, although I didn’t start to believe it until there was a 50 meter go ”, said by Miholjevic in organizational statements.
And no one could have bet that Miholjevic, who abandoned peloton discipline along with five other riders after only the first sixteen kilometers of stage, would reach the finish line alone.
However, the lack of understanding of the peloton allowed the escapees to reach the breakaway with 13 kilometers left on the stage with an advantage of 1:35 minutes in the peloton, which became the dream of the escapees.
Especially young Miholjevic, who after removing the hook with his teammates broke away, faced the final nine kilometers with a 1:20 minute lead in the group of favorites.
The rent was enough for the Friuli ASD rider not only to win the stage in 4:54:07, but to wear the leader’s jersey with an advantage of 18 seconds over Damiano Caruso, second, and 22 over Vincenzo Nibali, third. .
“I’ll try to keep the jersey but it’s going to be very hard”Miholjevic acknowledged, knowing the difficulties to defend first place in the final stage that will take place this Friday and that will end in the fictional Etna.
Source: La Verdad
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