Norwegian Leknessund surprised and snatched the lead of the Giro from Evenepoel

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When the cycling world begins to talk about whether Remco Evenepoel can lead to Italy is spinning from start to finish there was a change of pink jersey on ‘Pink Corsa’. The profile of the fourth stage of the Giro lent itself to movements within the peloton, with up to three second category heights, which without being too hard, increased the suffering of the riders to levels not seen so far in this edition of ‘Corsa Rosa’.

The first part of the day was marked by a relentless war with the runners who wanted to be part of the escape, but it was difficult to put together, partly because of the first profile of the stage and partly because of the fall that occurred during the stage, how slippery the asphalt because of the rain. Ulissi and williams they go to the ground, then Arrived will star in one of the scariest of the day and even his evenepoel He had to ask for help when he was pierced.

Albanese, Barguil, Skujins, Paret-Peintre or Leknessund They managed to get through the day’s breakaway and gradually opened up a gap, reaching almost a six-minute margin. For several kilometers the Evenepoe teaml, Soudal-Quick Step, seemed interested in trying to make the damage as light as possible, until they broke away and that was it Ineos took the lead of the pursuers, with a evenepoel and a roglic Pay attention to all movements.

The small group of escapees is going to break into a thousand pieces final climb to Colle Molella (9m7 kilometers at 6.2%), scenario where the Norwegian Leknessund he is now a leader. Evenepoel has a 1’40” margin on the Norwegian and did not give the impression of being particularly concerned about keeping the pink jersey. On the contrary. Aware of the historic occasion presented to him, Leknessund he removed himself and gave everything so at the finish line he ran out of energy to face the Frenchman.s Wall-Painter and try to do double: stage and general.

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In this way, Aurélien Paret-Peintre (27 years old) achieved his third victory as a professional, the first away fromand France and the first in the highest category, world tourand Andreas Leknessund becomes the second Norwegian in the history of Italy is spinning who wears a pink jersey, then Knut Knudsen I did it in 1975.

This Wednesday, in a stage that could end in a sprint, Leknessund will wear the pink jersey with a 28-second margin over the young cannibal Remco Evenepoel. Everything is under control.

Source: La Verdad

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