Giro on fire: 26 seconds separate Thomas from Roglic ahead of decisive time trial

Three seconds that might be worth a Italy is spinning, or not. After 19th stage of the Giro de Giro, considered the queen stage of this edition of Pink CorsaOnly 26 seconds separated the pink jersey, the Welshman Geraint Thomasand in Slovenian Roglic is a cousin, Second classified. Expectations are high on the tough challenge that awaits the race survivors on the toughest stage of all, on a day with five mountain passes, with more than 5,400 meters of unevenness and with top coppithe roof of the Giro, on the final climb to Three Peaks of Lavaredo (2,304 meters).

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But the existing equality between the best, how fair the forces are at this point in the film, and the presence of a decisive time trial on Saturday that determines the performance of the runners, has caused the drums of war to cyclists seeking glory on Sunday at Rome They will not ring until the last meter of the day.

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A dreaded stage in the peloton, which the leader himself was facing prepared to “live my hardest day on the bike” and that he would see as the Colombian Santiago Buitrago He was the best who regulated his forces to achieve a prestigious victory, the second for Colombian cycling in this Giro after Einer Rubio (Movistar) and the second to Bogota achieved in Italy after what was achieved last year in Lavarone. The Team Runner Bahrain his countryman triumphed in victory’Lucho’ Herrera, who already won this colossus in the Dolomites in 1989, and became the strongest runner in a strong breakaway.

buitrago and Derek Gee they kept up a tough fight in the final kilometers of the final T climbres Peaks of Lavaredo (7.2 km at 7.6% and in the last 4 kilometers at 12% on a huge wall), and in the end it was the Colombian who got the victory over the Canadian runner, one of the revelations of the Giro and the runner who has traveled the most kilometers in flight. He was also on a getaway that day Carlos Verona. The team member is one day away Movistar He has legs, although he eventually had to have his leg lifted in a runaway where he was also the victim of a run over by a AG2R team car he was then thrown out of the race.

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Ineos controlled group of celebrities, with UAE by Joao Almeida and the Jumbo-Visma by Primoz Roglic helpful The race progressed and the rope tightened, until the most difficult ramp of the final climb roglic went on the attack. This is not a dry and deadly attack, becauseand thomas stick to his wheel. yes go away Almeida, but eventually the luso reached the height of the two. Until the Welsh leader, confident in his forces, decided to activate the attack mode. Now Almeida surrendered. Roglic grabbed the steering wheel and didn’t give up. At times it seemed that Thomas could give Roglic a big blow before Saturday’s final time trial, but Roglic was a lot of Roglic, he did not lower his head, he leveled with Thomas and in the end he scratched a three. seconds which may or may not be equal to his weight in gold.

The die has been cast and the podium in Rome will be decided in the 18 kilometers of the time trial on Saturday.