‘Emperor’ Roglic conquers the Giro with Cavendish’s victory in Rome

along with the amazing Rome Coliseum long distance and after 3,500 kilometers of running and 50,000 meters of unevenness, the 106th edition of the Giro d’Italia It was history after experiencing a nervous and uncertain 21st stage until the last meters, then Eloveno Roglic is a cousin At the age of 33, he sealed his success with ‘Pink Corsa’ after seizing the Welshman Geraint Thomas the pink jersey in Saturday’s spectacular time trial and ended in the best possible way with a narrow victory for the Douglas rider Mark Cavendishwho at 38 years old, achieved his victory number 162, where the whole peloton rejoiced in a demonstration that old rockers never die.

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This edition of the Giro d’Italia could not have had a better outcome than in the city of Rome, in a 126-kilometer stage where the surviving race riders had to complete the 11.5-kilometer loop ten times before the stage decided to sprint. There are some adventurous movements doomed to failure from the start, with Jumbo-Visma completely turned their backs on their leader roglicwith a squad willing to recruit Slovenian and with a chivalrous Geraint Thomas as usual with him, recognizing the superiority of the finish of a Roglic who with the victory in the Giro closes the first part of the season to frame.

After a Giro d’Italia made for the world champion Remco Evenepoel, Roglic perseveres, becoming less and less, until delivering the final blow on the difficult climb to Mount Lussari of the time trial on the penultimate day, after sweeping the Tirreno-Adriatico and to show great superiority and to fight until the last meter in Montjuïc in Volta Ciclista and Catalunya. A duel that could not happen the return precedent by leaving Roglic, who will not be seen in this Giro either with the early departure of Evenepoel and who should be seen if he can come true in The Return 2023. Today, this honor corresponds to the Volta.

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Roglic knew how to protect himself at all times until the last day entering the last three kilometers, where he could raise his arms as the winner and successor to the Australian Giro recordor Jai Hindley. At that time it was the sprinters who had to step up. The teams Movistar, Alpecin and Bahrain come to the fore, albeit in a surprising way Ineos with Thomas at the helm, as if to thank Casvendish for his past in the British formation; but forecasting is one thing and how the sprint is executed is another.

Albert Torres worked well for Fernando Gaviria, that one more day he remained with honey on his lips. The Colombian attacked from a distance and as soon as he saw his movementor Cavendish he lived up to his nickname, ‘Man’s Express’, who came out like an exhalation to take his first victory of the season, his 17th at the Giro, in a demonstration that he still has the speed left in his legs to aim for this summer’s tiebreak at the Tour de France with the Eddy Merckx.

while behind Roglic is a cousinraised his arms in victory, conquering the Giro for the first time at the age of 33. From now until next year, the name of ‘Emperor’ Roglic appear at the top of important Senza Fine Trophy.