Movistar’s Dutch runner Annemiek van Vleuten achieved this Wednesday third stage win in the women’s Giro d’Italiathus strengthening his advantage at the head of the general race classification.
The dominance of the Dutch seems unquestionable in this test, which will end on Sunday, and more so because some of his rivals have been left in the race. the italian Elisa Longowho suffered a severe fall on Tuesday, did not go out the exit; and the german Antonia Niedermaier, winner the previous day, fell on the course on Wednesday and abandoned the race.
The one that didn’t have any arrears was van vleutenwhich is supported by a Movistar team that does its job well, and has a clear strategy in the race: to attack to get victories and thus avoid setbacks.
The sixth stage It started and finished in the town of Canelli, with 104 kilometers and two ports in the last kilometer, the last one at the finish line.
But the Dutch did not wait for the last climb to attack and did so in the penultimate, where he showed his strength and was left alone, to win in a time of 2h.39:04 and twenty seconds ahead of his compatriot Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx) and the German Lianee Lippert, partner of the Movistar winner.
The two Spaniards fighting to finish in the top ten overall, Mavi Garcia and Ane Santestebanthey were “ready” again to mark their main rivals and reached the finish line in seventh and eighth place, respectively, 28 seconds behind the winner.
In these results Van Vleuten strengthens his leadershipwho now has a three minute and three second advantage over the North American Veronica Ewersfrom Education, and 3:39 in French Juliette Labous, from the DSM; The Spanish mavi garciafrom Teqfind, rose to fifth place, in 4:18, and Anne Santestebanfrom Jayco, was eighth, in 5:36.
This Thursday the Italian round continues with a 109-kilometer stage between Albenga and Alassio, and again with a high altitude finish, in a stage with four mountain passes.
Source: La Verdad
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