Rafael Carrascoformer professional cyclist and former sports director of the historic Kelme teamexamines the seventh stage of Italy is spinning for DM.
X-RAY OF THE STAGE
We experienced a wonderful stage, played at full throttle from the start. There was a breakaway of 7 runners, with 4 left and Bouwman won. The Jumbo team teamed up with Dumoulin to win on stage and there was even a moment when they became leaders with Bouwman. The team leader worked very well until a moment came when Ineos led the pack thinking Carapaz. The British team has shown that it trusts Carapaz and works for him
THE FAVORITES
The leader, the Spaniard Juan Pedro López, was superb and so was his team. They worked well. There were times they lost the lead, but they were able to keep it. Ineos has worked like this great team and with Carapaz as the top favorite
THE SPANISH
Juan Pedro López was very good, he was able to defend the leadership with his team, Trek-Segafredo, very well. And the other Spaniards, Valverde, Landa, Bilbao … came in the group of favorites. The abandonment of Sergio Samitier was pitiful
TIME TO TAKE A STEP
Time is running out to keep rolling in the peloton. Now they need to be used a little deeper, but the time will come when the flat stages will end and they need to define each other. Let’s take a look at Landa on Sunday’s stage, let’s see how she responds because she hasn’t been seen yet.
SATURDAY PERIOD
The sprinters are back. This Saturday is a flat stage, with a 4th level. The sprint will be reached and it will be a battle between the sprinter team and leader, and ‘Juanpe’ will continue as leader.
Source: La Verdad
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