Very good finale this Saturday 20th stage of 168 kms of Girowith peaks of San Pellegrino, Pordoi and the Marmoladawith success on stage for the Italian Alessandro Covi (UAE) and explosive blows from the Australian Bora Jay Hindleynew corsa rosa leader after crossing 6th at 2’30 ”from the winner.
Covi came in alone with a time of 4:46:33, while among the favorites, Hindley crossed the finish line 1’28 “before the Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz (Ineos)who gave the leader’s pink jersey to the Aussie cyclist.
The Australian, 2nd in the 2020 Giro, with very few successes in his career, left his teammates on the difficult climb, now on the podium: Mikel Landa (Bahrain), who was 9th and lost 50 “to the Australian, and Carapaz (11th, who lost 3’59” and is now 2nd overall, 1’28 behind Hindley). The Basque were 3rd with 1’55 ”left this Sunday at 17.4 km of the final test in time, the 21st and final stage of the Giro start and finish at Verona Arena.
To say that the 33-year-old Catalan David of the Cross, in his first big race with the Astana jersey, decided to get off the bike 90 km from the finish line, when he still had to climb Passo Pordoi and Marmolada, where the finish line was installed. De la Cruz was 82nd overall, 3:41:44 behind leader, Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz (Ineos).
Classification of the 20th stage:
1. Alessandro Covi (ITA/UAE), 4:46:34.
2. Domen Novak (SLO/BAH) at 32.
3. Giulio Ciccone (ITA/TRE) 37.
4. Antonio Pedrero (ESP/MOV) 1:36.
5. Thymen Arensman (NED/DSM) 1:50.
6. Jai Hindley (AUS/BOR) 2:30.
7. Gijs Leemreize (NED/JUM) 3:04.
8. Hugh Carthy (GBR/EF1) 3:19.
9. Mikel Landa (ESP/BAH) 3:19.
10. Lennard Kamna (GER/BOR) 3:39.
11. Richard Carapaz (ECU/INE) 3:58.
…
16. Juan Pedro Lopez (ESP/TRE) 4:33.
17. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/AST) 4:37.
20. Pello Bilbao (ESP/BAH) 5:06.
Source: La Verdad
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