Valentin Paret-Peintre wins Bocca della Selva in a day of control for Pogacar and UAE

He Italy is spinning experienced this Tuesday a tenth episode with a high ending that united Pompeyo and Cusano Mutri, with the finish line at Bocca della Selva. It is in total 142 kilometers control of UAE Emirates by Tadej Pogacar, who this time spared the energy to let the wide breakaway control the test. In it, after many attacks and counterattacks, the French Valentin Paret-Peintre (Decathlon AG2R-La Mondiale) took the single victory on a day without major incidents in the fight for the pink jersey.

Yes there is reduction of time in the fight for the podiumbecause men like it Romain Bardet, Juanpe López or Esteban Chaves They hang themselves in many escapes. It allowed UAE Emirates may slow down for a good part of the stage to leave the tasks of chasing and controlling the differences in the hands of the teams fighting for the top spot. So, Pogacar saved effortlessly a day where he ran smartly to subtract a dangerous phase from his counter to the end of the race.

There were many attacks to try to build a breakaway in the first kilometers. Simon Clarke and Alessandro de Marchi They sold a few meters in agreement with a platoon at top speed in the first kilometers. This slowed the pace and allowed a large group of runners to try to join the two leading men.

It was less than ninety kilometers from the finish line, with terrain conducive to attacks and counterattacks. So, about thirty cyclists jumped from the peloton to find the two leading men. Many of them, such as Esteban Chaves, Juanpe López, Domenico Pozzovivo or especially Romain Bardet, dangerous for the fight for the general. But also men at the same level as you Julian Alaphilippe, Damiano Caruso or Jan Tratnik, among others. Complete in the movement are Tobias Foss, Nicola Conci, Jimmy Janssens, Maximilian Schachmann, Enzo Paleni, Will Barta, Mauri Vansevenant, Chris Hamilton, Kevin Vermaerke, Filippo Zana, Mattja Bais, Luca Covili, Filippo Fiorelli, Marco Frigo, Simone Velasco, Davide Ballerini , Simon Geschke, Valentin Paret-Peintre, Andrea Bagioli, Michael Hepburn and Martin Marcellusi.

The wide breakaway was unified in the ascent of Camposauro, with twenty-six men at the head of the race after A large group chased after Clarke and De Marchi. The platoon, mate UAE Emirates watchful from the head, he let the escape remain between five and six minutes aheada, inviting other teams to take the initiative in the fight for the podium.

Pogacar’s UAE attacks at the front and controls at the back

It was on the slope after Camposauro, on the climb that was not defined as a pass to Guardia Sanframondi, when some cyclists tried to pick off the leading group. Bagioli tried to torture some important men in the group, but Tratnik on the descent of this slight ascent gained a few meters of distance. Paret-Peintre, Frigo, Bagioli and Bardet They also jumped out of the big group to stay about a minute behind the stage leader, along with other prominent runners, including Juanpe López, unable to reduce distances below a minute and a half over the head of the race.

What didn’t cut the distances was a platoon pulled comfortably by the UAE, who were under pressure reaction to other teams in fighting for general positions. Many took the initiative approaching the final climb to Bocca della Selva from the peloton, although there was no real impact when it came to closing the gap on the escapees. Bahrain-Victorious reduced the secondsalthough stage success had preceded it.

For this reason, the leading groups suffered cuts. Paret-Peintre and Bardet were left alone in pursuit of Tratnik, maintaining a distance of about forty seconds on the duo. In the short term, because Paret-Peintre freed his compatriot to hunt without trouble in Slovenian three kilometers from the end. Tratnik also paid the price in the face of Bardet’s push soon after.

So, Paret-Peintre ended up launching towards a solo finish where he won his first victory as a professional. At twenty-three years old, he did it on a big day of the Giro, at Bocca della Selva after perfectly controlling the breakaway.

Behind, Tiberi gave acceleration to the group of favorites, very little in terms of units, although Pogacar did not budge. At 3:14 this winning unit arrived, on a day the Slovenian saved without problems to continue as a stable leader of the race. Pogacar maintains the same 2:40 difference to Daniel Felipe Martínez and 2:58 to Geraint Thomas, though Romain Bardet fought for the podium after placing seventh in 4:57. So, this Wednesday a less demanding stage awaits in between Foiano di Val Fortore and Francavilla al Mare, with 207 kilometers but with an undulating profile in the first part and flat terrain in the last hundred kilometers.

Classifications

10th stage, Pompeyo-Cusano Mutri (Bocca della Selva), 142 km
1. Valentin Paret-Peintre (France/Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) 3:43:50
2. Romain Bardet (France/Team DSM) at 0:30
3. Jan Tratnik (Slovenia/Team Visma-Lease a Bike) at 1:00
4. Andrea Bagioli (Italy/Lidl-Trek) in 1:17
5. Aurélien Paret-Peintre (France/Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) in 1:24
6. Simon Geschke (Germany/Cofidis) id.
7. Filippo Zana (Italy/Jayco AlUla) id.
8. Domenico Pozzovivo (Italy/Group-Bardiani) id.
9. Nicola Conci (Italy/Alpecin-Deceuninck) in 1:41
10. Esteban Chaves (Colombia/EF Education-EasyPost) at 1:56
General
1. Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia/UAE Emirates) 36:48:08
2. Daniel Felipe Martínez (Colombia/BORA-hansgrohe) in 2:40
3. Geraint Thomas (Great Britain/INEOS Grenadiers) in 2:58
4. Ben O’Connor (Australia/Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) in 3:39
5. Cian Uijtdebroeks (Belgium/Team Visma-Lease a Bike) at 4:15
6. Antonio Tiberi (Italy/Bahrain-Victorious) in 4:27
7. Romain Bardet (France/Team DSM) in 4:57
8. Lorenzo Fortunato (Italy/Astana) at 5:19
9. Filippo Zana (Italy/Team Jayco AlUla) in 5:23
10. Einer Rubio (Colombia/Movistar) in 5:28