“A transition phase for the Giro and for Pogacar”

He Italy is spinning This Tuesday he experienced a day of transition for his leader Tadej Pogacar, who managed to save the day calmly, without moving despite the hardness of the last pass. In a getaway few argue, only Romain Bardet He regained time with the important people of the race.

The Frenchman is with his countryman Valentin Paret-Peintre, the stage winner, was the big winner of the day, as he placed seventh, nearly five minutes behind Pogacar in the general classification. It was on a day where the stage victory was decided in the last two kilometers after the two French runners caught a Jan Tratnik who was the leader for a good part of the stage.

The group of favorites left more doubts, because the profile of the last kilometers could have left the option for someone to switch to see how Pogacar is doing now. However, no one has tried it in the latter port at a stage favorable to it and Pogacar he has let himself go. Also, literally, because his team, the UAE, worked at some point, but had the cooperation of other runners. My feeling is that, in a short and difficult period, it is normal for the leader to have to defend himself with more difficulties than his rivals.

More than anything, because tomorrow there will be another one-day decoration change for the sprinters’ teams. They will try to control the race, without much time for escapes expected in the first kilometers, where the terrain is difficult. The teams of sprinters, as in every stage with possibilities, have to take advantage of a day where they have to work in the second half, because it is not a favorable day for the general classification runners.