Giro d’Italia Stage 14: Yates Takes Animated Stage to Torino, Carapaz Into Lead

BikeExchange’s Simon Yates, having fallen out of the race for the Giro d’Italia, attacked with abandon on the Colle della Maddalena to get away from a gaggle of general favorites to take the punchy, action-packed 14th stage in Torino, 15 seconds forward of the remaining elites. Which is a superb second for him, however it could be fairer to say that INEOS’ Richard Carapaz was the star of the stage, because it was Carapaz’ assault on the final climb of the Superga that shook up the finale, ended the reign in pink for Trek’s Juan Pedro Lopez, and acquired himself into the general lead.

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Carapaz, sensing maybe that Lopez was on the verge of cracking, accelerated a kilometer from the highest of the Superga, shaking up a gaggle that was largely established and managed by the trio of Bora protagonists, with Wilco Kelderman pacing his better-placed teammates Jai Hindley and Emanuel Buchmann. Hindley was capable of chase down Carapaz on the subsequent and last climb, a really encouraging signal for the Australian general hopeful, and whereas Yates then got here previous the highest guys for the stage win, it was Hindley who took second (and a slight time bonus) from Carapaz, with ageless Vincenzo Nibali, trying robust all day, taking fourth.

Among the many prime guys, the stage didn’t shake up the GC, however for these barely lesser favorites there have been notable, if not main, adjustments. João Almeida of Fast Step noticed his fragile prospects hit with a 39” hole, simply behind the also-ageless Domenico Pozzovivo, nonetheless in rivalry simply forward of his fortieth birthday. Bahrain teammates Mikel Landa and Pello Bilbao misplaced 51” every, adopted by Buchmann at 1.10 — and Lopez over 4 minutes behind. Carapaz enters the upper climbs of the Alps tomorrow with simply seven seconds on Hindley for the race lead, with all left to occur subsequent week.

Outcomes:

1. YATES Simon, BEX, 03:43:44
2. HINDLEY Jai, BOH, at 0:15
3. CARAPAZ Richard, IGD, s.t.
4. NIBALI Vincenzo, AST, s.t.
5. POZZOVIVO Domenico, IWG, at 0:28
6. ALMEIDA João, UAD, at 0:39
7. LANDA MEANA Mikel, TBV, at 0:51
8. BILBAO LÓPEZ DE ARMENTIA Pello, TBV, s.t.
9. BUCHMANN Emanuel, BOH, at 1:10
10. LÓPEZ Juan Pedro, TFS, at 4:25

GC:

1. CARAPAZ
2. HINDLEY, at :07
3. ALMEIDA, 0:30
4. LANDA, at 0:59
5. POZZOVIVO, at 1:01
6. BILBAO, at 1:52
7. BUCHMANN, at 1:58
8. NIBALI, at 2:58
9. LÓPEZ, at 4:04
10. VALVERDE Alejandro, MOV, at 09:06

Santena – Torino 147 km

Little bit of a nightmare this one with relentless climbing and excessive warmth.

Additionally, in the event that they made one thing like this the everlasting course for Milano-Torino I don’t suppose anybody would thoughts.

Anticipated end: 17:00 – 17:30 CEST

Most noble of the Day : Bauke Mollema

I’m betting an enormous combat to get within the break and as soon as that has settled the bigs take it as simple as doable and let some robust stagehunters combat it out.

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