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The Giro d’Italia 2023
La tappa 13 della 106a edizione delle giropole si è accortiata per il cambiamento climatico.
Primoz Roglic (Jumbo Visma) ha vinto l’edizione 2023 della Giro d’Italia grazie al Trofeo Senza Fine. L’uomo italiano ha indossato il maglia Rosa di gran classificazione tutti i giorni. Geraint Thomas (Ineos GR) e Joao Pedro Goncalves Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) sono i suoi secondi e terzi.
Questo è un altro giro d’Italia interessante, con molte momenti di tensione alla traguarda. Per questo l’organizzazione ha riprodotti il comportamento delle atlete con le regolamentate. I mezzi di chiaccio e del cambio climatico hanno provocato il cambiamento nella general classification. La tappa è stata ancora più difficile del precedente.
Stage 1
The Giro 2023 will feature three time trial stages, which is a significant departure from past Grand Tours that have not placed such an emphasis on the discipline. This is expected to shake up the race and increase the tension as riders fight for the overall lead.
The maglia rosa is currently held by Remco Evenepoel of Soudal Quick-Step. He leads Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) by 22 seconds after two days of racing.
Aside from the salary received by cycling professionals and their team staff, the prize money awarded during the different races is a substantial reinforcement of income. This is especially true for the Giro d’Italia, which boasts a total prize fund of around EUR1,500,000. Some of the top prizes include a hefty sum for the winner of the general classification, as well as for mountain passes conquered.
Stage 2
The race continues with a second road stage of the day in San Salvo, and there is a lot to look forward to. The 202km route takes riders out of the mountains and back into flat territory where they will play the sprint for the first time.
Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) will defend his pink jersey as he rides on home soil in Italy, and the Dutchman could well be a good bet to win this stage. He’s fresh off a Liege-Bastogne-Liege victory and will likely have a strong leadout from his team.
The route opens with a downhill false flat before the first climb of the day in Chieti – 5.4 kilometres at 4.4%. The roads continue to go up or down at shallow gradients for the next hour before the last climb of the day appears in Ripa Teatina – 1.9 kilometres at 5.4%.
Stage 3
Michael Matthews (Team Jayco AlUla) won the third stage of the 2023 Giro d’Italia in Melfi with a perfectly-executed sprint. His team chased down the breakaway, and then sprinted him to victory over Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) and Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck).
Magnus Cort (EF Education-Easy Post) won stage 14 in an exciting sprint finish from the largely flat circuits of Viareggio. Cort out-sprinted Ben Healy and Derek Gee (Israel-Premier Tech) for the win, while Bruno Armirail (Groupama-FDJ) jumped into the maglia rosa, stealing time from leader Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers).
A wet stage 5 to Salerno saw riders struggle to cope with the conditions. Numerous crashes hampered the race favourites, including Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) who lost time on maglia rosa holder Andreas Leknessund. Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) attacked the group with seven kilometres to go and carved out three seconds on his rivals.
Stage 4
A climb to the top of Oliveto Citra, 2.9km at 8%, is the feature of today’s stage. The finish is in the city of Camaiore, a picturesque Tuscan municipality that was founded by the Romans. It is now famous for its prehistoric finds and archaeological attractions.
The Giro’s first two stages may not have meant much, but Saturday’s time trial shook up the peloton. Some GC favorites lost more than two minutes to race leader Remco Evenepoel.
Those who were left behind are still battling it out for the remaining podium positions, however. Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious), Jay Vine and Hugh Carthy are all within a minute of Evenepoel. Can any of them wrest the maglia rosa from the Belgian? Find out when the race continues in Stage 5.
Stage 5
Stage 5 is a day for the sprinters. The route features a long opening climb with a gradient of over 7%. This is followed by a series of short climbs.
The final climb is a Category 3 ascent of Oliveto Citra and it’s at this point that we might see some attacks. Thibaut Pinot, Samuele Zoccarato and Stefano Gandin make an early move but they are soon reeled in by Thomas Champion (Cofidis) and others.
In a chaotic and crash-ridden finale, Kaden Groves of Alpecin – Deuceninck wins the stage ahead of Jonathan Milan and Mads Pedersen. Maglia Rosa Andreas Leknessund retains his overall race lead.
Stage 6
After all the drama of stage 5, the riders headed out on a much calmer day with a coastal route to Naples. The route began with a false flat up and down and then the climbs started to loom, beginning with the Valico di Chiunzi which offered KOM points.
As the riders drew closer to Naples it looked like a two-man sprint as Simon Clarke (Israel-Premier Tech) and Alessandro De Marchi (Jayco-AlUla) were gapping the chasing trio of Alexandre Delettre, Francesco Gavazzi and Charlie Quarterman. However, they were caught with 200m to go as Mads Pedersen won the stage to take a career grand slam of sprint wins.
This was also the first Giro d’Italia win for Jumbo Visma. The victory gave Roglic the overall race lead and a huge boost in confidence moving forward. He would later take the pink jersey with a commanding ride in the final time trial.
Stage 7
Maglia rosa: Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step). He leads Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) by 22 seconds.
Two stages might not mean much at the end of the Giro, but that hasn’t stopped some riders from trying to make their mark. Israeli rider Derek Gee is one of them. The breakaway hunter joined a handful of early breaks and finished second on four days, giving him the eighth best overall time.
The seventh stage is a 171-kilometre race from Camaiore to Sestola. The route includes a category three climb at the start followed by a false flat for 10 kilometres and a steep ramp of 13% at the finish. It’s the first summit finish of the Giro. The stage is contested by the general classification favorites. It’s also the longest day of racing in the Giro. It’s an exciting stage.
Stage 8
The Giro d’Italia has a reputation for being hard on the legs. And this year was no exception. On an undulating stage 8, Primoz Roglic launched the first significant attack of the Giro and gained 14 seconds on overall rival Remco Evenepoel.
Ineos teammates Tao Geoghegan Hart and Geraint Thomas also rode strongly. The stage ended with an uphill finish up the Muro dei Cappuccini which featured gradients of up to 19%.
This is the sort of stage that can see a breakaway go all the way to the finish and win. But it’s also a day that can change the general classification too.
Stage 9
The Giro’s opening week concludes with another lengthy individual time trial. The 35km course from Savignano sul Rubicone to Cesena is flat and devoid of tricky corners. It’s the sort of course that would suit pure specialists and even though the race leader Andreas Leknessund put 14 seconds into Geraint Thomas, Tao Geoghegan Hart and Primoz Roglic on the steep slopes of I Cappuccini, it won’t be an easy task to repeat that performance here.
World Champion Remco Evenepoel is a strong favourite for this stage. His success in the opening week’s mountainous individual time trial, where he beat Geraint Thomas, Tao Geoghegan-Hart and Primoz Roglic by just a few seconds, moved him into the maglia rosa and handed him a big advantage over his nearest rivals ahead of the first rest day. He will hope to maintain this lead on Sunday’s final TT.
