The 13th stage of the Giro this Friday May 17 is completely flat and should smile on the sprinters.
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Everyone gets back into the peloton because the wind intensifies and scares the leaders
While we passed by a few minutes ago &agrav; Faenza, the Dino e Enzo Ferrari circuit in Imola is just that! a few kilometers. Julian Alaphilippe won there his second world champion title.
The platoon didn't really recover; after the intermediate sprint and there is only a minute and a half left for the breakaway
Less than a hundred kilometers remaining ;egrave;tres à escape before arrival at Cento
The gap has fallen; &agrav; 2' with the acceleration of the peloton during the intermediate sprint. It should rise quickly
Milan moves to the front of the peloton in the intermediate sprint and increases his gap on his pursuers.
The escape e arrives à 10 kilometers of the first intermediate sprint. Behind them we should fight for the remaining points
After an hour of racing, "only" 39.7 kilometers were covered. covered during the first hour of the race. Yesterday, the peloton had covered 54 kilometers.
The three leading men keep between 2'45 and 3' minutes ahead of the peloton, controlled by Alpecin-Deceunink.
After several rapid stages, the peloton decided ; to ease up today. 40 km/h from the start of the stage.
There are three men in the lead in the breakaway during this 13th stage: Andrea Pietrobon (Polti Kometa), Manuele Tarozzi and Alessandro Tonelli (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè).
With 24 meters of height difference at most during this stage, there will obviously be no points distributed for the mountain classification today.
The sprinter teams pass the message to the three escapees that he won't leave them too far ahead. They start à roll and the gap stabilizes around three minutes.
Apart from the sprinter teams, the The rest of the peloton should have a quiet day.
The peloton did not react, and the gap increased rapidly
The The real start is given, and three men attempt to escape: Tonelli, Tarozzi and Pietrobon.
The two sprinters Tim Merlier and Jonathan Milan will be à sure shot placed for victory today, and are among the favorites. Be careful all the same à Kaden Growes, who is looking for his first victory in this 2024 Giro.
There should be no change in the overall standings today, with an ;a stage which will likely be controlled by the sprinter teams. Be careful all the same à possible edge attempts if the wind picks up.
Pogacar congratulated Julian Alaphilippe yesterday in a post-race interview, recalling the quality of the race. of the Frenchman who madeé a superb performance in the escape.
The double world champion Fran& ;ccedil;ais has finally reconnected with the victory yesterday, and with the manner.
The 13th stage seems reserved for sprinters, especially since we saw many of them save themselves yesterday. discover the profile of the stage in video.
< p>The climbers will take a rest this Friday, since only 34 meters of vertical drop will take place. cumulative are announced throughout the 179 kilometers of the stage.
Hello & all and &agrav; everyone and welcome to this live from the 13th stage of the Tour of Italy, with a completely flat stage promised to the sprinters.
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The Giro d'Italia will follow the spring season and depart on May 4. The finish is scheduled for three weeks later, &agrav; know May 26.
The start of the Giro 2024 took place at Venaria Reale in the suburbs of Turin, near the Juventus Stadium. Arrival will be at Rome. Here is the list of steps:
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