Giro d’Italia Stage 19: Buitrago Masters Mountains; Roglic and Thomas Inseparable

Santiago Buitrago of Bahrain delivered what the general leaders couldn’t muster within the highest mountains of the Giro d’Italia — an exhilarating and majestic victory within the race’s nineteenth stage atop the Tre Cime di Lavaredo. Buitrago reeled in Derek Gee of Israel-Premier Tech after the Canadian’s heroic effort reached the ultimate slopes of the Queen Stage, a Dolomites feast of the best order. However the Colombian had extra to provide on the excessive altitude, and floor away to Gee’s wheel, then previous him, and alone to the win.

Behind the pair, and some extra stragglers from the break (like Magnus Cort of EF, who took third), the Race for Pink hit a stalemate, as in a single day chief Geraint Thomas of INEOS and Primož Roglič of Jumbo shadowed one another all day lengthy, besides within the ultimate 1500 meters when Roglič, having made the modern option to trip a 1x drivetrain on the ultimate climb, sped previous Thomas for a quick second of motion. Thomas appeared as much as the problem although, and got here across the Slovenian for a quick hole within the final 200 meters, just for Roglič to dig deep and reverse the hole for an obvious three second benefit. Third-placed João Almeida of UAE dropped extra time within the ultimate stretch, most likely cementing his destiny on the rostrum’s lowest step. Heading into tomorrow’s mountain time trial, Roglič now trails by 26 seconds and the Giro ought to be determined 24 hours from at the moment’s finale.

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For Buitrago, that is his second profession Giro stage win after final 12 months’s stage triumph within the Alps, and he has moved as much as twelfth place on normal classification, elevating questions on whether or not we are going to see the 23-year-old make a critical problem for the maglia rosa in future years. Granted, profitable out of the break isn’t the identical as profitable towards the highest competitors, however his climbing prowess is plain. Gee, in the meantime, could be the revelation of the Giro because the 25-year-old Ottawan has proven great struggle and talent in his first-ever grand tour.

Stage:

1. BUITRAGO Santiago , Bahrain – Victorious, 5:28:07
2. GEE Derek, Israel – Premier Tech, at 0:51
3. CORT Magnus, EF Schooling-EasyPost, at 1:46
4. ROGLIČ Primož, Jumbo-Visma, s.t.
5. ALMEIDA João, UAE Workforce Emirates, at 2:09
6. CARUSO Damiano, Bahrain – Victorious, s.t.
7. ARENSMAN Thymen, INEOS Grenadiers
8. PINOT Thibaut, Groupama – FDJ, at 2:16
9. RUBIO Einer Augusto, Movistar Workforce, at 2:26

GC:

1. THOMAS Geraint, INEOS Grenadiers, 81:55:47
2. ROGLIČ Primož, Jumbo-Visma, at 0:26
3. ALMEIDA João, UAE Workforce Emirates, at 0:59
4. CARUSO Damiano, Bahrain – Victorious, at 4:11
5. DUNBAR Eddie, Workforce Jayco AlUla, at 4:53
6. PINOT Thibaut, Groupama – FDJ, at 5:10
7. ARENSMAN Thymen, INEOS Grenadiers, at 5:13
8. KÄMNA Lennard, BORA – hansgrohe, at 5:54
9. LEKNESSUND Andreas, Workforce DSM, at 6:08
10. DE PLUS Laurens, INEOS Grenadiers, at 7:30

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Longarone – Tre Cime di Lavaredo 183 km

Friday, Dolomites, huge quantities of climbing. Sure you guessed proper, welcome to the Queen Stage of the 2023 Giro d’Italia!

Anticipated end time: 16:50-17:35 CEST

Threepeaker of the Day : Primož Roglič

This on no account appears like a positive factor which is sensible at this level. All to play for.

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