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‘Nothing loopy occurred’ – Vine retains Almeida within the hunt at Giro d’Italia



It might have gone rather a lot worse for João Almeida on stage 18 of the Giro d’Italia. If Jay Vine hadn’t been there, it virtually definitely would have. After shaking the race together with his assault at Monte Bondone two days beforehand, Almeida discovered himself within the injury limitation enterprise at Val di Zoldo. The Giro giveth and the Giro taketh away.

On Tuesday, Almeida’s stage victory had lifted him forward of Primoz Roglič and into second general. Right here, he conceded 21 seconds to the Slovenian and to maglia rosa Geraint Thomas after being distanced on the penultimate ascent of Coi, dropping to 3rd general at 39 seconds within the course of.

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