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Giro d'Italia: Giro d'Italia #11: Michael Rogers wins ahead of Simon Geschke

21 May 2014 by Marcus Degen

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Cycling: A stage like a painting for a breakaway group - a tough climb thirty kilometers before the finish and then a long descent to Savona - for a long time it looked as if this calculation would work out. On the contrary, the ascent to the 714 meter high Naso di Gatto resulted in a large leading group with all the favorites reuniting.

On the downhill, Michael Rogers (Tinkoff-Saxo) launched a surprise attack. The former multiple time trial world champion showed that he still has what it takes solo. With a courageous driving style, he gained a lead of more than half a minute and steadfastly withstood the attack of the sprint teams. First and foremost it was once again Giant-Shimano who were striving for a sprint decision for Simon Geschke. Geschke also got the sprint of the peloton and finished second ahead of Enrico Battaglin (Bardiani-CSF).

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The 2014 Giro will therefore continue to have a fairly Australian character. Cadel Evans (BMC) in pink, Michael Matthews in front, stage wins for Michael Rogers and Aussie team Orica-GreenEdge - it will be interesting to see if the men from Down Under can bring some of that form into the Tour de France.

Of course, the ten-second lead that Rogers saved didn't change anything in the overall standings. Evans stays ahead of Rigoberto Uran (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) in pink by 57 seconds.

Tomorrow is the first individual time trial. 41,9 kilometers with a few meters of altitude are scheduled. Another indicator of whether Evans has what it takes to be a Giro winner. Fabian Wegmann (Garmin-Sharp) from Freiburg will no longer experience this. He fell badly on the way and had to end the Giro d'Italia prematurely.

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More than Marcus Degen

Marcus Degen is editor-in-chief and managing director of Velomotion. As a passionate Lower Bavarian, he enjoys the advantages of the region both on the bike and culturally and culinary. In 2003 he founded the German cycling magazine Procycling and was its editor-in-chief for nine years. During this time he also founded the magazines Fahrrad News and World of Mountain Biking. He studied physics and engineering in Munich and was already active as a student in cycling and later as a triathlete. In 2013 he started the digital bicycle magazine Velomotion.de.

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