Cycling: Simon Yates has won the spectacular 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia. The Briton broke away from a quartet around four kilometers from the finish. Previously, the German racing team Bora - hansgrohe made for a fierce selection.
Yates remains patient and wins
With a smart driving style has Simon yates (BikeExchange – Jayco) secured his second stage win at this year's Giro d'Italia. Four kilometers from the finish, the Brit attacked out of a quartet. Previously, he was able to take it easy in the slipstream, since he is the only one in the top group who no longer has any ambitions in the overall ranking. Unlike in his earlier years, he remained patient. Nobody was able to follow his attack on the last climb of the day. But even before that, the stage was memorable.
Carapaz conquers Rosa
When Bora – hansgrohe increased the pace, the peloton was torn apart early on and the favorites were among themselves. leader Juan Pedro Lopez placeholder image (Trek – Segafredo) resisted losing his pink jersey for a long time, but then had to realize in the last few kilometers that he couldn't keep up with the best climbers in the world. The new driver in pink is called Richard Carpaz (Ineos Grenadiers). The man from Ecuador launched his attack 30 kilometers from the finish. However, this came too soon. Because a few kilometers later could Jay Hindley (Bora – hansgrohe), Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) and that one Simon yates unlock again.
Bora – hansgrohe ensures a spectacular race
It was to be expected that the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia could be an interesting one. But it came as a surprise that she would ensure such a selection. After the first leading group was able to break away from the main field, the Bora – hansgrohe team took command. Since one with Lennard Kamna such a high speed, the field split up into several groups. In the meantime there were only seven men in the peloton - including five from the German racing team. Gradually, some of the favorites were able to reestablish contact, but it was clear to everyone that this section would not be for the escapees, but for the classification drivers.
!!! Victoria de Simon Yates !!! que se lleva la etapa 14 del Giro de Italia, donde Carapaz caza la 'maglia' que hasta ahora defendía con orgullo Juanpe. Landa supo minimisar pérdidas y entró 42" por detrás de Hindley y 40" de Carapaz. pic.twitter.com/dn2LalPxVV
— ⚡Maza⚡ (@MazaCiclismo) May 21, 2022