Cycling: Simon Yates surprisingly won the time trial on the second stage of the Giro d'Italia. The Brit relegated Mathieu van der Poel to second place, but he can keep the pink jersey.
Simon Yates becomes the top favorite
Before the time trial in Budapest, the experts speculated a lot about who could be considered the favorite to win the day. With Simon yates (BikeExchange – Jayco) but nobody expected it. The Briton won the 9,2-kilometre battle against the clock by a margin of three and five seconds respectively over the two Dutchmen Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin – Fenix) and Tom Dumoulin (Jumbo - Visma). This put Simon Yates in the role of favorite for overall victory. However, Rosa remains on the shoulders of Mathieu van der Poel. Stark also presented himself Lennard Kamna (Bora – hansgrohe). The German finished eighth, one place ahead of the Swiss Mauro Schmid (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl). Must be very disappointed Emmanuel Buchman (Bora – hansgrohe). The German hope for the overall ranking is only listed in 95th place. The 29-year-old lost almost a minute to the day's winner because he fell on the way.
♂️ ¡Tremenda contrarreloj hemos vivido with Victoria para Simon Yates!
Van der Poel entró a penas tres segundos y conserva la 'maglia' rosa #GiroEurosport pic.twitter.com/si3XaQ8CPf
- Eurosport.es (@Eurosport_ES) May 7, 2022