Giro d’Italia Stage 15 Race Report: The mountain stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia, that crossed the Monte Grappa, was gained by Carlos Verona of Lidl-Trek. The Spaniard rode away from the eleven riders within the ‘break of the day’ on the foot of the ultimate climb. The Spaniard was on his personal when he came to visit the summit, he then rode the 43 kilometres solo to the end in Asiago. The favourites had been over a minute behind and had set a quick tempo which put Primož Roglič (Purple Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) in bother on the climb of the Dori. He was dropped and misplaced loads of time. Isaac Del Toro (UAE Emirates XRG) stored the general lead.
Stage 15 finale
After the simpler phases, stage 15 brings down the curtain on the second week. The stage isn’t too arduous, however there may be the tough Monte Grappa (25km at 5.8%), the Giro describes it as a ‘pre-Alpine stage’ – a precursor to the true factor within the ultimate week.
There’s a Cat 2 climb to Dori (16.3km at 5.5%), however there are 30 kilometres to go to the end in Asiago.
Simon Yates moved as much as 2nd place general on Saturday, can he maintain it on Sunday?
The stage began very quick. After 70 kilometres, the common pace had been 52kph. There have been assaults from the weapons and, however a number one group couldn’t get collectively. After the quick, steep Muro di Ca’ del Poggio, the peloton break up. Antonio Tiberi was in bother after his crash on Saturday. On the entrance, the assaults stored coming and ultimately there was a giant break of 34 riders, earlier than the beginning of the Monte Grappa.
The stage 15 begin in Fiume Veneto
The main group included Bart Lemmen (Visma | Lease a Bike), Gijs Leemreize (Picnic PostNL), Daniel Felipe Martínez (Purple Bull-BORA-hansgrohe), Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious), David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ), Marco Frigo (Israel-Premier Tech), Luke Plapp (Jayco AlUla) and three from XDS-Astana: Lorenzo Fortunato, Diego Ulissi and Christian Scaroni. The perfect-placed rider general was Einer Rubio of Movistar, at 4:26 down on the pink jersey, Isaac Del Toro. UAE Emirates XRG had been glad to let the break go, this allowed Tiberi to return to the peloton, because the leaders began the lengthy climb of the Monte Grappa with a lead of round 4 minutes.
No, not Liège-Bastone-Liège
Giulio Ciccone needed to cease his Giro, as a result of the accidents for his crash on Saturday. Within the peloton, UAE Emirates XRG stored the hole at round 3 minutes, however on the entrance the co-operation was not good primarily as a result of KOM, Fortunato, desirous to take extra factors. The Italian was first excessive for the utmost factors rating.
Nicola Conci (XDS Astana) made it into the massive break
The primary actual transfer from the favourites got here from INEOS Grenadiers. Juan Ayuso had simply returned from a motorbike change, when Egan Bernal attacked after his teammates had stored the pace excessive on the climb, which had thinned the group out significantly. Bernal jumped away 2 kilometres from the highest of Monte Grappa. Del Toro crossed to his wheel after which Richard Carapaz rapidly joined them. Thymen Arensman and Derek Gee additionally got here throughout, one after the other.
Can Isaac Del Toro maintain the general lead into the final relaxation day?
Behind them, UAE Emirates XRG had been nonetheless on the entrance of the group, although Del Toro was forward. They stored the distinction at round 20 seconds firstly of the lengthy descent of Monte Grappa. The lead of the break had additionally shrunk to lower than 1 minute as a result of motion amongst the favourites.
Egan Bernal attacked from the peloton on the Monte Grappa with over 90K to go, Del Toro and Carapaz shut him down
On the descent, Marco Frigo had ridden away. Behind him, a merger had taken place, which meant that the assault by Bernal, Del Toro and Carapaz was pointless. Within the valley, the tempo slowed down and the break gained extra time and had extra likelihood of the stage win. Frigo was capable of make contact with Bilbao, Lemmen, Scaroni, Romain Bardet, Nicolas Prodhomme, Carlos Verona, Gianmarco Garofoli, Filippo Zana, Florian Stork and Filippo Fiorelli on the entrance.
The Colombian champion was on a great day
These 11 escapees had been allowed to go by the thinned out peloton, and their lead grew to greater than 4 minutes once more. Carlos Verona noticed his likelihood on the foot of the Dori climb and rode away from the main group. He dropped Garofoli and held Zana off. Verona took the KOM factors on the high of the Dori and began a 27 kilometre solo to Asiago.
Carlos Verona (Lidl-Trek) went solo from the break
Behind Verona, Garofoli and Zana rode away from the others. They got here inside 15 seconds of Verona, however he pushed more durable and prolonged his result in greater than 30 seconds. A gaggle together with Bardet, Stork and Scaroni caught the 2 Italians, 10 kilometres from the end, however the GC group was getting nearer. Verona stored his tempo, to take his first stage win within the Giro d’Italia and his sixth for Lidl-Trek. Behind him, Stork and Scaroni completed second and third.
Bardet main the break behind Verona
Within the favourites group, it was INEOS Grenadiers who lifted the pace on the climb to Dori, however assaults by Bernal and Arensman got here to nothing. A break by Carapaz did trigger a break up which put Primož Roglič in bother. He should have been on a nasty day and couldn’t observe. When the opposite riders noticed him falter, they put the hammer down. Isaac Del Toro additionally closed a couple of gaps and appeared recent. The hole on the Roglič group, together with Tom Pidcock, grew to greater than a minute on the high of the ultimate climb, earlier than the 27 undulating kilometres to the end.
The favourites had been over a minute again – Roglič at an additional minute
UAE Emirates XRG set the tempo within the GC group, which elevated the lead over Roglič, who was now dropping down the general. Simon Yates’ teammates, Derek Gee, Einer Rubio and Antonio Tiberi additionally began to work and Roglič was dropping extra time because the kilometres clicked by. On the end, the distinction had elevated to 1 and a half minutes for the Purple Bull-BORA-hansgrohe chief and he dropped to tenth within the normal classification.
Verona on his technique to victory
A courageous solo and a giant win for Carlos Verona
Stage winner, Carlos Verona (Lidl-Trek): “I definitely didn’t come to the Giro pondering that I might win a stage and I used to be pleased with that. I used to be right here in full assist for Mads Pedersen and Giulio Ciccone. Every part modified yesterday after we misplaced Cicco. At the moment is my day. I didn’t wish to do it for me however I wished to do it for the staff, realizing how a lot Giulio had labored for this race. After I was within the breakaway, I believed we had been lacking one rider however I every thing occurs for a cause. I needed to be in that break. I stayed targeted. I had the legs to be there. I needed to go from far out and I needed to win for the staff.”
1st and 2nd general – Isaac Del Toro and Simon Yates end collectively
Maglia Rosa, Isaac Del Toro (UAE Emirates XRG): “We nonetheless must see who’s the chief of the staff. Juan Ayuso and Adam Yates are so sturdy, we’ll see how we play in final week, we have to play the three of us. Personally, I don’t understand how good I’ll be within the third week. I put on the Maglia Rosa however I really feel nervous within the race as a result of everyone seems to be my idol, I’m a fan of them and now I’ve to observe their assaults. To have the ability to do it’s loopy. Ineos was tremendous energetic within the race as we speak. I couldn’t say for positive that they’d assault on Monte Grappa, however I like how they race and after they handed us with a quick prepare, I caught their wheels and waited for Egan Bernal’s assault. He obtained a spot, I wanted to go rapidly, I’m glad I used to be capable of observe him.”
Primoz Roglič dropped to tenth general
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Giro d’Italia Stage 15 Consequence:
1. Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Lidl-Trek in 5:15:41
2. Florian Stork (Ger) Tudor at 0:21
3. Christian Scaroni (Ita) XDS Astana at 0:22
4. Romain Bardet (Fra) Workforce Picnic PostNL
5. Nicolas Prodhomme (Fra) Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale
6. Filippo Zana (Ita) Jayco AlUla
7. Gianmarco Garofoli (Ita) Soudal-Fast Step at 0:25
8. Filippo Fiorelli (Ita) VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè at 0:29
9. Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain Victorious
10. Max Poole (GB) Workforce Picnic PostNL.
Giro d’Italia Total After Stage 15:
1. Isaac Del Toro Romero (Mex) UAE Emirates XRG in 55:54:05
2. Simon Yates (GB) Visma | Lease a Bike at 1:20
3. Juan Ayuso Pesquera (Spa) UAE Emirates XRG at 1:26
4. Richard Carapaz (Eu) EF Training-EasyPost at 2:07
5. Derek Gee (Can) Israel-Premier Tech at 2:54
6. Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain Victorious at 2:55
7. Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Bahrain Victorious at 3:02
8. Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) INEOS Grenadiers at 3:38
9. Thymen Arensman (Ned) INEOS Grenadiers at 3:45
10. Primož Roglič (Slo) Purple Bull-BORA-hansgrohe at 3:53.
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