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VICTORY FOR JHONATAN NARVAEZ!
LATIN VICTORY! ECUADORIAN VICTORY! VICTORY OF JHONATAN NARVAEZ! The INEOS Grenadiers rider won in sprint against Tadej Pogacar and Maximilian Schachmann and will be the first to wear the maglia rosa in the Giro d'Italia 2024.
Last kilometer
The end of the day is coming. Pogacar, Narvaez and Schachmann are still in the lead, but they are coming further back.
2 km to go
The climb to San Vito is over. Jhonatan Narváez and Maximilian Schachmann were the only ones who kept pace with Tadej Pogacar.
4 km to go
The riders tackle the climb to San Vito. Tadej Pogacar starts to make his mark and is about to reach the head of the race.
5 km to go
The end of the day is near. Nicola Conci has gone solo and is at least 20 seconds ahead of the chasing group.
10 km to go
Alex Baudin, De Marchi, Pellizzari and Damiano Caruso have joined the chase for Lilian Calmejane.
15 km to go
Other riders set off to catch Lilian Calmejane's wheel. Schachmann sets off in pursuit with Conci (Alpecin) and Honoré (EF).
20 km to go
Lilian Calmejane is the only survivor of the breakaway. Further back comes the peloton, which has been virtually picked apart by the moves of Tadej Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates.
23 km to go
Calmejane and Ghebreigzabhier have a small margin in front of the peloton. UAE Team Emirates begins to impose its work on the peloton.
27 km to go
There was a crash in the peloton. Riders such as Pozzovivo and Robert Gesink were involved.
30 km to go
Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier and Lilian Calmejane cross the finish line for the first time. Now remains the climb to Colle Maddalena (2nd category), the third intermediate sprint in Moncalieri and the small climb of San Vito and the day is over.
35 km to go
Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier and Lilian Calmejane pass the intermediate sprint point. Their pursuers will give up and will be chased by the peloton.
37 km to go
The second intermediate sprint is approaching. The gap between the escapees and the chasers continues to widen.
41 km to go
The distance of the two leading riders has increased to one minute with respect to their pursuers. Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier and Lilian Calmejane keep giving relays constantly and that helps the good pace they bring.
48 km to go
The front riders are riding at a good pace and continue to increase the gap over the chasers. The peloton is still three minutes behind and still shows no signs of speeding up to reduce the gap.
53 km to go
The race situation now has Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Lidl - Trek) and Lilian Calmejane (Intermarché - Wanty) leading the race. Andrea Pietrobon (Polti Kometa) and Filippo Fiorelli (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè) are chasing them and the peloton is three minutes behind.
58 km to go
The situation with the leading group of the race is very lively, with three riders who started the chase on Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier. The harmony is over.
61,5 km to go
Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Lidl - Trek) crosses first in Superga. His good pace has further increased the gap to the peloton, bringing it to more than three minutes.
63 km to go
The gap between the escapees and the peloton is now at 2'45". Good pace now from the top group, in which an attack by Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Lidl - Trek) is being presented.
68 km to go
The breakaway riders start the climb to Superga, a third category prize. The gap is still over 2'20".
73 km to go
The escapees remain with the same gap. The peloton has not given them license to escape with much of a margin. Five kilometers to go on the climb to Superga.
78 km to go
The breakaway riders continue with a good pace and manage to hold the gap at least 2'20". Soon the climb to Superga will begin.
83 km to go
The first intermediate sprint of the day has already taken place. The breakaway riders are competing for the first prizes of the stage. Next up is the climb to Superga (3rd category) at km 78.5.
The escape of the day
The riders in the day's breakaway are:
22- Louis Barré (Arkea B&B Hotels)
53- Nicolas Debeaumarché (Cofidis)
92- Lilian Calmejane (Intermarché - Wanty)
114- Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Lidl - Trek)
167- Andrea Pietrobon (Polti Kometa)
203- Filippo Fiorelli (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè)
Carreer status
There are 90 kilometers to go in the stage. There are six riders who have decided to launch themselves into the breakaway and have almost three minutes' gap on the rest of the peloton.
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