Highlights and best moments: Giro d’Italia 2022 stage 16 between Salo and Aprica

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Top 10 - Overall Ranking
Pos.	Rider (Country / Team)	Time
1	Richard Carapaz (Ecuador / INEOS Grenadiers)	68h49'06''
2	Jai Hindley (Australia / Bora Hansgrohe)	+00'03''
3	João Almeida (Portugal / UAE Team Emirates)	+00'44''
4	Mikel Landa (Spain / Bahrain Victorious)	+00'59''
5	Vincenzo Nibali (Italy / Astana Qazaqstan)	+03'40''
6	Domenico Pozzovivo (Italy / Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert)	+03'48''
7	Pello Bilbao Lopez (Spain / Bahrain Victorious)	+03'51''
8	Emanuel Buchmann (Germany / Bora Hansgrohe)	+04'45''
9	Jan Hirt (Czech Republic/Intermarché-Wnaty-Gobert)	+07'42''
10	Alejandro Valverde (Spain/Movistar)	+09'04''

Here is the classification of stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia

Top 10 of the stage
Pos.	Runner (Country / Team)	Time
1	Jan Hirt (Czech Republic/Intermarché)	05:40:45
2	Thymen Arensman (Netherlands/Team DSM)	+07''
3	Jai Hindley (Australia/Bora)	+01'24''
4	Richard Carapaz (Ecuador/INEOS)	+01'24''
5	Alejandro Valverde (Spain/Movistar)	+01'24''
6	Mikel Landa (Spain/Bahrain Victorious)	+01'24''
7	Lennard Kamna (Germany/Bora)	+01'38''
8	Joao Almeida (Portugal/UEA)	+01'38''
9	Vicenzo Nibali (Italy/Astana)	+02'06''
10	John Carthy (Great Britain/EF Education)	+02''13

Triumph for the rider from Czech Republic.

The cyclist was part of the breakaway, fought for more than 150 kilometers and in the end took the victory.

It is his first victory in a World Tour.

Only 10'' separate Hirt from Arensman!

Last 1000 meters and the Czech rider wants the victory.

Last 4000 meters, there are wet areas due to previous rain.

Arensman at 16'', Maglia Rosa group at 01'24'' and Almeida at 01'35''.

The descent begins for Hirt who is looking for the stage.

Arensman at 16'' tries to intercept him. 

The race leader will have a little more than 1 kilometer of ascent left.

Arensman is at 13'', Kamna at 59'' and the MAglia Rosa group at 01''41.

Arensman and Hirt attack and pull Kamna a few meters ahead.

In the leading group they attack and counter attack Carapaz and Landa.

Kamna, Arensman and Hirt regroup and are the race leaders.

Valverde and Carthy: 57''

Pink jersey group: 01'51'''

Landa, Carapaz and Hindley launch an attack in the main group and leave Joao Almeida behind.

With less than 4 kilometers to go on the climb, Aresnman is losing ground to Hirt, who is close to catching him.

The group of Carthy and Valverde is still more than a minute behind Kamna.

The group of the Maglia Rosa has still not managed to get below the 2-minute gap.

This is the race situation with just over 10km to go:

Leader: Kamna - 10.8 km to go

Arensman: Difference of 27''.

Chasing group: Difference of 01'02'''.

Pink jersey group: Difference of 02'44'''.

Arensman attacks in the chasing group and is greatly reducing Kamna's lead.

The last climb of the day begins, the search for the mountain pass Valico di Santa Cristina begins.

Kamna already has almost a minute on his pursuers. 

With 15km to go and after 4h58'00'' of race the situation is like this:

Leader: kamna - 15 kilometers to go

Chasing group: Difference of 51''.

Pink jersey group: 03'22''22''.

The Bahrain Victorious team is setting the pace and it is very high. The main group has a gap of 03'11''' with 18 km to go.

Pure downhill sector, the leaders are less than 20 kilometers from the finish and Kamna attacked taking 15''.

The pink jersey group is 03'05'' behind.

The main group caught up with the entire chasing group. Kelderman, Yates, Martin and Bouwman are intercepted with just over 25km to go.

Bouwman breaks away from the chasing group and could be caught by the main group at any moment.

We start the ascent to the Teglio, this is not a classified pass, but it is very demanding with 5km at 8.7%.

With just under 40 kilometers to go, this is the race situation:

Leading Group: Arensman, Kamna, Valverde, Bouwman, Poels, Carthy, Hirt.

Chasing Group: Kelderman, Martin, Yates, Fortunato, Ciccone, Hamilton, Vansevant - Difference of 02'42''.

Main Group: Difference of 05'20''.

Pozzovivo: Difference of 06'00''.

There are 7 men at the head of the race, they are 02'05'' behind the chasing group, which is led by Ciccone. The Maglia Rosa group is 05'05'' behind.

Pozzovivo suffered a crash and is more than a minute behind the main group. 

After the Passo del Mortirolo mountain pass, these were the positions:

1. Bouwman - 40 pts

2. Kamna - 18 pts

3. Arensman - 12 pts

From the main group Astana starts to accelerate and want to catch the escapees, while the leading group starts the climb to the second mountain pass of the day.

Valverde, Arensman, Poels, Kamna, Hamilton and Bouwman are the leading group, 41'' ahead of the chasing group of Ciccone, Hirt and Carthy.

The Maglia Rosa group is 5'15'' behind.

Few are left in the leading group, smaller groups of chasers are forming and the gap to the Maglia Rosa group is increasing.

20 riders in the lead of the race: Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious), Filippo Zana (Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè), Lennard Kämna, Wilco Kelderman (Bora-hansgrohe), Guillaume Martin (Cofidis), Mattia Bais (Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli), Hugh Carthy (EF Education-Easy Post), Lorenzo Fortunato (Eolo-Kometa), Jan Hirt, Lorenzo Rota (Intermarchè-Wanty-Gobert), Koen Bouwman (Jumbo-Visma), Sylvain Moniquet (Lotto Soudal), Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), Mauri Vansevenant (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl), Simon Yates (BikeExchange-Jayco), Thymen Arensman, Chris Hamilton (Team DSM), Dario Cataldo, Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo) and Davide Formolo (UAE Team Emirates).

First pass through the first pass, this time it is Goletto di Cadino:

1. Ciccone - 40 pts

2. Bouwman - 18 pts

3. Kamna - 12 pts

Nans Peters (AG2R Citroën), Mathieu Van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix), Pascal Eeenkhoorn (Jumbo-Visma), Thomas De Gendt, Sylvain Moniquet (Lotto Soudal), Filippo Zana (Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè), Christopher Juul-Jensen, Simon Yates (BikeExchange-Jayco), Guillaume Martin (Cofidis), Natnael Tesfazion (Drone Hopper-ANdroni Giocattoli), Dario Cataldo, Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo), Lennard Kämna, Wilco Kelderman (Bora-hansgrohe), Lorenzo Fortunato (Eolo-Kometa), Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), Thymen Arensman (Team DSM), Hugh Carthy (EF Education-Easy Post), Mauri Vansevenant (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl), Jan Hirt, Lorenzo Rota (Intermarchè-Wanty-Gobert), Davide Formolo (UAE Team Emirates) and Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious). Other riders are trying to get back to the front, with the peloton at 40″.

From the beginning of the race attacks were generated in the group, 5 kilometers into the race, 6 riders launched the attack and achieved a 12'' advantage. Little by little they increased their lead to 50'' and the main peloton prevented more riders from breaking away.

At the start of the climb to the Goletto di Cadino pass, Alejandro Valverde, Giulio Ciccone and other riders accelerated in search of the leading group. After a few kilometers they caught up and the number of escapees was already 23 men.

We are now ready to bring you the actions of stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia 2022.

In a few moments we will share with you the opening moments of stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia 2022 live, as well as the latest information from the route between Saló and Aprica. Stay tuned to VAVEL's minute-by-minute coverage of the match.

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This is the start time for stage 16 of the 2022 Giro d'Italia on May 24, 2022 in several countries:

Argentina: 10:30 AM on DirecTV
Bolivia: 9:30 AM on DirecTV
Brazil: 10:30 AM on DirecTV
Chile: 9:30 AM on DirecTV
Colombia: 8:30 AM on Caracol TV and DirecTV
Ecuador: 8:30 AM on DirecTV
USA (ET): 9:30 AM on beIN Sports
Spain: 3:30 PM on Eurosport and GCN
Mexico: 8:30 AM
Paraguay: 9:30 AM on DirecTV
Peru: 8:30 AM on DirecTV
Uruguay: 10:30 AM on DirecTV

💗 Leader: Richard Carapaz (INEOS Grenadiers)

💜 Points: Arnaud Démare (Groupama FDJ)

💙 Mountain: Koen Bouwman (Jumbo-Visma)

🤍 Youth: João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates)

Aprica is located in the heart of the Alps, between Valtellina and Valcamonica. It is an ideal mountain destination for families, with a multitude of nature activities in both summer and winter. In summer, the must-do activities are hiking and cycling. For road cycling enthusiasts, Aprica is one of the unmissable Alpine passes (often a protagonist of the Giro d'Italia) along with the Mortirolo and the Passo di S. Cristina. Mountain biking enthusiasts can enjoy the trails that wind through the Parco delle Orobie Valtellinesi. In addition, there is golf, sport fishing, archery, tennis, horseback riding and much more. In winter, skiing is the protagonist in Aprica with more than 50 km of slopes: from the most demanding to children's slopes.

Overlooking an enchanting gulf at the foot of Mount San Bartolomeo, on the Brescia side of Lake Garda, Salò is the first municipality of the Riviera dei Limoni. Framed by the gentle slopes of the Morainic amphitheater, it enjoys a Mediterranean microclimate.

Already known in Roman times, Salò has always played a crucial role in the history of Lake Garda and Italy.

Traces of its rich past are still evident today, and a stroll through the historic center between Piazza Carmine, the 'Fossa' and the lakeshore reveals ancient manor houses and elegant 17th century palaces that bear witness to the city's historical chapters of great artistic and cultural importance.
Walking through the narrow streets and small squares, there are many fine stores, restaurants, bars, inns and hotels available to tourists.

During the summer season there are a series of events with classical music and jazz performed live, the flower and plant exhibition, high-level sporting events and many other initiatives but, above all, the traditional International Violin Festival Gasparo da Salò, which reaches its 64th edition and is one of the oldest and most famous summer festivals in Italy.

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Although this is not the queen stage of the Giro, it is not far from being so. This stage will test the oil of many riders and being the first of the last week, fatigue is starting to show in many riders.

This stage has 3 first-category mountain prizes, the first at 59.3 kilometers, the second at 130.2 kilometers and the last at 196.2 kilometers.

We will also have 2 intermediate sprints, the first at 103.8 kilometers and the second at 172.5 kilometers.

This is the only mountain stage of more than 200 kilometers and will have a total of 5200 meters of elevation gain.

This is how the positions were in stage 15:

Top 10 of the stage
Pos.	Rider (Country / Team)	Tiempo
1	Giulio Ciccone (Italy / Trek Segafredo)	04h 37'41''
2	Santiago Buitrago (Colombia / Bahrain Victorious)	+01'31"
3	Antonio Pedrero (Spain / Movistar)	+02'19"
4	Hugh John Carthy (United States / EF Education - EasyPost)	+03'09"
5	Martijn Tusveld (Netherlands / Team DSM)	+04'36"
6	Luca Covili (Italy / Bardiani - CSF - Faizanè)	+05'08"
7	Natnael Tesfatsion (Eritrea / Drone Hopper - Androni Giocattoli)	+05'27"
8	Bauke Mollema (Netherlands / Trek Segafredo)	+05'27"
9	Gijs Leemreize (Netherlands / Jumbo Visma)	+05'27"
10	Guillaume Martin (France / Cofidis)	+06'06"

Giulio Ciccone won the fifteenth stage after an attack in the last 18 kilometers of the day, managed to get more than a minute of difference against his immediate pursuer. Colombian Santiago Buitrago showed signs of his condition and came second. The podium was completed by Antonio Pedrero and Richard Carapaz did not let go of the leader's jersey despite suffering a fall.

My name is Andrés Mesa and I will be your host for this stage. We'll be bringing you preview analysis, updates and live news here on VAVEL.