Georg Steinhauser debuts his record in a big way, at Passo Brocon, and Pogacar adds 24 more seconds of income
Euskaraz irakurri: Steinhauserrek bikain lortu du bere lehen garaipena, Broconen, eta Pogacarrek 24 second gehiago erdietsi ditu
The German cyclist of the team EF Education-EasyPost Georg Steinhauser ha cattlethis Wednesday, the seventeenth stage of the 2024 Giro d’Italiain it Brocon Pass, 1st category; In parallel, the Slovenian runner of the team UAE Emirates Tadej Pogacarsecond in the stage, continues as leader of the general classificationin which he has achieved 24 seconds more advantage with respect to several of the other men located in the top positions in it.
Steinhauser has signed an exhibition, to achieve victory. He reached the head of the race with almost 50 kilometers left to go; he has done it by reaching Amanuel Ghebreigzabhierof the Lidl-Trek, who was on the run, after a ten-man escape, with Julian Alaphilippe and Giulio Pellizzari, among others, in that group. The winner of the stage has left Ghebreigzabhier with 34 kilometers to go, and he had the strength to, alone, win a spectacular victory.
In last Sunday’s stage at Mottolino, Steinhauser demonstrated his good form and also his bravery in the race. He comes from a family of illustrious cyclists, with Tobias Steinhauserhis father, with several seasons as a professional on his service record, and with a Tour winner, Jan Ulrich, as his uncle. The German EF Education rider aims to have a great future ahead of him, as he is confirming.
After several days with the mountains as the protagonist, the Giro sprinters have a good opportunity to fight for victory this Thursday, in the eighteenth stage of the career. With departure in Primiero Fairarrival in Paduaand 178 kilometers of travel, it has a flat profile, which could enable a massive arrival.
Stage classification
1- STEINHAUSER Georg (EF Education) 4:28:51
2 – POGACAR Tadej (UAE) + 1:28
3 – TIBERI Antonio (Bahrain) + 1:42
4 – THOMAS Geraint (INEOS) mt
5 – MARTÍNEZ Daniel Felipe (BORA) mt
6 – RUBIO Einer (Movistar) mt
7 – BARDET Romain (DSM) mt
8 – ARENSMAN Thymen (INEOS) + 1:55
9 – HIRT Jan (Soudal) mt
10 – MAJKA Rafal (UAE) mt
General ranking
1 – POGACAR Tadej (UAE) 63:31:18
2 – MARTÍNEZ Daniel Felipe (BORA) + 7:42
3 – THOMAS Geraint (INEOS) + 8:04
4 – O’CONNOR Ben (Decathlon) + 9:47
5 – TIBERI Antonio (Bahrain) + 10:29
6 – ARENSMAN Thymen (INEOS) + 11:10
7 – BARDET Romain (DSM) + 12:42
8 – RUBIO Einer (Movistar) + 13:33
9 – ZANA Filippo (Jayco) + 13:52
10 – HIRT Jan Soudal (Soudal) + 14:44
Source: Eitb
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