Three years after the frustration of losing the Tour in the final time trial to fellow countryman Tadej Pogacar, Slovenian Primoz Roglic (Jumbo Visma) sealed the Giro d’Italia by winning stage 20, an individual time trial between Tarvisio and Monte Lussari. to win. of 18.6 km, in which he untied Britain’s Geraint Thomas from the pink jersey.
Roglic (Trbovlje, age 33) knew the glory that eluded him in that damn Lure time trial that glorified Pogacar. This time he won the pink jersey and his fourth major, after three Vueltas, and won a beastly time trial against his direct rivals, Thomas and Portugal’s Joao Almeida, with a huge advantage.
ROGLIC, UNRUGGABLE
In the duel to three there was no color. Roglic was massive, beating Thomas in 40 seconds, powerless against the Slovenian’s power, and Almeida in 42. The Giro’s virtual winner set a time of 44.34, averaging 25.145km/h, a feat that was shared with many compatriots who, because of their proximity to their country, went to the ditch to cheer the idol.
Roglic arrives this Sunday as Emperor of Rome. The last day in royal disputation, the king of the Vuelta served to put on the pink jersey. He will climb the podium with a final difference of 14 seconds over Thomas and 1.13 over Almeida.
ATYPICAL CHRONO, FIGHT WITHOUT QUARTER BETWEEN ROGLIC AND THOMAS
Atypical timing for its route, exaggerated percentages and oddities in its 7.4 km at 11.8 percent, including ramps 12 and 15, and a steep drop in the middle of 22 to reach an elevation of 1,774 meters. A timed test divided into three separate heats at 50-minute intervals, with the favorites starting every 3 minutes.
All different. Until the start of the climb, the riders used the “goat” against the clock, then switched to the conventional bike for the brutal climb and in case of a huge carnage, the organization increased the out-of-control time by 50 percent. Soudal Quick Step skipper, veteran Patrick Lefevere, called the podium a “farce”.
Not everyone took the time trial seriously, some climbed sections did the “wheelie” on the bike, others made eses due to the extreme difficulty of the slopes. Already in competition, the first significant time was set by the American Sepp Kuss (Jumbo Visma), Roglic’s best group mate, with a time of 45.28 minutes at an average of 24.5 km/h.
The Frenchman Pinot took the lead, including gestures, with 45.22. At that moment the news came that Roglic was breaking all records in the intermediate points. Thomas lost 16 seconds to Roglic, handicapped by a mechanical problem that forced him to land and lost more than 10 seconds to the accident.
Roglic marched forward and Thomas barely resisted. As they approached the finish, Italy’s Damian Caruso slipped into first place in the stage’s company at 45.18, but for a short time, as the Slovenian arrived launched at 44.23, averaging 25.145km/h. Big words.
Only Geraint Thomas was left to arrive, punished by a relentless climb. The Briton, not as good a climber as Roglic, paid for the effort, resisted well, but could not match his rival’s good time. On the last day of competition, and in the time trial, this time he smiled at that rider who lost the 2020 Tour to Pogacar due to the brutality of a time trial. The story backwards.
This Sunday, the Giro d’Italia will end with the dispute of the twenty-first and final stage, with start and finish in Rome and a course of 126 km.
Source: El heraldo

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