Bouwman keeps his mountain jersey, overtaking with climbing legs slightly better than Arensman in difficult Giro stage

On the first climb of the day there was a chasing group with many dangerous names and then the leading riders joined a leader group of 22. Five Dutchmen in it: Wilco Kelderman (Bora), Poels, Arensman, Eenkhoorn and Bouwman. Another notable prominent figure: Simon Yates (BikeExchange).

With a descent of about twenty kilometers and a climb of several kilometers with 70 kilometers to the finish, the leading group was so thin that only seven riders were left. Among the Dutch are Bouwman, Poels and Arensman, who struggle to keep only the blue mountain jersey.

Kelderman was unable to follow due to a gap and ended up in an unhealthy leading group with Guilio Ciccone (Trek), Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) and Yates.

Maps of Bahrain

With the approach of the final, the classification became tense in the group with the riders. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) starts the narrow descent and thus to the left of Mortirolo. To pressure things as we approach the Sarp Teglio and the last Sainte Cristina pass.

Landa – fourth minute after the bullseye – and the Bahraini team clearly had plans for the final climb. The red riders of the Bahraini team advanced with thirty kilometers from the finish in the peloton and accelerated the pace considerably. The group’s pink jersey has thinned and the gap has narrowed.

And while he was in the lead, by the landing of Kämna Teglio the leader had fled the group and increased his lead. After that Arensman started a nice climb. He chased Kämna on the steepest part of the last climb (about 10% of the 7 km length). At Hirt.