Mathieu van der Poel won the first stage of the Giro d’Italia and is the leader, section between Budapest and Visegrád, 195 kilometers long, in which the Colombians defended themselves in the final climb of the fourth category.
From the beginning, the lot moved in search of the main escape on the first day of the competition and very early it was forged.
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Those who took advantage were the riders Mattia Bais and Filippo Tagliani, who jumped out of the group, with ‘permission’ from the great leaders, and managed to have a difference of more than 10 minutes.
long run
Of course, the large group, as the route was shortened, because the difference was reduced. In addition, the pointers felt the expense of their work.
At 133 km from the finish line, the difference between the escapees and the large group is more than six minutes, which indicated that the adventure would end later.
The main batch kept cutting back and the breakout lost steam: at 80 km the difference is 2 min 58 s, and the cyclists they began to think about the arrival.
The favorites were protected by their teammates, while the riders of the squads interested in winning the day quickened their pace.
At 41 km the difference is 2 min 21 s and then at 30 km from the finish line the distance is 1 min 01 s.
The escape ended 13 kilometers from the finish and the day became nervous because of the closeness of the goal.
The arrival was on a slope and there Van der Poel imposed his category, while Caleb Ewan crashed and could not dispute the victory.
Miguel López arrived in the group and saved the day.
This Saturday, the individual time trial of 9.2 km.
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