Exciting stage and great news. João Almeida won stage 16 of the Giro d’Italia, followed by Geraint Thomas who became the new leader of the race. The Briton had fun with the Portuguese in the final metres. Einer Rubio was the best of the Colombians. The Movistar Team rider finished eighth and fought on the ascent to continue with the strong pace of the favourites. He moved up two places overall. Santiago Buitrago suffered a bit towards the end, but he was also able to move up one place.
This was stage 16 of the Giro d’Italia
The stage began with a fall of great domestiques such as De Plus, Kuss and Fortunato. However, luckily everyone was able to get back on the bike to help their leaders. Then there was a 17-runner breakaway that built a good four-minute lead. In the first port of the day, it was shot at 50 kilometers per hour.
With 107 kilometers to go, the breakaway income began to drop and only two riders ended up in the breakaway, Pronskiy and Scaroni. The peloton began to pick up the pace and Groupama leader Bruno Armirail began to relent and the breakaway was controlled. With 10 kilometers to go, the UAE began to manage the race situation, Roglic and Thomas were also present there.
Almeida began to get ahead with a very hard rhythm that made his pursuers Roglic, Thomas, Kuss, Dunbar and Zana will stay, after the Ineos accelerated to catch the Portuguese. Einer Rubio was one of the Colombian protagonists. The Movistar rider was in a second group and decided to speed up to catch the leading group.
Almeida’s strong rhythm and Thomas made the Giro difficult for Roglic who was seen suffering on the bike and making a double effort not to waste so much time. In the final meters there was a great duel between the Ineos rider and the UAE rider who won stage 16. The Briton became the new leader of the Giro. Rubio passed as eighth.
Classification stage 16 of the Giro d’Italia
| Position | Cyclist | Equipment | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | joao almeida | UAE Team Emirates | 5:53:27 |
| 2. | Geraint Thomas | Team Ineos | “ |
| 3. | Cousin Roglic | Team Jumbo | 0:25 |
| 8. | Einer Rubio | Movistar Team | 1:16 |
| 13. | Santiago Buitrago | Bahrain – Victorious | 2:01 |
| 127. | Fernando Gaviria | Movistar Team | 51:25 |
General classification of the Giro d’Italia
| Position | Cyclist | Equipment | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Geraint Thomas | Team Ineos | 67:32:35 |
| 2. | joao almeida | UAE Team Emirates | 0:18 |
| 3. | Cousin Roglic | Team Jumbo | 0:29 |
| 12. | Einer Rubio | Movistar Team | 5:43 |
| 14. | Santiago Buitrago | Bahrain – Victorious | 7:21 |
| 114. | Fernando Gaviria | Movistar Team | 3:33:54 |
What will the next stage of the Giro d’Italia be like?
The day of this Wednesday will be a new opportunity for sprinters. Fernando Gaviria could have his chance to win. The route is 192 kilometers from Pergine Valsugana to Caorle. It is the penultimate flat stage, then it will be the trip to Rome.
