Mathieu van der Poel takes opening stage of Giro d'Italia as Caleb Ewan crashes before line
Mathieu van der Poel took the first pink jersey of the Giro d'Italia in a chaotic finish to the opening stage in Visegrad.
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Van der Poel se enfunda el primer rosa en una llegada loca
Clamores entre la multitud. Un gentío abrumador en la Plaza de los Héroes de Budapest, donde figuran imponentes las estatuas de los fundadores de Hungría, dio una calurosa bienvenida a la No era para menos, ya que no todos los días se ve a un compatriota en un país de escasa tradición ciclista tomar la salida en una de las carreras más importantes del mundo. Su nombre, Attila Valter, corredor del Groupama FDJ que desató la locura entre sus compatriotas. Sin embargo, no pudo ser profeta en su tierra. que cumplió los pronósticos de máximo favorito para enfundarse la primera maglia rosa (tercer neerlandés que lo logra tras Wim Van Est y Erik Breukink) en un accidentado esprint. En los últimos metros, Caleb Ewan tocó la rueda trasera de Biniam Girmay y se fue al suelo, una imagen muy similar a la que sufrió en el Tour de Francia el año pasado y por la que debió abandonar. Eso permitió a Pello Bilbao, fantástico en este tipo de esprints reducidos, amarrar unos valiosos segundos de bonifciación con la tercera plaza.
Van der Poel sprints to victory to win first stage of Giro d'Italia
BUDAPEST : Mathieu van der Poel of Alpecin-Fenix won the first stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday, beating Biniam Girmay on the final sprint to claim victory on the a 195-km flat ride from Budapest to Visegrad.
Mathieu van der Poel grabs thrilling Stage 1 victory at Giro d'Italia as Caleb Ewan crashes in final dash
Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) grabbed a thrilling victory on Stage 1 of the Giro d'Italia as Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) crashed out in a mad dash to the line. On a pulsating uphill drive to the finish line, it was Van der Poel who took the spoils as he powered to a hugely impressive win amid utter chaos in the final metres. Biniam Girmay (Intermarche-Wanty) took second, just inches off a stunning win.
'It's not possible to finish the Giro d'Italia' - Caleb Ewan blunt on controversial 'get out' race strategy
Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) has confirmed that he will quit the Giro d’Italia early to focus on the Tour de France, a strategy he has received criticism for in the past. Ewan has been honest and upfront about his decision to save himself for the Tour by not completing the Giro, which he does not believe is possible for a sprinter in his position. Ad/> But the Australian has previously been slammed for adopting this strategy for the famous Italian race and his approach to not completing a Grand Tour after taking to the start line.
Giro d’Italia 2022 – How to watch Stage 1 on Friday, TV and live stream details, timings and route map
The Giro d’Italia gets underway on Friday in the historic Italian city of… Budapest?! Yep, Hungary is hosting the Grande Partenza for the opening Grand Tour of 2022, with three stages on the menu in central Europe before the race heads to Sicily next week. Ad/> The opening stage is a largely flat 195km run from the capital to Visegrad, with a punchy 5.5km finish at 4.2%.
Giro d’Italia 2022 sprinters’ guide: Who will win the maglia ciclamino? Mark Cavendish, Mathieu van der Poel?
The last of our pre-race previews for the 105th edition of the Giro d’Italia homes in on the fast men of the peloton: the sprinters who will do battle over at least six stages, and perhaps as many as nine. Stages 3 (Kaposvar to Balatonfured), 5 (Catania to Messina), 6 (Palmi to Scalea), 11 (Santarcangelo di Romagna to Reggio Emilia), 13 (Sanremo to Cuneo) and 18 (Borgo Valsugana to Treviso) look nailed on to finish with a bunch sprint.
‘Have they gone wrong?’ – Panic as half the peloton takes wrong road at Tour of Turkey
There was panic in the peloton at the Tour of Turkey as two groups of riders ended up on opposite sides of the road. As the main bunch navigated a stretch of roadworks with 15km remaining of Friday’s Stage 6 from Edremit to Eceabat, the route suddenly split in two.