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SALO, Italy: Czech cyclist Jan Hirt of Intermarche-Wanty Gobert overcame problems with his bike and fought cramps to win the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday (May 24) as the race headed into the mountains in its final week.
SALO, Italy (Reuters) - Czech cyclist Jan Hirt of Intermarche-Wanty Gobert overcame problems with his bike and fought cramps to win the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday as the race headed into the mountains in its final week.
Czech rider Jan Hirt claimed a first Grand Tour win with victory over a gruelling mountain stage as Richard Carapaz saw his overall lead of the Giro d'Italia cut down to just three seconds.
Chris Hamilton (DSM) dropped the riskiest of bunny hops during an amazing moment on Stage 16 at the Giro d’Italia. While his rivals in the chase group were carefully tiptoeing down the steep descent on the menacing Mortirolo, the sound of disk brakes being slammed echoing through the hills, Hamilton soared along without a care in the world. Ad/> As he went over a bump, the Australian flew into the sky with both wheels coming off the ground in a gravity-defying stunt.
Runner-up the last time the Giro d’Italia tackled the mythical Mortirolo in 2019, Jan Hirt (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert) went one better three years later with victory in Aprica after holding off a late charge from fellow escapee Thymen Arensman (Team DSM). Czech climber Hirt and Dutch youngster Arensman were the last two riders from a large 24-man break that held off the charge from the GC favourites, who were led home by Australia’s Jai Hindley (Bora Hansgrohe) after a thrilling sprint for third place against the maglia rosa, Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers).
Lo que hoy parecía posible, tampoco pudo ser. Se distanció Lennard Kämna en el descenso del Teglio. Y uno a uno, por este orden, le soltaron en la subida al Valico di Santa Cristina: Thymen Arensman, Jan Hirt y Hugh Carthy. Los años no perdonan… Pero para aplaudir el esfuerzo de un Alejandro Valverde que, desde la fuga, nos hizo soñar con que podría acabar con la sequía de victorias que arrastra el ciclismo español en grandes vueltas (91 etapas sin ganar). No pudo ser. con su tercera conquista en 2022 y devolvió la alegría a un Intermarché huérfano de estrella tras el surrealista abandono de Girmay. La batalla entre los gallos resultó en un Blockhaus 2.0, con Richard Carapaz y Jai Hindley (el ecuatoriano es líder con sólo 3 segundos de renta) como los más fuertes y un Mikel Landa voluntarioso que se acerca al podio tras recortar unos segundos sobre João Almeida. Las opciones, para cualquiera de los cuatro, siguen intactas.
Richard Carapaz y Hidnley están muy fuertes y nos ha faltado un poquito para soltarlos. ¿Opciones? Aún queda Giro. Mañana es parecido al trazado de hoy y sentiremos el esfuerzo, así que será una buena oportunidad. Me he sentido bien"
10:48 — Valverde sniffing around the front Ad/> 185km to go: The Spanish veteran is clearly motivated today after dropping out of the top 10 over the weekend. Valverde is just over nine minutes down on GC and it remains to be seen if a rider of his experience and calibre would be allowed to get in a break on such a key stage. The road is going uphill now but the official start to the climb isn't for another 20km.