Eddie Dunbar stays seventh after shortened 13th stage of Giro d'Italia
Eddie Dunbar remains seventh in the general classification after an eight-placed finish on the shortened 74.6km-stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia on Friday.
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Eddie Dunbar remains seventh in the general classification after an eight-placed finish on the shortened 74.6km-stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia on Friday.
Robbie McEwen believes that dramatic alterations made to the Giro d’Italia Stage 13 course could lead to “the best stage we’ve seen in years”. As a result of heavy downpours, it was decided that the stage would be delayed as riders are driven by bus to the foot of the second climb, the Croix de Coeur. Ad The intended first climb of the Gran San Bernardo will be skipped, but the race will finish as planned in Switzerland at Crans Montana, where conditions are expected to be less dangerous.
A very strange situation unfolded at the start of Stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia on Friday as the riders got soaked starting out at Borgofranco d’Ivrea before they came to an abrupt stop and jumped on their team buses. In what essentially amounted to a ceremonial procession, the riders made their scheduled departure at the start of the planned stage route, but it was just a temporary jaunt — and a very wet one at that — as they cruised over to a giant car park where the team buses awaited.
Team Holcim-PRB have re-masted their boat and are aiming to be able to compete in the In-Port race at Newport on Saturday. The team came into Leg 4 as the leaders of the race but then suffered a catastrophe when they suffered a dismasting and eventually were forced to abandon the leg. Ad Whilst they remain top of the standings at the moment they are facing a pivotal Leg 5, with points earned in this leg worth double.
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Bad weather at Borgofranco d’Ivrea has led to the start of Stage 13 of the Giro d’Italia being delayed and the route changed. The opening Grand Tour of the season has been plagued by poor weather, as has large parts of Italy which led to the cancellation of the Formula 1 Grand Prix on Sunday. Ad Stage 13 is the first serious mountain test of the race, with a summit finish at Crans Montana.
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Stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia takes the riders into the mountains, and GC contenders are set to dominate on a summit finish at Crans Montana. With pre-race favourite Remco Evenepoel withdrawing after a positive Covid-19 test, Primoz Roglic has assumed favouritism.