Giro d’Italia woe for Simon Yates on Blockhaus climb
Simon Yates suffered more Giro d’Italia disappointment as his hopes of pink were extinguished on the climb of the mighty Blockhaus.
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Australian Hindley pips Carapaz to win Giro stage nine
BLOCKHAUS, Italy : Australian Jai Hindley of Bora–Hansgrohe came through a packed group of riders to win stage nine of the Giro d'Italia, a gruelling 187-kilometre ride from Isernia to Blockhaus on Sunday, ahead of 2019 champion Richard Carapaz.
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Jai Hindley upsets heavyweights on Blockhaus, Simon Yates crumbles, Juan Pedro Lopez keeps pink at Giro d’Italia
Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) saw off the GC heavyweights in a bruising finish on the menacing Blockhaus on Stage 9 as the Giro d’Italia exploded into life. The Australian, who wore pink for the final stage of the 2020 edition before being immediately ousted by Tao Geoghegan Hart, edged Romain Bardet (Team DSM) and Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) in a thrilling three-way battle, with Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious) also impressing before the final sprint to the line.
El sueño de Juanpe continúa y Landa aspira a todo en este Giro
El 31 de mayo de 1967, un corredor belga que todavía estaba en sus inicios dentro del profesionalismo empezó a forjar su leyenda en grandes vueltas, deshaciéndose de paso de las etiquetas de esprínter y clasicómano, con una Primer final de etapa del Giro de Italia en este coloso y primer triunfo del Caníbal, Eddy Merckx (de sus 24 en la Corsa Rosa) en esta carrera. Y este domingo, en la 105ª edición de la ronda italiana, para inscribir su nombre en tan prestigiosa cima al imponerse en un reducido esprint de elegidos donde Mikel Landa demostró (pese a sufrir una caída) que está al nivel necesario para plantarle cara a Richard Carapaz, Romain Bardet y Joao Almeida. El liderato, pese a estar en el alambre, seguirá perteneciendo a un que ante la debacle del teórico líder del Trek, Giulio Ciccone, se ha ganado a pulso seguir soñando.
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GC hopeful Pello Bilbao among riders wiped out in ‘big crash’ on Stage 9 at Giro d'Italia 2022
Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) was among riders caught up in a big crash during the early stages of Stage 9 at the Giro d’Italia. The Spaniard, who started Sunday’s five-star stage ninth in the general classification, was one of six riders upended by the innocuous incident in the middle of the peloton.
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