Blockhaus, May 15, 2022 – La stage 9 of the Giro d’Italia 2022as expected, revolutionizes the general classification: thanks to 5 GPM in the program and in particular of the fearsome log cabintamed in a sprint by Jai Hindley. The Australian, born in Abruzzo by adoption, who in 2020 touched the final success, not only remains with the group of the best made up of Richard Carapaz, Romain Bardet, Mikel Landa, Joao Almeida and a stoic Domenico Pozzovivo but then with a decisive starting point one of the hardest stages of the pink race is assured. Speaking of pink: the symbol of primacy remains on the shoulders of Juan Pedro Lopezwhich suffers the hardest slopes (in addition to having a collision, complete with the launch of the bottle, with Sam Oomen) as well as Tom Dumoulin, Giulio Ciccone, Simon Yates, Pello Bilbao, Wilco Kelderman e Lennard Kamnawhile Vincenzo Nibaliin the golden day of the ‘old men’ (very well too Alexander Valverde), defends himself well and on the eve of the second break of the race he leaves on the asphalt alone 34”.
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The race goes on since Pass of the Macerone (3,1 km with an average slope of 5,8%), while on the Rionero Sannitico (9 km with an average slope of 6,7%) Diego Rose (Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team) tries to start his own business before being joined by Joe Dombrowski (Astana Qazaqstan Team) e Natnael Tesfatsion (Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli): just before the start of the ascent of Roccaraso (7,3 km with an average slope of 6,1%) this trio is then hooked by Felix Gall, Nans Peters (AG2R Citroen Team), Filippo Zana (Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè), Eduardo Sepulveda (Drone Hopper-Androni Toys), Jonathan Caicedo (EF Education-EasyPost) e James Knox (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team). Poco prima del Passo Lanciano (10,3 km with an average slope of 7,6% and maximum of 14%) in front they snap Peters, Tesfatsionny, Sepulveda e Rosawhile in the group the hard day of the Bahrain Victorious: after the fall of the beginning of the stage of Pello Bilbaoit’s up to the mechanical problems they strike Mikel Landa. They are the first to cross the hill Rosa e Tesfatsionnywhich downhill ends up off the road: in a group it does not go much better at Wilco Kelderman (Bora-Hansgrohe), who momentarily loses ground due to a mechanical trouble. The first ramps of the Monte Blockhaus (13,6 km with an average slope of8,4% and maximum of 14%), in addition to canceling the escape, they already give important information in terms of the general classification: then they jump right away Tom Dumoulin (Jumbo-Visma), Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo) and even Simon Yates (Team BikeExchange-Jayco). It looks bad for too Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) e Lennard Kamna (Bora-Hansgrohe): he keeps the pink jersey instead Juan Pedro Lopez (Trek-Segafredo), at least until he collides with Sam Oomen (Jumbo-Visma). In the squad of the best there are instead all the veterans: at least until the lightning bolt of Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers), on which they are reported Romain Bardet (Team DSM) and a stoic Landa. Almeida it does not fit and also brings us back Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) and an extraordinary one Domenico Pozzovivo (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux): niente da fare invece per Vincenzo Nibali (Astana Qazaqstan Team). The group of the best arrives almost compactly to the finish line, crossed first by Hindleywhich then returns a great protagonist of Giro after the boom of the 2020: in second position is placed Bardetwho can not even console himself with the pink jersey, which remains on the shoulders of Lopez.
Order of arrival stage 9 Giro d’Italia 2022
1) Jai Hindley (BOH) in 5h34’44”
2) Romain Bardet (DSM) st
3) Richard Carapaz (IGD) st
4) Mikel Landa Meana (TBV) st
5) João Pedro Goncalves Almeida (UAD) st
6) Domenico Pozzovivo (IWG) +3 ”
7) Emanuel Buchmann (BOH) +16 ”
8) Vincenzo Nibali (AST) +34 ”
9) Alejandro Valverde (MOV) +46”
10) Thymen Arensman (DSM) +58”
Giro d’Italia 2022 general classification
1) Juan Pedro Lopez Perez (TFS) in 37h52’01”
2) Joao Pedro Goncalves Almeida (UAD) +12”
3) Romain Bardet (DSM) +14”
4) Richard Carapaz (IGD) +15”
5) Jai Hindley (BOH) +20 ”
6) Guillaume Martin (COF) +28”
7) Mikel Landa Meana (TBV) +29 ”
8) Domenico Pozzovivo (IWG) +54 ”
9) Emanuel Buchmann (BOH) 1’09 ”
10) Pello Bilbao Lopez De Armentia (TBV) + 1’22 ”
13) Vincenzo Nibali (AST) + 3’04 ”
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