The arrival of the Swiss Voisard
Great show in the Belluno stage of the Giro d’Italia Under 23. The Cadore Andrea Pietrobon battles for a long time but falls in the final
l final recovery, with victory, of the Swiss Yannis Voisard. The authority of the Juan Ayuso pink jersey. The determination of Andrea Pietrobon. Here is the summary of the penultimate stage of the Giro d’Italia Enele Under 23, the queen stage of the race, the Cavalese – Nevegal, 161.7 kilometers for 3,100 meters in altitude, with four mountain grand prix: Valles pass (first category), Val Cantuna (third category) and, after the spectacular tour around the lake of Santa Croce, the Nevegal tackled twice from the Losego side. Many people went up to the Colle to see the international hopes that brought great cycling back to Nevegal ten years after the spectacular time trial won by Contador.
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Departure from Cavalese and immediately climb towards Rolle and Valles. They attacked several runners, including Tai Andrea Pietrobon’s cadorino. At the top the Colombian Yesid Pira (Caja Rural) passes first. On the descent towards Falcade and then Agordo, the group regroups.
In Belluno I thrill for the pink jersey Juan Ayuso who falls, managing to restart with some bruises. The ascent of Val Cantuna begins and Pietrobon attacks: he passes first at the gpm of Pieve d’Alpago and it is again he who takes the lead on the first pass in Nevegal. You go down to Castion and at the beginning of the second ascent of Nevegal there are twenty athletes in the lead. Up front is the rhythm Development Team Dsm. At – 6 the British Gloag, the Danish Hellemose and the Norwegian Anders Johannessen try to, with the Lucan Alessandro Verre shooting for Ayuso.
Then the number of the Swiss Voisard who hooks Johannessen, detaches him and resists the final comeback of Juan Ayuso, giving the second stage victory to his team. For Pietrobon, petrol finished along the last ascent and a 27th place that cannot leave him satisfied.
THE WORDS OF PIETROBON
“It was a long day, I attacked on Valles and there were ten of us left, but the group did not give up anything and in Falcade we regrouped”, explains the captain of the Cycling Team Friuli, who started to make the standings, but never brilliant in this Giro . «I also tried the Val Cantuna, where I was the first to climb the hill. I tried again on the first pass on the Nevegal, I took the gpm, I made the descent at full speed but the DSM did not give space. On the last climb I was finished ».
«It was not a satisfying Giro. I have never found the right leg. If I had had the condition of April I would have been able to stay with the leaders », Andrea continues. “We’ve been looking for why for a week but we haven’t figured it out yet. Perhaps the heat of the first few days knocked me out ».
THE WORK OF GAZZOLI
A piece of Ayuso’s pink jersey is also from Michele Gazzoli, the sprinter from Brescia of Longaronese origins (his grandmother was from Roggia). “I’m half from Belluno and today I was almost running at home,” says the winner of the prestigious Liberation Trophy last April in Rome. «I worked for Ayuso, doing my best even in the first ascent of Nevegal. For our team it was the perfect day that crowned us as a team and crowned Juan as champion ».
Cavalese – Nevegal, ranking
1. Yannis Voisard (Swiss Racing Academy – Switzerland) 167.1 km in 4h15.44 at an average speed of 39.2023 km / h; 2. Juan Ayuso (Team Colpack Ballan – Spain) 4h15.46; 3. Tobias Johannessen (Uno X – Norway) 4h15.46; 4. Henri Vandenabeele (Dsm – Belgium) 4h15.49; 5. Edoardo Sandri (Cycling team Friuli) 4h15.52; 27. Andrea Pietrobon (Cycling team Friuli) 4h17.41; 54. Michele Gazzoli (Team Colpack Ballan) 4h28.51.
General classification: 1. Juan Ayuso (Colpack Ballan – Spain) 28h33.06; 2. Tobias Johannessen (Uno X – Norway) 28.36.01; 3. Henri Vandenabeele (Dsm – Belgium) 28.36.55; 4. Thomas Gloag (Trinity) 28.37.07; 5. Asbjorn Hellemose (Vc Mendrisio – Denmark) 28.37.46; 62. Michele Gazzoli (Team Colpack Ballan) 29h46.53; 81. Andrea Pietrobon (Cycling Team Friuli) 30h.04.47. –
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