Oldani, wins in Genoa then raises a hypobaric fuss

He goes on the run, rejoices, cries then throws the stone into the pond «Training in the hypobaric tents? Either all or none “

GENOVA. Who knows what recipe his countryman and counterpart chef would match Davide Oldani in his first career success, no less than the twelfth stage of the Giro d’Italia. Because Stefano, from Milan like the well-known chef, who in 2013 cooked with the great champions at the presentation of the 2013 Giro, yesterday sautéed a starred dish in the Parma-Genoa, a ride at insane speed between the Po Valley, the Apennines and the sea. A tasty and fresh dish, a nice Genoese pesto, but with a couple of bitter aftertaste, even indigestible for some.

Let’s go in order. The ingredients were obligatory: off at high speed, rushing in the lead to try to escape. First hour: an average of 54 km / h. Twenty-two go away, above all the usual Mathieu Van der Poel (Alpecin) and the Bora Wilco Kelderman, one who, quietly, tried to get back in the standings and in the end he will succeed by wading 9 minutes (now he is at 2”51 “). First bitter aftertaste: the touching passage on the Bocco Pass, where he died in 2011 Wouter Weylandt.

Then the route to the sea with two more climbs. On the first, the Colletta, three of them leave, a Dutchman Gijs Leem trip (Jumbo) and two Italians Lorenzo Rota (Intermarché Wanty Gobert), and Oldani who actually works for comrade Van der Poel, who sells. Three people play it when the group in Genoa enters the motorway to cross the new Ponte San Giorgio, after Morandi. In between, however, 43 dead.

The passage to the Committee of the victims went indigestible: other than a party there under death 43 people. Final, very sweet for Oldani, who uses the youth experience at the Busto Garolfo velodrome and beats Rota and the oranje in a sprint. “I cried, it seems incredible but I did it. The chef? I’m not related to him, I don’t know how to cook, I’m happy with a pizza ».

Then the broadside: «I run abroad, my colleagues train with hypobaric tents, everyone now uses them, but in Italy this type of training is prohibited because it is considered doping. So, in order to be at their level, I have to go and train on high ground, alone making great sacrifices ». He will also be right, but already hearing, or re-hearing, other indigestion of other kinds of devilry.
Better, much better, move on. Overall ranking: Juan Pedro Lopez (Trek) always leads the race, but the big guys have slept and Kelderman is back in the standings.

Perhaps the sprinters will return to Cuneo on Friday 20 May, from tomorrow the big names will finally bother in Turin. Final with good news: Thursday evening in Cuneo first in Italy for Egan Bernal, pink jersey 2021, after the frightening accident in Colombia: “I cheer for Carapaz and I will return to the Giro to win”. He at least three thousand meters in Colombia does not need to close himself in those devilry.

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