Giro d’Italia Stage 14 Race Report: Kasper Asgreen (EF Training-EasyPost) soloed to victory on stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia in Novo Gorica. The Dane was off the entrance for 180 kilometres with the break of the day earlier than he rode solo to the end on Saturday. Not far behind him, Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) introduced in what was left of the peloton. Most of the GC rider misplaced time as a result of a crash within the moist circumstances.
Stage 14 finale
From Treviso, the fourteenth stage is on flat roads to Nova Goriza/Gorica, an Italian/Slovenian metropolis. The ultimate has just a few quick climbs, however one other bunch dash is predicted.
Within the closing there’s the San Martino and Saver climbs within the finale. Though the final climb is of lower than 800 metres at 6.4% won’t be an issue for the fast-finishers. The dash is barely downhill.
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Many groups have been in search of success on the stage, particularly now that the riders are beginning to get drained. There was a fierce battle for the early break and a robust main group of 11 managed to flee. Amongst them have been break specialists Taco van der Hoorn and Kasper Asgreen. There was additionally Wout van Aert, who appeared to be there by mistake. Additionally there was Quinten Hermans, Fabio Van den Bossche, Stan Dewulf, Dries De Bondt, Josef Cerny and Luke Lamperti.
One other good wager was Casper Van Uden
The peloton didn’t just like the look of this group and 10 kilometres later they have been caught, and a brand new main group took their place. Asgreen was there once more, however with Clément Davy, Mirco Maestri, Louis Meintjes and Martin Marcellusi. The 5 gained a most lead of two minutes, however the bunch didn’t need to give them any extra time.
Del Toro and the opposite GC males can be in search of a simple day
For Meintjes it wasn’t going to work and so the South African dropped again into the peloton, as the opposite 4 stored going. Davy was dropped and with 30 kilometres to go, the three nonetheless had a 1 minute lead on the peloton.
The day began with some solar
At 23 kilometres from the end, all of it went unsuitable within the peloton. Pello Bilbao crashed on the entrance and loads of the peloton crashed into him. The principle victims of the crash have been Giulio Ciccone and Antonio Tiberi, who would lose loads of time. Ciccone was in tears after the crash, however would ultimately proceed.
The break of the day
A bunch of 17 riders, together with Wout van Aert, Simon Yates, Olav Kooij, Kaden Groves, Richard Carapaz and Isaac Del Toro, rode on after the crash and continued at full pace to the end in Novo Gorica. The following group, together with Juan Ayuso, Thymen Arensman, Egan Bernal and Primoz Roglič was at a few minute.
The peloton was not going to let the break get too far-off
Within the closing they managed to restrict the harm a bit, whereas the group with van Aert have been chasing the main group of Marcellusi, Maestri and Asgreen, who nonetheless had a 20 second lead with 6 kilometres to go. This was when the Dane determined to make a solo bid for victory. It regarded like Asgreen was on his technique to victory in Novo Gorica.
The showers have been by no means far-off
Behind Asgreen, Visma | Lease a Bike did all the pieces they might to catch the flying Dane, however they got here up quick within the closing. The 30-year-old Dane took his second stage victory in a Grand Tour. Asgreen gained the same stage within the Tour de France. Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) gained the dash for second place, 16 seconds behind Asgreen, simply forward of Olav Kooij (Visma | Lease a Bike) in third.
A moist peloton tried to drag the break again
The followers have been out on the ultimate climb
A bunch with Arensman, Roglič, Ayuso and Bernal, ultimately misplaced 50 seconds to the group of Del Toro and Yates, whereas Tiberi, Adam Yates and Brandon McNulty have been nearly 2 minutes down. Ciccone misplaced many minutes and dropped out of GC competition. The general standings have been fully shaken up by the crash, however Del Toro was fortunate and missed the carnage, so remains to be the chief with seven phases to go.
Visma | Lease a Bike pushed on after the crash
Asgreen was the strongest within the break
Stage winner, Kasper Asgreen (EF Training-EasyPost): “It was a tricky day on the market. It’s annoying that you must destroy your self fully like this to win bike races however when it really works out it’s value it so I’m tremendous pleased. The staff gave me the permission and the liberty to go for it immediately and I’m tremendous grateful for that. I knew that within the second half of a Grand Tour, everyone has drained legs and that made the distinction immediately for the breakaway to achieve success. The climate circumstances have positively performed in my favour. The ultimate circuit was fairly technical. Moist roads made it more durable for the bunch to catch us. It’s improbable to win a stage of the Giro d’Italia after I did it on the Tour de France. I’m one step nearer to the trilogy.”
Giro stage win for Casper Asgreen
General chief, Isaac Del Toro (UAE Emirates XRG): “I haven’t actually seen the fellows but, so we’ll discuss to the staff now about how we’re going to do it. I nonetheless really feel good. That is clearly not the best way I need to acquire time, however yeah, I couldn’t do something about it. It was the circuit, that nook was so slippery. I used to be a bit behind, needed to brake and went to the bottom. Fortunately I got here again and it was all OK. No, completely not (does he blame Visma | Lease a Bike for using after the crash). They have been already using when the crash occurred, it’s a part of the race. This was their plan, the crash had nothing to do with it.”
Mexican, Isaac Del Toro held the pink jersey
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Giro d’Italia Stage 14 Consequence:
1. Kasper Asgreen (Den) EF Training-EasyPost in 4:04:40
2. Kaden Groves (Aus) Alpecin-Deceuninck at 0:16
3. Olav Kooij (Ned) Visma | Lease a Bike
4. Orluis Alberto Aular Sanabria (Ven) Movistar
5. Stefano Oldani (Ita) Cofidis
6. Mirco Maestri (Ita) Polti VisitMalta
7. Derek Gee (Can) Israel-Premier Tech
8. Tom Pidcock (GB) Q36.5 Professional Biking Workforce
9. Richard Carapaz (Eu) EF Training-EasyPost
10. Mikkel Froelich Honoré (Den) EF Training-EasyPost.
Giro d’Italia General After Stage 14:
1. Isaac Del Toro Romero (Mex) UAE Emirates XRG in 50:37:55
2. Simon Yates (GB) Visma | Lease a Bike at 1:20
3. Juan Ayuso Pesquera (Spa) UAE Emirates XRG at 1:26
4. Richard Carapaz (Eu) EF Training-EasyPost at 2:07
5. Primož Roglič (Slo) Pink Bull-BORA-hansgrohe at 2:23
6. Derek Gee (Can) Israel-Premier Tech at 2:54
7. Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain Victorious at 2:55
8. Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Bahrain Victorious at 3:02
9. Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) INEOS Grenadiers at 3:38
10. Thymen Arensman (Ned) INEOS Grenadiers at 3:45.
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