The battle for the Giro d\u2019Italia podium \u2013 Vingegaard and an unexpected contender<\/p>\n
When Davide Piganzoli took control of the favourites\u2019 group, the outgoing Maglia Rosa, Afonso Eul\u00e1lio (Bahrain Victorious), had already lost contact. And when the Italian pulled off, Jonas Vingegaard was practically already alone. A simple acceleration was enough to shake off Felix Gall (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team), who spent the following 4.5 km chasing from ever further behind, eventually finishing as best of the rest, nearly 50 seconds down.<\/p>\n
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Behind, Davide Piganzoli crossed the line alongside the Red Bull\u2013BORA\u2013hansgrohe duo, Jai Hindley and Giulio Pellizzari, who \u2014 together with Thymen Arensman (INEOS Grenadiers) \u2014 are likely to battle for the podium spot that Eul\u00e1lio may eventually relinquish\u2026 or perhaps not, because his race has been nothing short of heroic, and he still remains ahead of Gall.<\/p>\n
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Be that as it may, Vingegaard is now a solid race leader: a margin of two and a half minutes, with three demanding mountain stages still to come (Car\u00ec, Alleghe, and Piancavallo) to seal the deal. But first, Milan tomorrow.<\/p>\n
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