Daniel Martínez gave ground, Pogacar could not dethrone Ganna in stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia

The corridor of Ineos He went out and pushed hard, going off the usual route in some curves, risking more than expected to set the best time in the time trial, and he achieved it. Filippo He stopped the clock at 35 minutes and 02 seconds, he knew he had to wait for an intractable Pogacar in this Giro d’Italia, who was not about to let his rival celebrate.

Nairo Quintana He tried, but the time trial is not his specialty and he reached the finish line 5 minutes and 05 seconds behind the virtual winner. Filippo Ganna. The man from Boyacá set a time of 40 seconds and 07 seconds. While Esteban Chaves He finished a little better than his compatriot, 5 minutes behind Ganna, with a time of 40 minutes and 02 seconds.

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Like Nairo, Einer Rubio He also suffered in a fraction in which he did not get stronger, the Colombian crossed the finish line at 4 minutes and 06 seconds, after clocking 39 minutes and 08 seconds.

Now eyes were on Daniel Felipe Martínez, who had to defend his second position overall in terrain that he knows, but that he knows is complicated for any cyclist.

His battle was with the British Geraint Thomas, Daniel was losing 36 seconds to his rival at one point, but the Colombian put another gear in the final set to not lose so much time.

Daniel He crossed the finish line 1 minute and 45 seconds behind Ganna after stopping the clock at 36 minutes and 47 seconds. It was a good time trial by the Colombian, but Thomas took second place overall, the Colombian is in third place, 14 seconds behind the British overall.

In the end, the fight Pogacar vs. Ganna I was hunted. The owner of the pink jersey started very strong, sometimes risking much more than expected, but the times with the Italian were not better.

In the second set, the pace seemed to be even, but the times reassured Ganna, Pogacar He lost 14 seconds to the Italian, who was glued to the screen watching his rival pedal.

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Pogacar He couldn’t count out the seconds he had lost in the last set. Ganna took a deep breath and knew that victory was in his pocket with just a few meters left for the Slovenian to finish a challenging test, in which it seems he decided to save his legs for the tough mountain stage this Sunday.