Daniel Felipe Martínez defended tooth and nail his second place in the general classification of the Italy spin and gave the surprise by attacking in the last kilometers of a complicated stage, endured by cold and rain, which the German conquered Georg Steinhauser.
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The Bora rider launched the attack on Geraint Thomas in the final stretch of the test and teamed up with his compatriot Einer Rubio to finish second overall, but the Briton defended himself well and did not succumb to the attacks.
Daniel Martínez is still on the podium of the Giro d’Italia 2024.
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“Today I left with the mentality that differences could be made,” Daniel Felipe began by saying, who at one point felt ‘hung’, but appeared Nairo Quintana to rescue him and give him energy.
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“On the previous port I felt a little alone, but hey, thanks to Nairo who gave me some gels there because I really was already without anything,” said the 28-year-old rider.
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“In the end, when I saw that Ineos I tried to control the race and the difference increased, at one point I thought they wanted to impose a pace so that no one would attack,” said the Soacha native.
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And he added: “When I saw that only Arensman was left, I decided to try to see how he would do, but we tried today.”
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“For the next stage, Saturday’s climb is going to be too hard, it is one of the toughest we are going to have in this Giro. We must remain
concentrated and focused on what we want,” said the Colombian.
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