Daniel Martinez He is third overall Italy spin and has aspirations of moving up the standings as the competition enters its final, mountainous final week.
Very clear
What feelings do you have for the last week?
“What happens is normal. The feeling is good and so far I’m a little nervous, obviously, but at the same time I’m excited and motivated to do this last week in the Giro d’Italia.”
Have you already forgotten about Pogacar?
“No, of course not, but that difference is really difficult. You know, they have a strong team and they contributed, I think, this week. Maybe the Giro for them is almost done and now it’s the big fight for the second and third place overall.”
How do you analyze the third week?
“It is the hardest of the race. The mountains are hard and you also have to take into account the fatigue, which accumulates in the last week. For the moment I feel good, I am happy to be here and I am excited to finish in the best possible way. manner”.
Is there any stage in which you are eager to attack?
“In the last week all the stages are important, the next two, Tuesday and Wednesday here in the Dolomites and also Monte Grappa, I think will be interesting.”
That one from Monte Grappa on Saturday?
“It is the most difficult. You have to go through it twice Mount Grappa And if it is difficult for a climber, then imagine for others. It is a key day for the classification. It is the last attempt and option of climbers. “I want to do it well.”
Daniel Martínez, second overall in the Giro d’Italia
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What would it mean to be on the podium in Rome?
“I have worked very hard for this. I have come here, to the Giro to focus on this, but at the same time the road to Rome it’s hard”.
What do you analyze about Sunday’s stage, the Pogacar attack?
“I felt good. When Pogacar started with that hardness, it blew everyone away. The problem is not going for it, it is holding on and losing strength. I started late and it was a climb that was not hard, rather fast. I had a moment and I I realized that I didn’t take it. From the car they told me that there were two runners from the car. Ineos and Ag2R and that they also had to work. It was a surprise that Ineos, who had said that they came to compete in the Giro, to beat Tadej and he attacked, did not follow him. I thought they were going to close the gap, they didn’t and it was my turn.”
What advantages do Thomas and Ben O’connor have?
“They have teammates who help them at the end. It’s a bit difficult for me to make a strategy because I depend on what the other teams do. I have to run with a cool head, analyze well and strike at the moment. The bullets that remain are very fair.”
Do you have a marked stage?
“Every day from now on is essential. We will see what happens with the weather. We hope it doesn’t snow so that everything will be easier for us. I recognized the Mount Grappa, it is stage 20 and the key is to be focused. Arensman cannot run away, Ag2R It also has nearby corridors. So it’s quite difficult to say which stage will be important.”
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