He Italy spin It is 309 kilometers from finishing and this Saturday will be a tough, mountainous day, in which the cyclists will devour the first 184 km, with two passes through the Mount Grappa, a summit of 18 km and with average ramps of eight percent inclination.
You don’t have to attack
The forces are undermined. Perhaps there are very few who have some reserve in the tank, but the truth is that strong attacks are not expected, since the cyclists already have little strength in their legs.
It will be an elimination stage, and it is more likely that a rider will lose what he has gained in the previous days due to the explosion of his physical condition than due to an attack by his rivals.
Martínez must go calmly, without thinking so much about getting more seconds. He is the one who has the advantage over Thomas, who is the one who really has to launch an attack, if he has the means.
The Ineos rider is the one who needs to drop Martínez from second place, who has to follow the wheel of his great rival.
Maintaining that difference will be second in the Giro. Trying something crazy at this point in your career can pay. If the conditions are not the best on a climb like Monte Grappa, which will be climbed twice, going on the attack without strength can be very expensive.
The stage does not end by going up, once you pass the pass, which Nairo Quintana won in 2014, after a 26.8 km individual time trial, there are 31 kilometers of descent, a lot to attempt a suicide attack in which you explode.
Einer Rubio (Movistar) He is one of those runners who can do a job with his wear team, putting a strong step in order to escape the stalking of Filippo Zana, who beats him by 16 seconds and, perhaps, get those 50 seconds that he has Romain Bardetto win seventh place.
The passage through Monte Grappa is difficult, steep slopes and with just enough legs it is easy to lose contact with the group and give up seconds and even minutes, that is why this Saturday you have to run with your head and not with your heart , nor with the illusion of making time, of being the great figure, the hero of the day, because with any hint of escape you can ‘die trying’.
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