Giro d’Italia: Status quo on Campo Imperatore

The second of the Corsa Rosa’s seven summit finishes came and went, but just like the first one it didn’t bring any significant changes – in part due to the strong headwind – to the general classification, where the gaps between the main contenders continue to be the ones set on the opening day individual time trial.
Second overall after a week of racing, Remco Evenepoel retained his position in the overall standings after crossing the line on Campo Imperatore with the main peloton, at the front of which Soudal Quick-Step pushed a steady tempo – with the likes of Mattia Cattaneo and Pieter Serry – on the mammoth climb which decided the winner of the stage. The victory went to Davide Bais (Eolo Kometa), from the day’s breakaway, while Evenepoel sprinted from the pack to finish fourth, a couple of minutes later.
“It was a long day, of more than six hours in the saddle. Near the top the temperatures were low and we had some headwind, so nobody tried anything. I knew the sprint wouldn’t change anything, but I did it to stay out of trouble and because it’s always better to finish among the first than with the last. Now I look forward to recovering before Saturday’s stage, which can be a hard one”, said Remco at the finish.
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Race details
1 |
Davide Bais EOLO-Kometa |
6:08:40 |
2 |
Karel Vacek Team Corratec - Selle Italia |
0:09 |
3 |
Simone Petilli Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
0:16 |
4 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step |
3:10 |
5 |
Primož Roglič Jumbo-Visma |
3:10 |
6 |
Thibaut Pinot Groupama - FDJ |
3:10 |
7 |
Geraint Thomas INEOS Grenadiers |
3:10 |
8 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
3:10 |
9 |
Eddie Dunbar Team Jayco AlUla |
3:10 |
10 |
Christian Scaroni Astana Qazaqstan Team |
3:10 |
24 |
Ilan Van Wilder
Soudal - Quick Step |
3:10 |
37 |
Louis Vervaeke
Soudal - Quick Step |
3:50 |
39 |
Jan Hirt
Soudal - Quick Step |
3:50 |
58 |
Mattia Cattaneo
Soudal - Quick Step |
5:45 |
83 |
Pieter Serry
Soudal - Quick Step |
8:40 |
154 |
Josef Černý
Soudal - Quick Step |
30:05 |
156 |
Davide Ballerini
Soudal - Quick Step |
30:15 |
1 |
Andreas Leknessund Team DSM |
29:02:38 |
2 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:28 |
3 |
Aurélien Paret-Peintre AG2R Citroën Team |
0:30 |
4 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
1:00 |
5 |
Primož Roglič Jumbo-Visma |
1:12 |
6 |
Geraint Thomas INEOS Grenadiers |
1:26 |
7 |
Aleksandr Vlasov BORA - hansgrohe |
1:26 |
8 |
Tao Geoghegan Hart INEOS Grenadiers |
1:30 |
9 |
Lennard Kämna BORA - hansgrohe |
1:54 |
10 |
Damiano Caruso Bahrain - Victorious |
1:59 |
30 |
Ilan Van Wilder
Soudal - Quick Step |
6:47 |
33 |
Louis Vervaeke
Soudal - Quick Step |
8:21 |
47 |
Mattia Cattaneo
Soudal - Quick Step |
15:06 |
60 |
Jan Hirt
Soudal - Quick Step |
23:09 |
100 |
Pieter Serry
Soudal - Quick Step |
46:06 |
143 |
Josef Černý
Soudal - Quick Step |
1:16:34 |
149 |
Davide Ballerini
Soudal - Quick Step |
1:20:22 |
1 |
Jonathan Milan Bahrain - Victorious |
110 pt |
2 |
Kaden Groves Alpecin-Deceuninck |
99 pt |
3 |
Mads Pedersen Trek - Segafredo |
87 pt |
4 |
Michael Matthews Team Jayco AlUla |
57 pt |
5 |
David Dekker Team Arkéa Samsic |
40 pt |
6 |
Aurélien Paret-Peintre AG2R Citroën Team |
33 pt |
7 |
Vincenzo Albanese EOLO-Kometa |
32 pt |
8 |
Davide Bais EOLO-Kometa |
27 pt |
9 |
Stefano Gandin Team Corratec - Selle Italia |
24 pt |
10 |
Pascal Ackermann UAE Team Emirates |
24 pt |
12 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step |
22 pt |
1 |
Davide Bais EOLO-Kometa |
86 pt |
2 |
Thibaut Pinot Groupama - FDJ |
50 pt |
3 |
Karel Vacek Team Corratec - Selle Italia |
36 pt |
4 |
Simone Petilli Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
32 pt |
5 |
Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Egerzeigzaarhka Trek - Segafredo |
26 pt |
6 |
Aurélien Paret-Peintre AG2R Citroën Team |
22 pt |
7 |
Francesco Gavazzi EOLO-Kometa |
18 pt |
8 |
Alessandro De Marchi Team Jayco AlUla |
15 pt |
9 |
Samuele Zoccarato Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè |
13 pt |
10 |
Santiago Buitrago Sánchez Bahrain - Victorious |
12 pt |
14 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step |
9 pt |
1 |
Andreas Leknessund Team DSM |
29:02:38 |
2 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:28 |
3 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
1:00 |
4 |
Thymen Arensman INEOS Grenadiers |
2:33 |
5 |
Santiago Buitrago Sánchez Bahrain - Victorious |
2:52 |
6 |
Einer Augusto Rubio Reyes Movistar Team |
3:35 |
7 |
Jefferson Alexander Cepeda Ortiz EF Education-EasyPost |
6:27 |
8 |
Ilan Van Wilder
Soudal - Quick Step |
6:47 |
9 |
Laurens Huys Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
6:57 |
10 |
Michel Hessmann Jumbo-Visma |
9:50 |
1 | INEOS Grenadiers | 87:11:43 |
2 | Bahrain - Victorious | 2:15 |
3 | Jumbo-Visma | 2:34 |
4 | BORA - hansgrohe | 4:02 |
5 | EF Education-EasyPost | 5:19 |
6 | UAE Team Emirates | 5:58 |
7 | Soudal - Quick Step | 7:41 |
8 | Israel - Premier Tech | 14:54 |
9 | EOLO-Kometa | 14:55 |
10 | Groupama - FDJ | 16:38 |