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On Friday, cyclists covered a distance of 192 kilometers. The first 150 kilometers were on the plain, but then two fourth-category ascents had to be overcome, with peaks 30 and 16 kilometers before the finish, respectively.
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For a long time, there was a group of seven cyclists in the offensive, in which there were no cycling stars or candidates for the overall victory. On the last ascent, about 17 kilometers before the finish, the last refugees were caught.
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The UAE team cyclist Ulisi was the first to cross the line in the finals, beating the Portuguese Almeida (“Deceuninck – Quick Step”) and the Austrian Patrick Conrad (“BORA – hansgrohe”). Almeida’s second place finish gave him an additional six seconds in the overall standings.
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The leading group, which finished after four hours 22 minutes and 18 seconds after the distance, also included Almeida ‘s closest followers in the overall standings – Dutch Wilko Kelderman (“Sunweb”) and Spanish Peljo Bilbao (“Bahrain – McLaren”).
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Ulisi has won two stages in this year’s tour, but in total she has eight stage victories in the bike ride in her homeland. Of the active cyclists, only the British Mark Kavendish has more victories (15).
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“We did an excellent job on the last ascent and the team put me in a good position. We dropped the sprinters and reduced the pellet to a small group. After the high pace on the last ascent he was tired, but McNaltis [Ulisi komandas biedrs Brendons Maknaltijs] was fantastic. I saw that I was on a wheel in front of the court and won. I’m in good shape all season. I did not expect to see another victory, but the feelings are very pleasant, “after the victory in the stage told Ulisi, who this year was unbeatable in the second stage.
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The weekend stages could bring significant changes to the overall rating, as there will be an individual trip on Saturday and a mountain section on Sunday.
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Before the weekend stages, Almeida is 40 seconds ahead of Kelderman in the overall standings, but Bilbao is nine seconds behind.
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The first four stages of the Italian tour were to take place in the vicinity of Budapest, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Hungary refused to accept the stages that took place in Sicily. Also, due to the pandemic, the tour was postponed from May to October.
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This year, none of the Latvians will start the “Giro d’Italia”, but last year Krists Neilands took part in the competition.
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