Italian Damiano Caruso, winner of the twentieth and penultimate stage of the Giro, and second place overall in the race, he openly declared that it had been a “magical day” on the slopes of Alpe Motta.
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“I knew it was a very important day for me. To confirm the podium and try to keep second place, but in the end we had a very good stage, “he explained shortly after crossing the finish line.
“My teammates and I have ridden very well. We have made the most of. It was a move that was not planned, “he acknowledged. “On the descent from San Bernardino we saw that the DSM team was picking up the pace and Pello Bilbao and I decided to go for them because we thought it could be a good move. In the end it turned out to be the winning play, ”he said.
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“I thanked Pello before he got off the hook. Did a huge job and it was great in the end because we were able to finish with victory, “he said.
The Italian runner is second to 1 minute and 59 seconds behind Egan Bernal with a 30-kilometer time trial ahead. He dreams of unseating the Colombian from the ‘pink jersey’, but it is really complicated by the state of the leader.
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