All roads lead to Rome: also for the 8 remaining Belgians in the Giro. How have they fared for the time being and what ambitions are they still driving around in the last 5 Giro stages? An overview.
Laurens De Plus (Ineos)
- Rides his 1st Grand Tour in 4 years.
- Ranks 10th overall.
- Has been effacing for Geraint Thomas for 2 weeks now.
- Role in the last 5 stages? Supporting Geraint Thomas on the flat and uphill with the overall goal as the absolute goal.
Laurens Huys (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty)
- Working on his 1st big round.
- Finished 8th on the 15th stage, won by Brandon McNulty.
- Role in the last 5 stages? Testing his limits further in the 3rd week and slipping uphill in breakaways.
Senne Leysen (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
- Sacrificed himself in the first 11 stages for his sprint leader Kaden Groves, who left the Giro ill.
- Role in the last 5 stages? Helping substitute Stefano Oldani to a place of honor in the 2 remaining flat stages.
Arne Marit (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty)
- Working on his 1st big round.
- Finished 4th in the first bunch sprint in this Giro despite a sore throat.
- After that he came to sprint 1 more time, with a 10th place as a result.
- Role in the last 5 stages? Sprinting to beautiful places of honor in today’s sprinter stage and in the final stage in Rome.
Laurenz Rex (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty)
- Working on his 1st big round.
- Already rode this Giro for 402 kilometers in the attack.
- Finished 4th in stage 14, 1 second behind stage winner Denz.
- Role in the last 5 stages? Putting on the sprint for Marit, helping the climbers position themselves for a climb and jumping in long breakaways.
Pieter Serry (Soudal-Quick Step)
- Is 1 of the 2 remaining riders at Soudal-Quick Step.
- Fulfilled a helper role on the flat and in the mountains before Evenepoel, until the pink jersey with Covid left the Giro stage.
- Role in the last 5 stages? Trying his luck in a long breakaway and helping Ilan Van Wilder to a nice final position in the standings.
Ilan Van Wilder (Soudal-QuickStep)
- Was Remco Evenepoel’s super lieutenant.
- Already finished 2 times 6th in stages.
- Ranks 15th overall.
- Role in the last 5 stages? Try to survive as long as possible in the favorite group. With a top 10 place in the final ranking as a reward?
Otto Vergaerde (Trek-Segafredo)
- Drives around with 2 broken ribs after a fall in the 6th stage.
- Was the big worker ant at the head of the peloton in the flat stages, until his leader Mads Pedersen gave up sick.
- Role in the last 5 stages? Slipping into breakaways and helping Mollema to win a stage.
The 3 Belgian dropouts
2023-05-24 06:52:53
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