Giro d’Italia, stage 10, Pompei-Cusano Mutri, Pairet-Pentre wins

Valentin, a Frenchman from Decathlon-Ag2r, arrives alone after having separated his breakaway companions. The Slovenian remains overall leader without any difficulty, Tiberi gains 9″ on Uijtdebroeks

Winning shot by the young Frenchman Valentin Paret-Peintre, 23 years old, who wins the tenth stage of the 107th Giro d’Italia, Pompei-Cusano Mutri (Bocca della Selva), 142 km all in Campania, third high-altitude finish of the race rose. At 30″ another Frenchman, Romain Bardet, who gives in 2 km from the finish under the attack of his compatriot, ten years younger; Slovenian Jan Tratnik was third, 1’01”. They are the survivors of a 26-man breakaway, born after an hour of racing, and which gradually crumbled along the Apennine route in Campania. At 1392 meters of Bocca della Selva, the unprecedented arrival of the Giro, among the woods famous for mushrooms, the joy and tears of Paret Peintre, 23 years old, who races for the French Deacthlon-Ag2R: not far from here, his brother Aurelien he had won the Lago Laceno stage of the 2023 Giro: for him it is the first victory as a professional and it is success number 78 for France at the Giro. The group of pink jersey Pogacar arrives at 3’14”, led by the Australian O’Connor over Martinez, Thomas and Pogacar; Tiberi gives up 3″, the Belgian Uijtdebroeks loses 9″ from the blue. In the standings, the Slovenian Pogacar leads with 2’40” over the Colombian Martinez, 2’58” over the Welshman Thomas, 3’39” over the Australian O’Connor, 4’15” over Uijtdebroeks and 4’27” over Tiberi; Bardet recovers about three minutes on Pogacar and is now seventh at 4’57”.

NEWS

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After the day of rest and the departure this morning from the archaeological park of Pompeii, a very large breakaway leaves: 26 runners are part of it. The group lets it go, the fugitives are divided into three groups. In front, the Slovenian Tratnik, who has 30″ on Frigo, Valentin Paret-Peintre, Bagioli and Bardet; at 1’15” another 21 attackers including Caruso, Alaphilippe, Foss, Pozzovivo, Conci, the tricolor Velasco, Zana, Fiorelli. At 25 km, the group at 6’40”. Final climb: 12 km from the finish, Tratnik has 1’12” on Bardet and Paret Peintre, who lead Bagioli; Pozzovivo group at 1’31”, group at 5’11”. At 2.7 km, Paret Peintre returns and overtakes Tratnik, and the Slovenian is also overtaken by Bardet. Two Frenchmen in the lead with 2 km to go. In the group, at 3’37”, Caruso sets the pace of the pink group, with Uijtedebroeks in the white jersey struggling. When Caruso moves, it is Tiberi who sets the pace with Pogacar and Martinez. At 1200 metres, the violent progression of Tiberi, stopped by Uijtdebroeks and Pogacar, then it is the Australian O’Connor who accelerates in view of the arrival

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WEDNESDAY’S STAGE

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Eleventh stage, Foiano di Val Fortore-Francavilla al Mare, km 207, for sprinters: you move from the province of Benevento to that of Chieti, with the last 80 km on the Adriatica state road. The Giro will end on Sunday 26th in Rome.

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2024-05-14 15:11:10
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