Stage Report:Nico Denz won stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia after winning two days earlier. The German from BORA-hansgrohe sprinted to victory from an early break. Derek Gee was second for the third time, and Alberto Bettiol was third. Bruno Armirail was part of the early break, taking enough time to take over the pink jersey from Geraint Thomas.
Giro d'Italia 2023 | Phase 14 | The last kilometer
Track 14. stage
The stage begins with demanding climbs, followed by 150 kilometers of downhill and flat terrain. Once you reach the top of the Simplon pass, the route is characterized by a technical descent into Italy with several tunnels. The first part of the road from the border with Lake Maggiore is wide and flat and is more complex along the shore of the lake. The last part of the route is more difficult and passes through Sesto Calende, but still on good paved roads. Traffic calming devices are common in urban areas.
the last mile
The final stage takes place mainly in urban areas, without special obstacles. The road is straight with a few bends. The climb is slightly below the 3% mark in the last kilometer. The flat section (300 m) lies on an 8 m wide platform.
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The stage offers opportunities for sprinters, but also great opportunities for rest. From the beginning there is a struggle to escape. Eighteen drivers managed to escape at first, but it wasn't over as several drivers tried to cross the road. Lennard Kämna and Thymen Arensman, no. 6 and 8, are also trying to get into the front row.
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Jumbo-Visma didn't want that to happen and almost closed the gap by half-time before Kämna and Arensman fell behind. The chasing eleven joined the top team on the first kilometer of Passo del Sempione. The top team now consists of 27 drivers. Mattia Bais and Mirco Maestri joined later, bringing the total number of drivers to 29.
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Pieter Serry, David Ballerini (Soudal Quick-Step), Nicolas Prodhomme, Larry Warbasse (AG2R Citroën), Stefano Oldani (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Luis Leon Sanchez (Alpecin-Deceuninck). Picture Andrea Pasqualon (Jasha Sütterlin) Bahrain Victorious Nico Denz (BORA-Hansgrohe) Mirco Maestri Mattia Bais David Bais (EOLO-Kometa) Simon Clarke (Derek Gee) Stephen Williams (Director) Michael Hessmann (Jumbo-Visma) Carlos Verona Fernando Gaviria Will Barta (Movistar), Warren Barguil, Thibault Guernalec (Archea-Samsic), Marius Mayrhofer (DSM), Alessandro De Marchi (Jayco AlUla), Otto Vergaerde, Bauke Mollema and Tom Skujiņš (Trek-Segafredo).
The lead of the big group on the Passo del Sempione grew to around seven minutes when the rain started again. INEOS Grenadiers kept the gap stable for a while, but later increased it again. At the top is Bruno Armirail. At the beginning of the stage he was 18:36 behind Geraint Thomas in the pink shirt.
Calm means creating good leadership
Movistar allowed Gaviria to control the breakaway speed on the climb during the break. Just before the top of the Sempione pass, there is an acceleration. Davide Bais sprinted 40 hills and surpassed Thibaut Pinot in the KOM classification.
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Returning to the apartment, the escape took longer. Their lead is less than 11 minutes, about 90 kilometers from the finish line. In the intermediate sprint, Derek Gee was third, much closer to Pascal Ackermann in second place overall.
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60 kilometers from the finish line, Bettiol launched a powerful attack. Danzi, Thursday's stage winner, jumped on the Italian but the pair could not hold on. When they were caught, Rex took off. He had Aldani with him, and they were joined by Ballerini and Skugish.
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The guys from Movistar took over the work in the chasing group. They were helped by Williams, who had two teammates: Oops and Clark. Sütterlin also works for Pasqualon. EOLO-Comet also has a man on top. The difference increased to about 50 seconds. On a small climb 10 miles in, Gee attacks alone.
Laurenz Rex is in a group of four
Toms Skujins looks like the strongest of the group
The chasing group split up. Mayrhofer then attacked from the front, prompting a reaction from Gee. At the same time, Rex was removed from the top team. The Belgians from Intermarché-Circus-Wanty were caught by Gee and Mayrhofer, who were also joined by Bettiol and Denz. In the third group are Mollema and Armirail who are now wearing virtual pink jerseys. The gap between the main group and the top was more than 19 minutes.
Another group gave chase
Ineos extended the break by almost 20 minutes – do they want to lose the pink jersey?
The second group was lagging behind the three leaders for a long time, about 10 to 15 seconds, but in the last kilometer the gap decreased even more. Aldani started to sprint early...too early. Skujiņš and Ballerini close as the second set draws them in. Now the sprint for the larger group is announced and Denz is the fastest. Gee prevailed strongly, but was again in second place. Third was Bettiol ahead of Laurenz Rex.
It was a close sprint but Denz pushed Gee close to the finish line
Another stage win for Nico Denzo
stage winner,Nicole Dance(BORA-Hansgrohe):"I felt really good today and managed to get back to my best. We were lucky that we managed to close the gap in the last kilometer. I felt really good and when Bettiol started his sprint, I was right behind him and then I gave way." It's my best. To reach the goal. It was a very difficult day, but it ended well for me."
Geraint Thomas is now second with 1:41
pink sweater,Bruno Admiral(To groups-FDJ):"The plan this morning was more about stage wins. We talked to my teammate Rudy Molard. We thought one day the Maglia Rosa might be caught Disappointed because I didn't have a good day. It was only in my head when Geraint Thomas crossed the finish line, but it was difficult. After Thibaut Pinot's second place yesterday, it's great for the team. That's a good thing to say."
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Results of the 14th stage in Italy:
1. Nico Denz (Germany) BORA-hansgrohe
2. Derek Gee (Can) Izrael-Premier Tech
3. Albert Bettiol (now) EF Education First email
4. Laurenz Rex (Belgija) Intermarché-Circus-Wanty
5. Davide Ballerini (Italien) Soudal Quick-Step
6. Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo 0:04
7. Marius Mayrhofer (Germany) DSM, 0:10
8. Stefano Oldani (Italy) Alpecin-Deceuninck 0:20
9. Andrea Pasqualon (Italy) Bahrain won 0:50
10. Mirco Maestri (Italy) EOLO-Comet.
Giro d'Italia overall after stage 14:
1. Bruno Armirail (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 56:17:0
2. Geraint Thomas (UK) INEOS Grenadier 1:41
3. Primož Roglič (Slo) Jumbo-Visma 1:43
4. João Almeida (preko) Emirates Emirates 2:03
5. Andreas Leknessund (Norway) DSM, 2:23
6. Damiano Caruso (Italy) Bahrain victory 3:09
7. Lennard Kämna (Germany) BORA-hansgrohe 3:33
8. Eddie Dunbar (Ireland) Jayco AlUla 4:13
9. Thymen Arensman (Ned) INEOS Grenadiers 4:26
10. Laurens De Plus (Bel) INEOS Grenadiers 在 4:49.
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