Cousin Roglic prevailed in stage 20 of the Italy spinthat took place this Saturday between Tarviso and Mount Leussarian 18 km individual time trial, in which the Slovenian runner is the virtual champion and Einer Rubio He was the best Colombian.
The clock, as has been traditional in recent years, has been the judge of the competition and the fraction had emotions in bulk.
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The first section was flat and the last eight kilometers was a hard climb, in which the winner was defined and the podium of the competition was defined.
The Colombians’ fight was different: Einer Rubio was fighting for a square in the top ten overall, while santiago buitrago to keep his position 12.
Buitrago at the finish line stopped the clock in 47 minutes and 07 seconds, while Rubio marked a figure of 47 minutes and 52 seconds. The times were not good for the Boyacá native of the Movistar team to get into the top 10 overall.
But the fight for the general was hot. Thomas, Primoz Roglic and Joao Almeida fought a hellish battle over the 18 kilometres.
The final climb was definitive and there Roglic got the most out of it, while the Welshman from the teamIneos it fell apart in the last few kilometers.
The Slovenian runner had a mechanical failure in the last five kilometers, they tried to change his bike, but he didn’t want to and he went back to the same machine.
In the end, Roglic was used to the full, Thomas did not have his pedal stroke and deial and gave up the pink jersey.
«It’s incredible not only for me, for the team, but for the people. The chain came off and I decided to continue on the same bike, I was able to solve it,» said the Jumbo Visma rider.
This Sunday the Giro ends with a stage in Romeof 126 kilometers.
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