Giro d'Italia, the climbs arrive. Carlos Verona wins in Asiago, more and more leader Del Toro, in deep crisis Roglic
From this Monday, the last week of the Giro, come the big mountains. Which will surely give further shocks
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Another shake. Like skittles, one after the other, the Giro bigwigs are jumping. After Giulio Ciccone, who forfeited due to a nasty fall on Saturday, this time it was the turn of Primoz Roglic, the big favourite on the eve of the race, who collapsed on the last climb before Asiago.
In the end, despite the help of his teammates, the Slovenian was a minute and a half behind Isaac Del Toro, who was as fresh as a rose and increasingly dominating the race.
From this Monday, the last week of the Giro, come the big mountains. Which will surely give further shocks. The pink jersey, however, is firmly in command. Compared to its rivals, it seems kissed by grace. True, there is still a long way to go, but the downsizing of Roglic, more than four minutes behind, favours her not a little.
Behind the pink jersey, Simon Yates defended well, second at 1 minute 20 seconds. The Spaniard Ayuso, a companion of the pink jersey, follows in third place at almost one minute and a half. This Emirates pair, which it is not known whether they will break out, is another hot spot in a so far disastrous Giro for the Italians, never once first in a stage.
In the fifteenth, at the finish in Asiago, after 219 km there was the second career success for the Spaniard Carlos Verona, Ciccone's partner in Lidl Trek, to whom he dedicated the victory. Second place for Florian Stork, third for Cristian Scaroni, about twenty seconds behind Arona, who gave the sixth victory to Lidl Trek, the team of Mads Pedersen, leader with four stage victories.
