TURIN, Italy – Briton Simon Yates (BikeExchange) took the 14th stage of the Giro solo on Saturday, very intense and eventful in the heat of Turin.
The Olympic champion, Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz (Ineos), donned the pink leader’s jersey after this tense 147-kilometre stage which caused significant gaps.
Yates, already winner of the second time trial stage in Hungary, achieved his sixth stage success in the Giro.
The Briton (29) lost his footing in the standings last Sunday in the Blockhaus. The 2018 Vuelta winner then focused on stage wins.
On the line, Yates beat a trio of counter-attackers by about fifteen seconds. Australian Jai Hindley took second place ahead of Carapaz and Italian veteran Vincenzo Nibali (37).
The Spaniard Juan Pedro Lopez, at the top of the classification since the 4th stage at Etna, lost more than four minutes.
Lopez let go on the penultimate climb, on an attack by Carapaz brought 28 kilometers from the finish. The Ecuadorian then plateaued and was joined on the final climb by Hindley and Nibali, then by Yates.
The race began to take shape on the first of two climbs of Superga, the hill overlooking Turin, nearly 80 kilometers from the finish. Under the impetus of the Bora team (especially Kelderman), the riders in the general classification took the lead with the exception of the Portuguese Joao Almeida, who ended up returning, the French Guillaume Martin and the Spaniard Alejandro Valverde.
In the provisional general classification, Carapaz now precedes Hindley by 7 seconds and Almeida by 30 seconds. Spaniard Mikel Landa is in fourth place, 59 seconds behind.
Carapaz, who is 28, won the 2019 Giro while racing for the Movistar team. He climbed the Tour de France podium (3rd) last year before winning the Olympic title at the Tokyo Olympics.
On Sunday, the 15th stage arrives at altitude (1611 m) in the Aosta Valley. The 177 kilometer route includes two first category climbs before the final climb, classified as second category, up to Cogne.
Classification of the 14th stage :
1. Simon Yates (GBR/BikeExchange), the 147 km in 3 h 43:44.
2. Jai Hindley (AUS/BOR) at 15.
3. Richard Carapaz (ECU/INE) 15.
4. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/AST) 15.
5. Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA/INT) 28.
6. Joao Almeida (POR/UAE) 39.
7. Mikel Landa (ESP/BAH) 51.
8. Pello Bilbao (ESP/BAH) 51.
9. Emanuel Buchmann (GER/BOR) 1:10.
10. Juan Pedro Lopez (ESP/TRE) 4:25.
11. Jan Hirt (CZE/INT) 6:28.
12. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 8:04.
13. Lucas Hamilton (AUS/BIK) 8:04.
14. Wilco Kelderman (NED/BOR) 8:04.
15. Filippo Zana (ITA/BAR) 8:50.
16. Guillaume Martin (FRA/COF) 9:37.
…
26. Giulio Ciccone (ITA/TRE) 13:43.
28. Mikaël Cherel (FRA / AG2) 13:43.
29. Pavel Sivakov (FRA/INE) 13:43.
31. Hugh Carthy (GBR/EF1) 17:17.
40. Nans Peters (FRA / AG2) 22:10.
53. Ivan Sosa (COL/MOV) 26:47.
60. Lilian Calmejane (FRA/AG2) 30:16.
94. Richie Porte (AUS/INE) 31:39.
109. Nicolas Prodhomme (FRA / AG2) 31:39.
113. Anthony Perez (FRA / COF) 31:39.
116. Pierre-Luc Perichon (FRA/COF) 31:59.
117. Mathieu van der Poel (NED/ALP) 31:59.
125. Romain Combaud (FRA/DSM) 39:43.
136. Remy Rochas (FRA / COF) 39:43.
145. Clement Davy (FRA/GFJ) 39:43.
146. Arnaud Demare (FRA / GFJ) 39:43.
160 runners at the start, 159 classified.
Not leaving : Cees Bol (NED/DSM), Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA/ISR), Alexander Krieger (GER/ALP)
Abandonment : Tom Dumoulin (NED/JUM)
General classification after the 14th stage :
1. Richard Carapaz (ECU/INE) 58:21:28.
2. Jai Hindley (AUS/BOR) at 07.00.
3. Joao Almeida (POR/UAE) 30.
4. Mikel Landa (ESP/BAH) 59.
5. Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA/INT) 1:01.
6. Pello Bilbao (ESP/BAH) 1:52.
7. Emanuel Buchmann (GER/BOR) 1:58.
8. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/AST) 2:58.
9. Juan Pedro Lopez (ESP/Trek) 4:04.
10. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 9:06.
11. Jan Hirt (CZE/INT) 9:16.
12. Guillaume Martin (FRA/COF) 9:44.
13. Wilco Kelderman (NED/BOR) 10:34.
14. Lucas Hamilton (AUS/BIK) 11:28.
15. Thymen Arensman (NED/DSM) 11:47.
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17. Simon Yates (GBR/BIK) 18:44.
20. Hugh Carthy (GBR/EF1) 21:18.
22. Giulio Ciccone (ITA/TRE) 23:34.
23. Pavel Sivakov (FRA/INE) 25:37.
24. Mikaël Cherel (FRA / AG2) 31:06.
27. Ivan Sosa (COL/MOV) 34:05.
33. Richie Porte (AUS/INE) 48:06.
55. Nans Peters (FRA/AG2) 1 a.m. 5:35 p.m.
67. Mathieu van der Poel (NED/ALP) 1:35:06.
77. Lilian Calmejane (FRA / AG2) 1:42:59.
78. Remy Rochas (FRA / COF) 1:46:00.
84. Nicolas Prodhomme (FRA / AG2) 1:56:47.
95. Anthony Pérez (FRA/COF) 2:09:01 a.m.
99. Pierre-Luc Perichon (FRA / COF) 2 h 13:23.
112. Romain Combaud (FRA/DSM) 2:30:57.
134. Arnaud Démare (FRA / GFJ) 2 h 52:43.
155. Clement Davy (FRA/GFJ) 3:34:50.
