Giro d’Italia: Geraint Thomas continues to steer as heavy rain sees stage 13 shortened | Biking Information
Geraint Thomas, who stays within the lead on the Giro d’Italia: “We stayed calm when a small group went within the first climb. We stayed in management with Ben Swift and Pavel Sivakov setting the tempo. Nice journey by them. The best way it went on the finish made it fairly onerous to assault”
Final Up to date: 19/05/23 6:27pm
Britain’s Geraint Thomas continues to steer the Giro D’Italia after stage 13
Einer Rubio gained stage 13 of the Giro d’Italia as Geraint Thomas retained the Maglia Rosa on a rain-interrupted day.
Movistar rider Rubio gained the 74.6-kilometre stage in two hours 16 minutes and 21 seconds whereas Thibaut Pinot and Jefferson Alexander Cepeda completed second and third respectively.
Rubio mentioned: “A giant day that I used to be searching for by working very onerous. It has been troublesome with the unhealthy climate. However I needed to hold going.
“I knew that Pinot was very sturdy. I needed to end with him and play it properly tactically. It’s going to take time for me to grasp that I gained a stage of the Giro d’Italia. I did not imagine I would do it.”
The stage began underneath heavy rain at Borgofranco d’Ivrea however organisers have been pressured to re-route a few of it, with riders retreating to their staff buses because of the circumstances.
Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) retains the general lead forward of Primoz Roglic and Joao Almeida.
Thomas mentioned: “We stayed calm when a small group went within the first climb. We stayed in management with Ben Swift and Pavel Sivakov setting the tempo. Nice journey by them. The best way it went on the finish made it fairly onerous to assault.
“However Primoz might be comfortable to depart me within the Maglia Rosa for a number of extra days. I anticipate one thing extra from him subsequent week.”
