McNulty, Pogacar's quality gregarious, makes his debut in a Giro without an owner
Repeat play in this Giro d'Italia in which the peloton is condescending to the adventurers eager for notoriety. Another fuga took center stage in a day that passed through the broken domains of the Classical of Lombardy. Appointment to show off new talents, such as the American Brandon McNulty (25 years old), the quality gregarious of Tadej Pogacar in the UAE, who this Sunday won the 15th stage of the 'Corsa Rosa'. Without notable changes in a general classification led by Frenchman Bruno Armirail, who lost 30 seconds to Geraint Thomas and Primoz Roglic on the steep arrival in Bergamo.
McNulty, who stood out as a notable timekeeper in the lower categories of American cycling, was the luckiest of an escapade that also included, among others, José Joaquín Rojas, his brave teammate Einer Rubio, the Italian Ballerini, the Dutchman Mollema , the Irish Ben Healy (22 years old) and the Italian Marco Frigo (23). These last two battled with the North American in a three-way sprint that was clearly resolved by the versatile rider born in Phoenix, who has his first record in a great round in stages. This season, McNulty had signed a stage in Paris-Nice and another in the Challenge de Mallorca.
New award for Xosean Fernández Matxin's squad, which has Joao Almeida as a great contender for the podium in Rome. The Portuguese hopes to play his cards cleverly in this Giro without an owner and with an entertaining dance of leaders. In the absence of the last week there have already been five transfers of the pink jersey. Remco Evenepoel wore the distinguished jersey for four days, then ceded it to the Norwegian Andreas Leknessund (five days) before recovering it for a stage and retiring due to covid and taking over from Geraint Thomas (four days).. The last to assume it, the Frenchman Bruno Armirail.
This Monday, a day of rest before facing the very hard one on Tuesday, ending at the colossus Monte Bondone, with its endless 21.4 kilometers in length and its average gradient of 6.7%. Last time Armirail wears pink
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