Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL Jumbo) successfully defended his pink jersey in the time trial up the Alpe di Siusi
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Team News: Kruijswijk Leads Giro
Steven Kruijswijk successfully defended his pink jersey in the time trial up the Alpe di Siusi and gained time on his opponents in the Giro d’Italia. Kruijswijk lost the stage by 0.16 seconds to Alexander Foliforov (Gazprom-RusVelo), but ended the day with 2’12†on Esteban Chaves (Orica – GreenEdge) in second and 2’51” on Vincenzo Nibali (Team Astana) in third.
Over the 10.8-kilometre mountain time trial, Foliforov rode 28’39”. At the first check, Kruijswijk was faster than his main rival Nibali was. The Dutchman put 30 seconds into him there.
“I did not expect this and I think Jan Boven also not,” said an enthusiastic Addy Engels. “Jan did the coaching. I drove the car. When we arrived at the first intermediate point, we were already 30 seconds faster than Nibali. I thought, ‘Gosh, I hope he did not start too fast,’ but it also gave us a huge boost. We saw him extending his lead and that something very special is happening. … continued after advert
“In the end, we noticed he could also go for the victory. But uphill you do not go faster than you can. He fought until the finish, you could see that. A second place here is superb, but the most important thing is that he takes time on the competition.”
Kruijswijk worked throughout the year towards the Giro d’Italia and went with the team at an altitude training in Tenerife, where he laid the foundation for this year’s Giro.
“This is my big goal this year and now fortunately, it all comes together,” Kruijswijk said. “This morning, I was hoping I could keep the pink jersey and it did really not matter with how many seconds. I never thought that I could increase my lead in the standings. I’m in shape and I feel good. It’s nice to have this feeling before the heavy final week. I am definitely a contender for the victory. Even I believe it after today.â€
The Giro enjoys another rest day tomorrow and continues on Tuesday.
TIME TRIAL
1 FOLIFOROV Alexander GAZPROM – RUSVELO 28’ 39â€
2 KRUIJSWIJK Steven TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO
3 VALVERDE Alejandro MOVISTAR TEAM 0’ 23â€
4 FIRSANOV Sergey GAZPROM – RUSVELO 0’ 30â€
5 SCARPONI Michele ASTANA PRO TEAM 0’ 36â€
6 CHAVES Esteban ORICA GREENEDGE 0’ 40â€
7 ZAKARIN Ilnur TEAM KATUSHA 0’ 47â€
8 DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM 0’ 52â€
9 JUNGELS Bob ETIXX – QUICK-STEP 01’ 04â€
10 MAJKA Rafal TINKOFF 01’ 09â€
OVERALL
1 KRUIJSWIJK Steven TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO 60h 41’ 22†0’ 00â€
2 CHAVES Esteban ORICA GREENEDGE 02’ 12â€
3 NIBALI Vincenzo ASTANA PRO TEAM 02’ 51â€
4 VALVERDE Alejandro MOVISTAR TEAM 03’ 29â€
5 MAJKA Rafal TINKOFF 04’ 38â€
6 ZAKARIN Ilnur TEAM KATUSHA 04’ 40â€
7 AMADOR Andrey MOVISTAR TEAM 05’ 27â€
8 JUNGELS Bob ETIXX – QUICK-STEP 07’ 14â€
9 SIUTSOU Kanstantsin TEAM DIMENSION DATA 07’ 37â€
10 FUGLSANG Jakob ASTANA PRO TEAM 07’ 55â€
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