16:56
Milan wins!
Olav Kooij was a bit boxed in again and couldn’t sprint at full speed. Jonathan Milan crosses the line first.
4:55 PM
Another 0-5 km
Ganna has caught up. It will be a sprint.
16:54
Another 1.5 km
The gap is not large, but it is proving difficult to close. Ganna drives very fast towards the finish.
16:53
Another 3 km
Danny van Poppel goes in pursuit. The Dutch sprinter seems to be feeling good.
Ganna is now upstairs and it is now one for him time trial to the finish. You can do that work Italian specialist usually be trusted.
16:52
Another 4 km
Attack by Filippo Ganna. He tried at the start, but was unable to get any space. Now he tries again and he makes a hole.
4:50 PM
Another 5 km
After 185 kilometers in the lead, De Bod and Muñoz are done for. The peloton thunders towards the Capo Mele. Who else is attacking?
16:43
Another 13 km
Just one more half minute between the peloton and the pair in front. It looks like we have a full platoon at the Capo Mele to start.
The last hill starts 5.2 kilometers from the finish and runs 2.5 kilometers uphill at an average of 5.2 percent.
16:34
Another 18 km
The lead decreases to under a minute.
16:29
Another 23 km
The calm before the storm in the run-up to the Capo Mele. The road there takes care of that beautiful pictures.
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The leading group still has a lead of 1.17
16:16
Another 34 km
It’s again cleared up and the peloton is still chasing the two leaders. The lead has dropped to under two minutes.
15:45
Another 59 km
The last intermediate sprint is for Stefan de Bod. Lilian Calmejane has now been released from the leaders and he drops back to the peloton. The difference between De Bod and Muñoz to the peloton is still two and a half minutes.
Cian Uijtdebroeks wins the sprint in the peloton and therefore takes another bonus second.
15:41
Another 62 km
In pursuit Girmay down again. He gets back up quickly, but shakes his head. It doesn’t look good for the Eritrean.
15:37
Another 67 km
Fall at the front of the peloton. It is raining heavily and that causes casualties on the descent. Ben O’Connor seemed to be the only classification rider there, but he quickly left.
Biniam Girmay is visibly more bothersome and takes a little longer. He will eventually step up again, but it remains to be seen whether he can compete for the win today.
15:29
Another 74 km
Fabio Jakobsen connect again in the peloton after being released earlier. Julius van den Berg and Gijs Leemreize have repaired the damage for their leader. Meanwhile, Francisco Muñoz is winning at the front Intergiro sprint. The sprint in the peloton is now won by Olav Kooy.
15:27
Milan-San Remo for women
Today the Giro peloton will ride the last sixty kilometers on the Milan-San Remo route. The men know these roads by heart. Not yet for women, but there is a good chance that this will change from next year. Giro organizer RCS has concrete plans and would like to push them through in the coming weeks. The only obstacle is finding an agreement with the Trofeo Binda.
2:50 PM
Another 102 km
Lilian Calmejane is the first to reach the top of Colle del Melogno and takes nine mountain points. He thus climbs to second place in the rankings mountains classification. Tadej Pogacar is in the lead, but because he normally keeps the pink today, the Frenchman can win tomorrow blue sweater wear.
KOM classification after today
1. Tadej Pogacar – 51 points
2. Lilian Calmejane – 32 points
3. Daniel Martinez – 26 points
On this only categorized climb today Fabio Jakobsen unload, but there is still plenty of time to return. Julius van den Berg has been waiting for him.
14:32
Another 111 km
The front runners pass Calizzano and thus the first intermediate sprint of the day. Logically, they are not that interested in it and do not sprint for it. The sprint in the peloton is won by Kaden Groves for Tim Merlier and Biniam Girmay.
1. Francisco Muñoz
2. Stefan de Bod
3. Lilian Calmejane
The riders then immediately start the only categorized climb of the day: Colle del Melogno (third category).
14:14
Another 122 km
The escapees slowly creep further away from the peloton. The difference has increased to five minutes. The leading group again:
• Lilian Calmejane
• Stefan de Bod
• Francisco Muñoz
14:01
Vingegaard back on the bike
Great news from outside Italy. Jonas Vingegaard After his hard fall in the Tour of the Basque Country, he rode his racing bike outside for the first time.
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