Matteo Trentin (Etixx-QuickStep) capped an excellent day of racing at the Giro d’Italia with a thrilling stage win in Pinerolo. The Italian fought his way back in the closing stages after being dropped on the Pramartino to catch teammate Gianluca Brambilla and Moreno Moser (Cannondale) in the final few hundred metres before unleashing an unstoppable sprint.
The win marked Etixx-QuickStep’s fourth stage win in this year’s race while Trentin added his name to an illustrious list of stage winners in Pinerolo that includes Fausto Coppi.
Trentin’s chances of victory looked dead and buried when Moser and Brambilla – a winner on stage 8 and previous maglia rosa – skipped clear of a 24-man group on the second category climb of the Pramartino. The pair worked well together and built up a lead of around 30 seconds as they crested the top of the climb, as Trentin, Ivan Rovny (Tinkoff), Sacha Modolo (Lampre-Merida) and Nikias Arndt (Giant-Alpecin) mounted a counter attack on the descent.
ADVERTISEMENT
There was a short, brutish climb before the line and despite Moser and Brambilla attacking each other they were unable to gain an advantage.
As they dove into the final kilometre Moser was forced to work as Trentin narrowed the gap to just a few seconds on his own.
With 500 metres to go, the writing was on the wall and Trentin blew passed his teammate and a forlorn Moser to take the stage win in dramatic fashion.
Giro d'Italia stage 18 highlights video
How it unfolded
You can read more at Cyclingnews.com
via Cyclingnews Latest Race Results http://ift.tt/1TDQj9a
No comments:
Post a Comment