Moreno Moser (Cannondale) heads to Italy during Monday's first rest day of the Giro d'Italia in sixth place overall, only 21 seconds down on new race leader Marcel Kittel (Etixx-Quickstep) and knowing he has an excellent chance of taking the pink jersey after the rolling stage to Praia a Mare on Tuesday or Wednesday's stage to Benevento near Naples.
Moser finished an impressive sixth in the opening time trial on Friday and then rode well to avoid losing any time to his rivals on the two tense road stages to Arnhem and Nijmegen that ended in sprints. Kittel picked up 20 bonus seconds for his victories but Primoz Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) lost time and slipped down the overall classification.
"If we look at the classification, all the riders who were better placed than me in the time weight at least 10kg more than me, that means I did a good ride in terms of power to weight," Moser argued when talking to La Gazzetta dello Sport, hinting that he is hoping to secure a place in the Italian team for the hilly Olympic time trial.
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"I'm always pretty good in short time trials. I was hoping for a place in the top ten but after my ride I can be disappointed not to have finished in the top five. I went for it, without worrying about numbers, power or anything. I was close to 60km/h and only faded in the middle part."
Moser is part of a strong Cannondale team that is captained by Rigoberto Uran and also includes road captain Simon Clarke, 2015 stage winner Davide Formolo and the USA's Joe Dombrowski. The Cannondale green train was often seen at the front of the peloton, riding together to protect Uran and Moser.
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• Giro d'Italia stage 3: Finish line quotes
• Lefevere blasts other sprint teams at Giro d’Italia
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