Astana aiming for Giro d'Italia stage wins
Animators of the Giro d'Italia thus far riding in memory of Michele Scarponi, Astana is still aiming to finish the 100th edition of the Italian Grand Tour with a stage win. Having lost GC man Tanel Kangert to a severe arm injury, the team has turned its attention to victory in the final three mountain stages of the race.
On stage 16 of the race, Luis Leon Sanchez won the 'Scarponi Climb' on Mortirolo Pass, with stage 17 an opportunity for Jesper Hansen to try his luck in the breakaway. Sports director Stefano Zanini explained Hansen was feeling good but ultimately couldn't match the pace and rolled in with the peloton 7:54 minutes down on stage winner Pierre Rolland.
"We tried with Jesper and we thought it could have been a good one at the front of the race, on the Giovo climb there has been some scrumble (sic) of the cards and he was able to get into the front group," Zanini said. "Unfortunately in the final up-and-down km he wasn’t able to answer to all the attacks at the front and so his breakaway finished there."
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Zanini added the team isn't giving up on its aims and will look to infiltrate the early breakaway to fight the stage win.
"We are going to live the last three tough stages (a part from the Sunday's final ITT), where we will try with all the remaining energies to take any possible chance it will come to us," Zanini said. "It won't be easy because the fight for the Giro's victory is still open and the GC contenders won't leave much space but we will do our best!"
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