After an impressive 5th place on Sunday’s stage to Madonna di Campiglio, Steven Kruijswijk has rekindled his ambitions of a top ten place in the Giro d’Italia.
The LottoNL Jumbo rider finished 38 seconds down on stage winner Mikel Landa (Astana) but his performance on Sunday, coupled with a strong ride in the stage 14 time trial, leaves him 11th overall, 11:42 down on Alberto Contador (Tinkoff Saxo) and the maglia rosa.
Kruijswijk came into the race with firm ambitions of a top ten or even top five finish in Milan but the Dutchman lost considerable time in the opening week of racing and lost over eight minutes on stage 4 to La Spezia. Since then he has been in several breaks and finished second on the stage to San Giorgio Del Sannio.
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"My performance yesterday was no coincidence,” Kruijswijk said of his individual time trial.
“Today [Sunday, ed] I had a good feeling in my legs. Jan Boven had warned me for the descent and so knew I had to be at the front there and I gained time on some competitors."
“After the descent to the Campiglio, Astana began to push hard in the front. It was predictable,” Kruijswijk in a team statement.
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