In the next piece of the Italian race has made major adjustments in the fight for the General classification.
Today, the Italian finished the stage race in France. Perhaps, just this fact upset the captain of “Astana” Vincenzo Nibali, who managed to pick up a heavy mountain stage and once again become one of the contenders for the pink Jersey.
His ambitions for the stage of “Astana” designated after the creation of separation – for a long time the race was led by a faithful squire of Nibali, Michele Scarponi. After the Colle Dell’agnello (the highest mountain Giro-2016) Subtotal overall leader Steven Creswick due to the drop lost contact with the rest of generalisimo, and Nibali, together with Chavez managed to get away from Valverde and t-Shirts.
On the final mountain of the day Risoul Nibali successfully attacked Chavez – last year’s winner of the Giro was the last powerful piece, bringing his closest pursuer for almost a minute.
Esteban Chavez played in Krasivka more than four minutes and became the new leader of individuals. The Colombian was left to survive tomorrow’s mountain stage (three vertices of the first category to Sunday to come to Turin as winners of the Giro d’italia.
Giro d’italia-2016. The results of the nineteenth stage:
1. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy, Astana) – 4:19.54
2. Michele Nieve (Team Sky) – 0,51
3. Esteban Chaves, Colombia, Orica-GreenEdge) – 0,53
4. Diego Ulissi (Italy, Lampre – Merida) – 1,02
5. Rafal Majka (Poland, Tinkoff) – 2,14
See also: Giro d’italia-2016: Ulissi takes fourth stage
Giro d’italia-2016. Overall standings after the nineteenth stages:
1. Esteban Chaves, Colombia, Orica-GreenEdge) – 78:14,20
2. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy, Astana) – 0,44
3. Stephen Creswick (Netherlands, LottoNL-Jumbo) And 1.05
4. Alejandro Valverde (Spain, Movistar) – 1,48
5. Rafal Majka (Poland, Tinkoff) – 3,59
