Spanish rider “Team Sky” Mikel Nieve won the first serious mountain stage of the 99th version of the Italian race.
Nieve for the first time on the Alpine stage attacked for 112 km to go, the riders qualified in the breakaway of the day and managed for 35 kilometers before the end of the segment to get away from his companions. Nieve for the first time since 2011 won a stage of the Giro.
Bob Jungels could not stand the pace of generalstab and lost the pink Jersey of the overall leader. New owner of a leading apparel has become the Costa Rican Andrey Amador. The main favorites of the race Vincenzo Nibali and Alejandro Valverde, the first mountain stage finished at the same time.
Tomorrow at the Italian stage race’s second mountain stage in a row – this time the peloton wait six categorical peaks and a series of dangerous descents.
Giro d’italia-2016. The results of the thirteenth steps:
1. Mikel Nieve (Team Sky) – 4:Of 31.39
2. Giovanni Visconti (Italy, Movistar) And 0.43
3. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy, Astana) – 1,17
4. Alejandro Valverde (Spain, Movistar)
5. Rafal Majka (Poland, Tinkoff)
See also: Giro d’italia-2016: Greipel makes out the sprint double
Giro d’italia-2016. Overall standings after thirteen rounds:
1. Andre Amador (Costa Rica, Movistar) – 54.05,50
2. Bob Jungels (Luxembourg, Etixx – Quick Step) – 0,26
3. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy, Astana) – 0,41
4. Alejandro Valverde (Spain, Movistar) And 0.43
5. Stephen Creswick (Netherlands, LottoNl-Jumbo)
