Cycling
108. Giro: Roglic gets out – Martinelli with a heavy fall
The third Giro week starts rapidly. A dramatic fall occurs in a stages accompanied by constant rain. And the recently weakened favorite Roglic from the Red Bull team is increasing.
At the start of the third and trickiest week at the 108th Giro d’Itaria, Primoz Roglic rose from the bike. The top star and the favorite acted before the tour was weakened by several falls in the past few days and ended the race after a fall during the 16th stage just under 100 kilometers before the finish. Pictures of his Red Bull team on the “X” platform showed how the 35-year-old left a team car.
The former winner of the Giro (2023) was last as a tenth 3:53 minutes behind the talented leading Isaac del Toro from Mexico. Roglic’s important helper Jai Hindley had already got out on the sixth stage.
For the Red Bull team, the task of the highly paid Slovenian is a huge setback. The racing team targeted the victory with Roglic. Last year, the Tour de France for the four-time Vuelta winner ended after twelve stages for several falls.
Heavy falls on the rain stage
Shortly before Roglic’s familiar task, many cycling fans pierced the breath. The Italian cyclist Alessio Martinelli fell heavily. The 24-year-old fell almost 100 kilometers before the finish on a descent and slid down an abyss across the street.
His Italian team announced on the “X” platform that Martinelli was taken to the hospital with consciousness. His condition is stable. Further information on his condition should be announced during the day.
Already 180 kilometers before the finish, the tricky weather conditions were noticeable. The British time trial specialist Joshua Tarling, who won the second Giro stage, slid against a guardrail on the wet road and had to give up injured.
On Wednesday, 3800 meters of altitude are waiting for the bike professionals. Friday and Saturday there are other stages with more than 4,500 meters of altitude. The 108th Giro ends in Rome on Sunday.
dpa
Source: Stern
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