Giro d’Italia, Julian Alaphilippe hits the mark in Fano

Giro d'Italia, Julian Alaphilippe hits target in Fano

Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal Quick-Step) won the twelfth stage of the Giro d'Italia, the 193-kilometer Martinsicuro-Fano, finally seeing his efforts in which he è produced to seize a partial victory in his first participation in the Corsa Rosa rewarded.

Finishing second and third respectively were the also very combative Ecuadorian Jhonatan Narvaez (Ineos Grenadiers) with a 31-second gap and Belgian Quinten Hermans (Alpecin-Deceuninck) with 32. Alaphilippe broke away from the small group of riders with whom he was in the breakaway on the very hard Monte Giove climb, just over 10 km from the finish, and è arrived in perfect solitude.

These are the statements of the two-time world champion at the end of the triumphant stage in Fano: “I had not planned a 125 km attack, I thought we would arrive in a small group. I must first of all thank my teammates for controlling the first 60km. The collaboration with Mirco Maestri è was excellent, and he also deserved to win. In the final I still had to push because è I knew the chasers were getting closer. È a splendid victory after a difficult period. I thank my team, my wife and my son who have always supported me".

Instead, here are the statements of the Giro master, the pink jersey Tadej Pogacar: "The start of the stage è was very fast and made hard a stage with many climbs that will remain in the legs of many. Had the overall classification not been in the way, I would have made a point of going for the win. Alaphilippe showed that è he is back, only champions are capable of these actions. He richly deserves this success".