Giro d’Italia
Kämna now seventh overall – Cort Nielsen wins stage
Climbed to seventh overall at the Giro: Lennard Kämna. photo
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The German professional cyclist Lennard Kämna has climbed to seventh place overall in the 106th Giro d’Italia due to the illness-related retirement of his teammate Alexander Wlassow. The 26-year-old reached the finish on the rainy tenth stage over 196 kilometers from Scandiano to Viareggio as 14th in the small peloton.
The German professional cyclist Lennard Kämna has climbed to seventh place overall in the 106th Giro d’Italia due to the illness-related retirement of his teammate Alexander Wlassow. The 26-year-old reached the finish on the rainy tenth stage over 196 kilometers from Scandiano to Viareggio as 14th in the small peloton.
The day’s victory went to the Danish breakaway king Magnus Cort Nielsen, who prevailed in the sprint of a three-man group in front of the Canadian Derek Gee and the Italian Alessandro de Marchi. The German sprinter Pascal Ackermann finished fifth.
Former Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas successfully defended the overall lead. The Welshman had taken the top spot after world champion Remco Evenepoel of Belgium dropped out due to a positive corona test ahead of the rest day. Kämna is 1:52 minutes behind Thomas.
Vlasov has to give up in sixth place
Wlasow had to give up on the German Bora-hansgrohe team. The Russian had problems right from the start and couldn’t keep up with the pace in the field. After about 70 of the 196 kilometers to be completed, Bora announced that the Russian had given up the race. At this point, Vlasov was sixth overall, just over a minute behind Thomas.
On Wednesday, the Giro continues with the eleventh stage over 219 kilometers from Camaiore to Tortona. Two mountain classifications in the third category and one in the fourth category have to be mastered on the undulating terrain.