Remco Evenepoel claimed victory in a rain-affected Giro d’Italia stage 9 on Sunday, a 35-km particular person time trial, to retake the chief’s pink jersey.
The Belgian completed with a time of 41 minutes and 24 seconds, one second forward of Geraint Thomas and two seconds away from Thomas’s crew mate Tao Geoghegan Hart.
“I don’t think I paced it very well. I started too fast and my second part wasn’t that great. I found some better legs in the technical part because I could recover a bit,” Evenepoel mentioned.
“I wasn’t feeling too effectively within the second half with the headwind. It’s one other stage win but it surely wasn’t my finest time trial. To go to the mountains with the benefit I’ve now’s fairly good, however Ineos for certain could have some plans to assault me.
“But we have a strong team and a lot of confidence. Tomorrow I will have to recover well because my last two stages weren’t my best days. Firstly I want to enjoy this victory.”
Overnight chief Andreas Leknessund (Team DSM) relinquished his benefit within the total standings, the place Evenepoel now has a 45-second lead over Thomas, whereas Primoz Roglic, who completed 17 seconds behind Evenepoel on Sunday, is in third.
Geoghegan Hart and Joao Almeida are fourth and fifth.
“It’s nice to be getting better, but to be so close to the win hurts,” Thomas mentioned. “It’s good to be in it anyway. Myself and Tao, right up there, looks good for the next part of the race.”
Monday is a relaxation day on the Giro. Tuesday’s stage 10 is a 196-km experience from Scandiano to Viareggio, which encompasses a lengthy climb earlier than a quick‑operating and technical descent.
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