Primoz Roglic prolonged his lead within the Volta a Catalunya on Friday by dropping Remco Evenepoel on the higher slopes of the ultimate climb of the day.
Roglic misplaced out to Evenepoel on the Vuelta final season and the pair are utilizing this race as a heat up for his or her massive showdown on the Giro d’Italia.
One of Evenepoel’s major strengths is acceleration sustained over an extended stretch that few in biking can dwell with, however on Friday, Roglic received along with his personal trademark, a brief, late acceleration close to the end line.
With sections of this slope at 15 %, when the Slovenian went for the road the younger Belgian was unable to comply with and misplaced 6sec plus the 4 seconds in bonuses and trails by ten seconds general.
Evenepoel had tried a number of instances on the 8km climb to softly draw back, however Roglic at all times responded and bided his time.
“I really had to hold on at times,” he mentioned. “So I’m totally happy with that win.”
The UAE Emirates pair Joao Almeida and Marc Soler had been 12 and 25sec adrift.
There are two stages remaining, with Saturday’s run largely flat which means the race will go all the way down to the ultimate stage in downtown Barcelona.
🔄Reviu l’últim quilòmetre de l’etapa 5⃣ de la #VoltaCatalunya102 amb la gran victòria de @rogla per davant de @EvenepoelRemco!
🔄Relive the final Ok of stage 5⃣ of la Volta with the very good victory of @rogla (@JumboVismaRoad) towards @EvenepoelRemco (@soudalquickstep)! pic.twitter.com/p6btjWB4vi
— Volta a Catalunya (@VoltaCatalunya) March 24, 2023
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