Adventurers had a great time in ancient Lucania, a mid-mountain region, for the seventh round of the Tour of Italy won on Friday, in Potenza, by Dutchman Koen Bouwman.
Lack of attack between the favorites, despite alternating ascents and descents, the breakaway survivors came to an end in the lead, about three minutes before the peloton along with the pink jersey wearer, the Spaniard that of Juan Pedro Lopez.
To win, Bouwman, the most energetic in the quartet who fought for victory, took advantage of a top teammate, Dutchman Tom Dumoulin. With the line installed uphill, he won some length ahead of another Dutchman, the experienced Bauke Mollema, and ahead of Italian Davide Formolo.
That’s why the Jumbo team recovered after a dark day on Tuesday at Etna. Dumoulin, who failed on the slopes of the Sicilian volcano, gave any chance to win the Giro for the second time, five years after his first victory, while Norwegian Tobias Foss, the replacement leader, also lost time.
In the prefecture of Basilicata, Lucania’s modern name, Bouwman, participating in the Giro for the fifth time, got a second victory on his record. From his debut at the end of 2015, this rider has only had one Dauphiné stage in 2017 to his credit.
At one point, I didn’t feel good, but I regained the color afterwards. In the sprint, I felt strong and everything went as I wanted. It was a perfect sprintsaid the 28-year-old Dutchman.
For his part, Canadian Alexander Cataford, from the Israel – Premier Tech team, was down 26 min 31 s from the winner and took 96th place. He was 79th in the overall classification, nearly 39 minutes behind the leader.
On Saturday, the eighth stage visited the surroundings of Naples, the place of start and end. The 153 km course, favored by backpackers, rides the Monte di Proceda circuit and returns through the Phlegraean field, a volcanic area with highly monitored activity, along the Gulf of Pozzuoli to reach the air finish installed on the seafront. .
Source: Radio-Canada
