He demonstrated that his condition was excellent in the last Giro d’Italia, supporting Daniel Martinez, then second in the general classification. At the Tour of Slovenia the opportunity to start your own business and immediately came the victory, the second of his career. Giovanni Aleotti draws a blank in the third stage: solo triumph in Nova Gorica and leadership of the general classification.
The decisive sprint of the Bora-hansgrohe rider came at the end of a long and beautiful battle between the big names in the final ranking on the final climb of the day, that of Ravnica (5.8 km at 6%). The blue managed to create the hole and then on the descent he made the difference, brushing and becoming unreachable.
Behind him, at 11″, the group with all the other big names in the ranking: it is regulated by the first Pink Jersey of the Giro, Jhonatan Narváez (Ineos Grenadiers) ahead of Jordan Jegat (TotalEnergies) and the defending champion of the race, Filippo Zana (Team Jayco AlUla). Worth noting is a very active one Giulio Pellizzari, brilliant on the climb and then fifth at the finish line. VF Group – Bardiani CSF – Faizanè protagonist, in the top-10 also Domenico Pozzovivo, seventh, and Luca Covili, ninth.
