Giulio Ciccone failed to keep up with the best on the Galibierthe first real mountain of the Tour de France climbed on the occasion of the fourth stage. The Lidl-Trek standard-bearer broke away from the various Pogacar, Vingegaard, Evenepoel, Ayuso, Rodriguez, Roglic, Landa and Almeida, reaching the finish line in Valloire with a delay of 2’41” from the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar. The cyclist from Abruzzo, who had already conceded something on the San Luca in Bologna, occupies ninth place in the general classification with a delay of 3’20” from the yellow jersey.
Giulio Ciccone is trying to rank at the Grande Bouclewhere in his career he never went beyond 31st place in 2019, but it makes sense to chase a low-prestige placement in the standings? Even if he were to get a top-10 (extremely difficult considering the competition), it would not give any more weight to the career of the 29-year-old, who has never gone beyond sixteenth place at the Giro d’Italia.
Would it perhaps be more logical to drop out of the rankings and go hunting for a stage victory? Given his current form, it would not be impossible to find a breakaway from afar and try in one of the many mountain stages in the coming weeks. It would also be ambitious. try to conquer the polka dot shirtthe prestigious symbol of primacy reserved for the best climber, already worn last year on the podium in Paris.
