Spanish cycling lives with seconds of victory and moments of longing. return to Italy. Victory comes when Mikel Landa attacks 10 kilometers from the finish.. And longing, remembering past times, it’s always better, produced by seeing Alexander Valverde going to the hustle and bustle of the dayHad it happened a few years ago it would have been a sign to fatten the Murcian runner’s past.

The Mortirolo stage has passed—climbing uphill should be banned this year—and the Valico de Santa María, who buried Miguel Induráin 28 years ago. Among the four riders who could win the 2022 Giro, he passed the general classification and left without a clear candidate: Richard Carapaz, Jay Hindley (seconds up to three seconds), Joao Almeida (third, at 44 seconds) and Mikel Landa (fourth at 59 seconds). Only past times roll behind them, Vincenzo Nibali Y Domenico Pozzovivoand effort Pello Bilbao that from now on he must surrender his body, soul and bike in his favor. land.

mortirolo Y Santa Cristina Valico It was a call in favor of ‘landismo’ at a stage similar to the cyclist’s victory in the 2015 Giro. Alberto counter. it was day for Valverdefreed from the pressure of the general classification, he ran to the victory and entered the break of the day when the Czech rider also competed. Jan Hirt, Who won. But ‘El Bala’ was defeated at Valico de Santa Cristina, because only the biggest downfall there was in those past times that were always better, indurainand this Tuesday, ValverdeBetween a generation that left and a generation that came, if not in the Giro. ‘Cause it’s in Valico who tortures indurain in 1994 Valverde He lost his getaway train, although he was still in the favourites, to close the gap. land in the last sprint – they were teammates and they were friends – and he stopped the Basque cyclist from losing a second and overturning his accompanying cycling religion, ‘landismo’, a kind of belief that continued to believe in him. given landhe moves for better and for worse and with the thought that he still has a Spin in his legs.

attack of the day

And on his legs, with five kilometers left to be crowned, it was his only attack of the day. St. ChristinaWhen his team took a suffocating march in Bahrain and then – another blow to ‘blackism’ – land Y Bilbao They got stuck on the climb. Bilbao fell and Landa had to put her foot down.

A short time later, his attack came. Only karapaz Y Hindley they put up with it. Y Almeida? What a danger the Portuguese cyclist has. He’s not a good climber, but he climbs mountains with style because it reminds him of the past. Abraham Olano, touched but never immersed. He never loses his visual reference to his enemies, and if he leaves only a few seconds in the Dolomites, which are supposedly too long and arrogant for his legs, he can overwhelm the Giro on the last try, because he is four. the only one who rolls like a master in this specialty karapaz, Hindley Y landif they don’t get him out, they’ll have to pray to showcase the last ‘pink swimsuit’ on the podium in Verona.

Mortirolo and Valico are now history, though they were used to enjoy an escape, just like the last time. Valverde and to keep the illusion alive land who attacks at Eurosport summed up the runner’s questions: “I’m missing a bit, but the good vibes make me happy. Giro left” Alberto counter.