Giro d'Italia (2021) Photos; Stage 8: Foggia → Guardia Sanframondi, 173 km |
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| NamedSport "superfood" buffet | share this photo |
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| No success thus far for Movistar, Matteo JORGENSON (MOVISTAR TEAM) reading up on other teams' success prior to Stage 8 | share this photo |
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| Teams presentation prior to Stage 8 | share this photo |
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| Vincenzo NIBALI (ITA/TREK - SEGAFREDO) is downplaying his chances at this year's Giro | share this photo |
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| Race leader, Attila VALTER (HUN/GROUPAMA - FDJ) | share this photo |
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| Filippo GANNA (ITA/INEOS GRENADIERS) | share this photo |
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| Decked out for his first day in purple... | share this photo |
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| New maglia ciclamino Caleb EWAN (AUS/LOTTO SOUDAL) before abandoning the stage with a knee injury | share this photo |
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| 4th on GC + 24s, Aleksandr VLASOV (RUS/ASTANA - PREMIER TECH) | share this photo |
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| Borrowing the maglia bianca, 2nd on GC + 11s Remco EVENEPOEL (BEL) (DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) | share this photo |
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| Giacomo NIZZOLO (ITA/QHUBEKA ASSOS) signing in | share this photo |
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| Race leader, Attila VALTER (HUN/GROUPAMA - FDJ) | share this photo |
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| Maglia ciclamino Caleb EWAN (AUS/LOTTO SOUDAL) and Race leader, Attila VALTER (HUN/GROUPAMA - FDJ) | share this photo |
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| Attila VALTER (HUN/GROUPAMA - FDJ) | share this photo |
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| Start scene for Stage 8 in Foggia | share this photo |
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| Dropping the flag on Stage 8 | share this photo |
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| Caleb EWAN (AUS/LOTTO SOUDAL) before abandoning with a knee injury | share this photo |
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| Today's break | share this photo |
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| GROUPAMA - FDJ at the front for their race leader, Attila VALTER (HUN/GROUPAMA - FDJ) | share this photo |
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| The successful break | share this photo |
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| The peloton descending the mid-race climb | share this photo |
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| The peloton descending the mid-race climb | share this photo |
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| Attila VALTER (HUN/GROUPAMA - FDJ) and Remco EVENEPOEL (BEL/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) | share this photo |
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| Attack off the front with Giovanni CARBONI (ITA/BARDIANI CSF FAIZANE’) leading Victor CAMPENAERTS (BEL/TEAM QHUBEKA ASSOS) | share this photo |
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| Victor CAMPENAERTS (BEL/TEAM QHUBEKA ASSOS) trying to get Giovanni CARBONI (ITA/BARDIANI CSF FAIZANE’) to work harder | share this photo |
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| If 7th + 1:00 Victor CAMPENAERTS (BEL/TEAM QHUBEKA ASSOS) had a whip he might have used it on 4th Giovanni CARBONI (ITA/BARDIANI CSF FAIZANE’) + 44s | share this photo |
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| Victor LAFAY (FRA/COFIDIS) caught and passed the two and then rode solo on the uphill run to the finish in Guardia Sanframondi | share this photo |
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| 25 year-old (looks younger) Victor LAFAY (FRA/COFIDIS) wins Stage 8 in Guardia Sanframondi by 36s for his first professional win | share this photo |
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| Speaking at the press conference, the stage winner Victor Lafay said: "All day in the breakaway, it was about recovering before the climb. With 25km to go, attacks began and I had to be careful of Nelson Oliveira and the others. I had to make sure they wouldn’t go too far. I managed that very well. With 3km to go, it was the right time to isolate myself at the front. Yesterday I was working for Elia Viviani. He’s our leader. I believe he can win a stage. He takes the pressure off the team and we won today because he has let us do what we want in the stages with climbs." | share this photo |
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| 3rd Nikias ARNDT (GER/TEAM DSM) + 37s, 4th Nelson OLIVEIRA (POR/MOVISTAR TEAM) + 41s, 5th Giovanni CARBONI (ITA/BARDIANI CSF FAIZANÈ) + 44s, 6 Kobe GOOSSENS (BEL/LOTTO SOUDAL) + 58s, 7th Victor CAMPENAERTS (BEL/TEAM QHUBEKA ASSOS) + 1:00 | share this photo |
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| Race leader, Attila VALTER (HUN/GROUPAMA-FDJ) was in the GC group that finished 4:48 leader | share this photo |
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| Race leader, Attila VALTER (HUN/GROUPAMA-FDJ): “Early in today’s stage, I found myself in a second group when the peloton split in two. It was my mistake but I remained relaxed because riders like Bardet and Nibali were around me and it was super far away from the finish. Coming a bit late to road cycling, positioning is still something I have to learn but wearing the Maglia Rosa helps a lot. This jersey is my responsibility now. Egan Bernal is doing very well in that sense. He’s never outside of the top 10 in the bunch. I hope tomorrow I’ll be doing even better in terms of riding at the front. I have the motivation to retain the Maglia Rosa. With a gravel section, the profile of the stage could make it a good one for me.” | share this photo |
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| Race leader, Attila VALTER (HUN/GROUPAMA-FDJ) | share this photo |
Giro d'Italia (2021) Photos; Stage 8: Foggia → Guardia Sanframondi, 173 km |
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