Giulio Ciccone undoubtedly wanted to fly too close to the sun during the 9th stage of The return. Only runner capable of following the sharp acceleration of Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | lease a bike), triggered after the sudden forcing of Matteo Jorgensonthe leader of Lidl-Trek held a kilometer in the Danish wheel. A brutal effort, which the Abruzzais paid at a high price in the final. Quickly taken up by JOAO ALMEIDA (UAE Team Emirates XRG), Tom Pidcock (Q36.5) and Felix Gall (Decathlon AG2R), the 30 -year -old runner failed to stay in the rhythm of the trio, ultimately finishing the stage of the winner, in the group of other contenders in the general classification. The audacity was there, but Ciccone clearly drawn too deep from his reserves.
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“We will try again …”
On arrival, the native of Chieti was not looking for an apology: “I think I went too fast. It was too hard for me. I really did my best, but maybe it was a mistake to follow him. Maybe it would have been better to take my own rhythm from the foot of the climb”he said with a smile.
7th of the day, Ciccone decreases in sixth position in the general classification, exceeded by Pidcock et Galland sees Almeida et Awesome Get away as he only conceded a few seconds. Between frustration and optimism, Ciccone prefers to retain positive signals: “The sensations were good. We really had the necessary confidence to try something about this step. It's like that. Sometimes it works, sometimes no. Today Jonas was very strong. We will try, that's for sure”he concluded.
