• Briton four seconds clear of third-placed Vincenzo Nibali
Primoz Roglic, the former ski jumper who has taken professional cycling by storm, blew away all his rivals with a resounding victory in the opening time trial stage of the 2019 Giro d’Italia to the San Luca sanctuary above Bologna.
But the gamble on continued dry weather that Simon Yates, seeking to take his second consecutive Grand Tour after winning last September’s Vuelta a España, had taken by starting third from last despite a prediction of evening rain, paid off, as the Lancastrian rode through the Italian dusk to set the second-fastest time on the stage.
Written by Jeremy Whittle in Bologna
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/11/simon-yates-in-second-place-after-first-stage-of-giro-ditalia under the title “Simon Yates second to Primoz Roglic after opening time trial at Giro d’Italia”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
