The Giro is leaving Israel
Elia Viviani (Quick-Step) took a second consecutive stage win in the Israel part of this year’s Giro d’Italia. His team did a great job of keeping him in a good position for the last few hundred meters and Viviani proved just too fast for Sacha Modolo (EF Education-Drapac), who finished second, as well as for Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe), who was beat down to third.
Give me five Israel 🇮🇱 🤚 thanks for this amazing weekend @giroditalia 📸@gettysport pic.twitter.com/Tuxku6Jxxd
— Elia Viviani (@eliaviviani) May 7, 2018
“They feel I’m a proper leader of the team. That makes the difference and that creates more occasions for me. I’m happy to be here and to win a lot of stages in the Grand Tours. That’s a big goal for me and my career,” Viviani told the journalists after the stage.
Rohan Dennis (BMC) meanwhile maintained the overall lead with Tom Dumoulin right behind him.
2018 Giro classification after stage three
1 Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing Team), in 09-05-20
2 Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb), at 1s
3 José Gonçalves (Katusha-Alpecin), at 13s
4 Alex Dowsett (Katusha-Alpecin), at 17s
5 Pello Bilbao (Astana Pro Team), at 19s
6 Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott), at 21s
7 Maximilian Schachmann (Quick-Step Floors), at 22s
8 Tony Martin (Katusha-Alpecin), at 28s
9 Domenico Pozzovivo (Bahrain-Merida), st
10 Carlos Betancur (Movistar), at 29s
Those statistics
They are really starting to get to some of the guys.
Average weight 67.7kg……
Average?
"It was at this moment @Sammmy_Be knew, he f**ked up"
— Sam Bennett (@Sammmy_Be) May 3, 2018
You’re just stronger, Ryan
Really comforting to know I'm 14kg heavier than the 'average' weight of riders here at the Giro 🙃
— Ryan Mullen (@ryanmullen9) May 3, 2018
Top notch marketing!
Where are all the bike racks, Tom?
Anyone watching tour de yorkshire this weekend and thinks they would like to live in Yorkshire then why not buy my house Hillside Avenue, Oakworth, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD22https://t.co/iFJi9JQzLV
— Tom Moses (@MosesTom) May 2, 2018
Revenge of the fifth!
May the fourth be with you all.
🇮🇹 #Giro101
Final TT prep done before #Giro101.
The course is challenging.
May the force be with every rider today.#maythe4thbewithyou pic.twitter.com/59hJvkInpd— Team Qhubeka ASSOS (@QhubekaAssos) May 4, 2018
We’ve all been there
Loses 5.5mins, starts assessing which limbs, toes, fingers, organs I’m not in need of.
— Alex Dowsett (@alexdowsett) April 27, 2018
