The stages that are theoretically more comfortable for the Giro d'Italia convoy, became again the most dangerous on Friday as a crash with just over 3km to go on day thirteen in Jesolo (147km over panflat roads) caused important changes in the overall standings. A rider sliding on the slippery roads at the front of the bunch caused a chain reaction, which only Andrey Amador - quickly helped out by his staff after a puncture earlier in the stage - could avoid from Movistar Team. Ion Izagirre crashed but got back on his bike quickly, with no serious physical consequences.
While Amador came across the line only 2" behind stage winner Sacha Modolo (LAM), Giovanni Visconti - the Blues' top GC rider so far in the race - reached the finish 38" later, while Izagirre conceded 1'45" to the winner. The new overall classification takes Aru (AST) into the lead, with Amador in eighth place at 2'21", Visconti in ninth at 2'40" and Izagirre sitting in 20th spot, 7'20" off the leader and four minutes behind the top ten. Things should change much tomorrow in a really demanding, long (59.4km) ITT from Treviso to Valdobbiadene, featuring two long climbs plus an uphill finish.
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