Rigoberto Uran moved up to tenth on GC in the Giro yesterday, and says this weekend’s two key stages are opportunities to move up further.
Cannondale sports director Fabrizio Guidi told Cyclingnews, “So far we’ve been racing fairly defensively in general but I have to say Rigo’ did a very good ascent of Roccaraso on stage 6. He calculated his energy very well, waiting until exactly the right moment to accelerate. He’s feeling very confident.”
Uran has done reconnaissance of both the Alpe di Poti stage today and tomorrow’s 40km rolling TT in Chianti. Cannondale are confident Uran’s knowledge will be a big advantage to him.
“Saturday will be a very difficult stage, with a lot of fighting on that final climb. Rigo rode over it twice, so he knows what to expect. The first part is difficult, above all, because it starts on very narrow roads and so there will be a big battle to be well positioned. Then the climb really gets underway, the first two kilometres are hard, after which it levels out, but that’s when it gets on the gravel roads and it’ll be difficult for riders to get past each other, you’ll need to be in front. The first part of the descent is fast, technical and narrow, the second half is a lot more straightforward.”
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