Not all heroes wear capesā¦ š
ā¦some pick them up š A race commissaire and moto pilot impressed Connor Swift as they worked together to pick up a stray XDS-Astana jacket in the middle of the convoy on Giro dāItalia Stage 7 š¤
A masterclass in breakaway riding š«”
Mikkel Bjerg and Jhonatan NarvĆ”ez delivered a breakaway masterclass for UAE Team Emirates XRG on Stage 8 of the Giro dāItalia, as the Ecuadorian left Andreas Leknessund in his wake to take victory š„
šļø āWe are going for the victoryā
Step inside UAE Team Emirates-XRG with Sports Director Fabio Baldato and Sports Manager Joxean FernĆ”ndez āMatxĆnā to relive the final kilometres of Jhonatan NarvĆ”ezās ride to his second victory of the Giro dāItalia on Stage 8.
Jonas is fully embracing blue at the Giro dāItalia šš®š¹
Jonas Vingegaard was wearing blue socks, bar tape, gloves and with a bike computer to match his Maglia Azzurra as leader of the mountains classification.
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Survival mode on 22% gradients š„µ
Jhonatan NarvĆ”ez and Andreas Leknessund used everything they had left to tackle gradients of up to 22% in the final 3 km while battling for the Stage 8 victory at the Giro dāItalia.
330w for almost 2 hours š¤Æ
Jhonatan NarvĆ”ez produced impressive power to win Giro dāItalia Stage 8. The Ecuadorian attacked together with teammate, Mikkel Bjerg, with 76.5 km to go and went solo on the penultimate climb to take his second victory at the Giro dāItalia šŖ
ā±ļø Time: 1h57ā03
šØ Avg speed: 39.3km/h
šŖļø Max speed: 81.1km/h
ā”Avg power: 330w
š„ Max power: 1100w
ā°ļø Elevation: 1410m
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The difference between the groups on a Giro climb š
Jhonatan NarvĆ”ez was in the front group pushing the pace, while Gianmarco Garofoli accelerated, attacking from the chasing group and Giulio Pellizzari climbed at the pelotonās pace on Montefiore dellāAso, the first climb of Stage 8 at the Giro dāItalia.
Jhonatan NarvƔez
ā±ļø Time: 14ā37ā
šØ Avg speed: 30.2km/h
šŖļø Max speed: 51.6km/h
ā” Avg power: 380W
š„ Max power: 600W
Gianmarco Garofoli
ā±ļø Time: 14ā10ā
šØ Avg speed: 30.9km/h
šŖļø Max speed: 48.8km/h
ā”Avg power: 360w
š„ Max power: 750w
Giulio Pellizzari
ā±ļø Time: 15ā05ā
šØ Avg speed: 29.1km/h
šŖļø Max speed: 46.0km/h
ā”Avg power: 340w
š„ Max power: 860w
š Gradient: 4%
ā°ļø Length: 7.3km
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Over 500w one-legged š¤Æ
Jonas Abrahamsen showed some impressive power while catching the @unoxteam training group in Sierra Nevada using just one leg š
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Vingegaard put the hammer down š„šØ
Jonas Vingegaard hit out on the savage slopes of Blockhaus with 5.5km to go, riding clear to win Stage 7 of the Giro dāItalia after huge work from teammates Sepp Kuss and Davide Piganzoli šŖ
ā±ļø Time: 3ā06ā
šØ Avg speed: 19.9km/h
šŖļø Max speed: 37.8km/h
ā” Avg power: 450W
š„ Max power: 670W
š Gradient: 10.5%
Nobody survived Vingegaardās infernal pace š®āšØ
Jonas Vingegaard launched a ferocious attack with 5.5km to go on the brutal slopes of Blockhaus, as he rode everyone off his wheel, with Giulio Pellizzari the final rider to crack.
ā±ļø Time: 3ā06ā
šØ Avg speed: 19.9km/h
šŖļø Max speed: 37.8km/h
ā”Avg power: 450w
š„ Max power: 670w
š Gradient: 10.5%
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