The image that sums up best of all the stage of the Blockhaus is the frontal shot of Carapaz , Landa and Bardet , alone, in command, a kilometer and a half from the conclusion. In the end Hindley won, but the last uphill finish of the Giro d'Italia showed the climbers' revenge in full. The romantic ones, pure, very pure, beautiful to look at when the road climbs and terribly in difficulty in all the other situations of the race. There is an exception, Richard Carapaz , who remains the favorite of this Giro and manages to maintain a great consistency over the three weeks (also because he is helped by a very strong team).

The other two, Bardet , and especially Landa , fall into the category of classy runners, but unfinished, who for one reason or another promise and do not keep. Here, this was their revenge: finally they were there, in the lead, doing what everyone expected from them. Not only that, Landa , for once, has also won his personal and never-ending battle with bad luck. He fell (on his face) got up and ran to put on a show. It was only one round, but at least this time, at the sound of the gong, the Spaniard found himself fighting as a protagonist.

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This was not the case for Simon Yates , who was put out of action by a bad knee and, according to him, by the heat. We can't blame the British, this Italian May is giving really unexpected temperatures, but then what could he say about the Tour de France in July? Once again the British have deluded and disappointed. He flew when it was unexpected (at the Budapest time trial) and disappeared when he should have been on stage instead. Whoever caught him at the Fantacycling is still cursing; after Miguel Angel Lopez, another favorite leaves the scene.  

On the other hand, those who bet on Nibali and Pozzovivo rejoice . The shark is leading a thick Giro d'Italia ; he is not up to par with the top of the class, but he is still clinging there, and history has taught us that as the weeks go by his condition usually grows. For Pozzovivo there are no adjectives, it is simply unique; he struggles with his opponents and with the physical problems that impose him on an unnatural position on a bicycle, yet he is still there. It's a bit like the hornet; due to the shape and weight of his body in relation to the wing surface he cannot fly, but he does not know it and therefore continues to fly.

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