Richard Carapaz and Ineos Grenadiers left no doubt regarding their intentions in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giro d’Italia on Sunday, as the British squad laid down a devastating pace on the lower slopes of the Blockhaus and Carౠapaz launched the biggest attack to date of any of the GC rivals on the climb itself.

The 2019 winner could not shed 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious) or 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Romain Bardet (DSM),  by the summit the leading group had once again swelled to half a dozen riders, and on the sprint for the finish, Carapಌaz had to settle for 🌜third.

But in by far the biggest overall battle to date, it was Carapaz and Ineos Grenadiers who shook the Giro’s GC tree♛ the hardest, and the Ecuadorian and his t🌌eam will remain the key reference point in the two weeks to come.

"I missed a little luck in the sprint, but the sensations are good," said Carapaz, now fourth overall at just 15 seconds on race leader 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Juan Pedro López (Trek-Segafredo) told  a sea of reporters at the fꦦinish. "We’ve got through the first week of the Giro and that’s very important and we are still in♐ the fight."

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Ineos Grenadiers have hardly kept a low profile in the Giro’s first week with the first warning shot of their collective strength coming as early as the Hungary time trial on stage 2, where they placed four riders in the top 20. Curiously, Carapaz was placed the worst of the Ineos four, losing nearly 30 seconds to stage winner 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Simon Yates (Bike Exchange-Jayco).

ജThen in the Etna stage, where Carapaz tried a late acceleration, and again on the mountains of the Basilicata on Friday, Ineos Grenadiers were the only team of the major GC squads to try to really force the pace. But on the Blockhaus more was to come, with much more devastat🙈ing effect...

Even with their usual powerhouse of Jonathan Cast🌠roviejo injured since Friday, as early as the Lanciano climb Ineos Grenadiers were in the♌ pointy end of the peloton as they concentrated on shredding their rivals.

Salvatore Puccio, Ben Tulett and Pavel Sivakov kept the pace high as the race roared onto the Blockhaus, but a huge percentage of the damage on the steepest middle section of the climb was done almost single-handedly by 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Richie Porte.

Despite strong headwinds♌ at various points as the road looped relentlessly upwards, Porte maintained a ferociously powerful pace at th⛄e front of a peloton that had shrunk to less than a dozen units by the time he swung off the head of the line.

Perhaps unsu🍨rprisingly after Porte's hard work, Carapaz’s devastating acceleration immediately afterwards managed to floor all bar Bardet and Landa. Even though Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) showꦚed a remarkable ability to maintain a steady pace behind and eventually drag the chase group back up to Carapaz and co., by that point it was clear who was making the running of the stage.  

"The team wanted to control the stage and we did it," Carapaz said before quickly wheeling away. "We will keep fighting. I am delighted 👍wit෴h how the day went and now we will  look ahead to the second half of the Giro."

Carapaz's next major test will come in exactly a week’s time when the ra🦋ce hits the northwestern Alps at Cogne. But b🍌oth collectively and individually, massive statements of intent like Carapaz and Ineos Grenadiers made on the Blockhaus tend to be very hard to forget. It goes without saying that as the race reaches its second rest day, his chances of taking the team's fourth Giro in five editions remain more than intact.