Isaac del Toro enjoyed another day in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giro d'Italia maglia rosa, swept up ജmore bonus seconds in the Red Bull Kilometre and again shrugged off suggestions of tension 🌟or rivalry with UAE Team Emirates-XRG teammate Juan Ayuso.
The 21-year-old Mexican still seems 𒁏in superb form despite admitting he is starting to feel tired after 12 days of ♔intensive racing. He is racing day by day with youthful spontaneity.
When the ♏three-rider early breaꦬkaway on the road to Viadana was all but swept up after 140km, UAE and Del Toro made sure they were placed and the Mexican sprinted against Kim Heiduk (Ineos Grenadiers)ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ.
Andrea Pietrobon (Polti VisitMalta) stayed ahead to take six seconds, Heiduk took four, protecting Egan Bernal's GC interests, while Del Toro took twoﷺ more seconds.
I'm no sprinter," Del Toro insisted.
"Honestly I was expecting the break to take the seconds but the group was nervous and hectic due to t💙he wind, everyone wanted to be up front and the race came back together. I took some more seconds and so I coul🍃dn't be happier."
Del Toro now leads Ayuso by 33 seconds, with Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious) third overall at 1:09. Simon Yates (Visma-Lease a Bike) is fourth at 1:11 and Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) is fifth at 1:26.
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:UAE Team Emirates-XRG have opted to defend Del Toro's maglia rosa and show their strength to their rivals. Chasing bonus seconds appears p෴art of that strat❀egy.
"The time bonuses are about mathematics. It's better to taꦜke them than let others take them," UAE Sports Manager Joxean Matxin argued.
"We don't go into breaks or go on the attack,ღ so if there's a chance to take some seconds we will do. We've seen Ineos go for them and Van Aert go 💦for them, so why can't we go for them too?"
A 21-year-old has not worn the maglia rosa at the Giro for four stages for the last 2🌄5 years but Del Toro continues to play down his role as UAE's team leader and his chances of overall victory, even as he makes history and shows his huge talents.
When asked what he wa🐟nts from his Giro, he began a series o🦩f lighthearted answers, cleverly avoiding more serious answers.
"I want to have a big dinner first of all…" he joked post-stage in V🦂iadana. "My biggest fear? I don't want to crash, I want to finish the Giro without crashing."
De Toro admitted he has been talking and swapping messages with his teammate and team leader Tadej Pogačar but played down any comparisons.
"I'm not Tadej Pogačar, my engine is smaller, so it means I'm getting tired now," he said.
Del Toro only switched to a longer, more🗹 detailed answer when asked about the atmosphere inside UAE and about any rivalry wi𓆉th Ayuso.
"At the end of the day, they're the leaders. I'm just racing in a 𒅌different situation," he said referring to how the Strade Bianche style gravel stage of Siena had put him in the maglia rosa.
"Every cyclist wants to win the Giro d'Italia on💟e day but of course, our relationship is the same. I've worked for them before, they do it for me too. It's not a problem of ego or something.
"The race put me in this situation an𒈔d we'll use it to the favour of the team. We're happy, there are no problems."
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