Modolo and Ferrari in Top Ten. Marcato protagonist of the day

UAE Team Emirates’ Italian sprinter Sacha Modolo placed seventh with teammate Roberto Ferrari in tenth position during the 12th stage that concluded on Thursday 18 May. The stage was won by Fernando Gaviria (Quick – Step Floors) who came first while Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb) still holds the race lead. Marcato great protagonist in daily breakaway.

“I didn’t feel good in the first week of the Giro but now I feel that I am getting better and better with every day that goes by” sai Modolo. “Unfortunately I feel that I’m still only at 80% and that is not enough to win at the moment. But who knows, the Giro still has a few stages to go and things may change.”

Speaking of the team’s tactics Marco Marcato said: “Our team always aims to be a participant of long breakaways. We decided to try and join the breakaway for today because we were aware that after yesterday’s stage a lot of riders would be exhausted and wanted to take advantage of that. I succeeded in breaking away from the group immediately after the start, however only two other riders joined me and it was quite difficult to maintain it to the very end.”

Stage 13 is 167 km long starting from Reggio Emilia and is considered to be the Sprinters’ last chance to shine. The route is flat and ends in a slight ‘elevation’ of 115 m above sea level in Tortona.

Stage 12 Results

1 Fernando Gaviria (Quick – Step Floors) 05:18:55

2 Jakub Mareckzo (Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia) s.t.

3 Sam Bennett (Bora – Hansgrohe) s.t.

7 Sacha Modolo (UAE Team Emirates) s.t. 

10 Roberto Ferrari (UAE Team Emirates) s.t.

General Classification after Stage 12

1 Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb) 52:41:08

2 Nairo Quintana (Movistar) +2:23

3 Bauke  Mollema (Trek – Segafredo) +2:38

14 Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates) +6:29