Aru: “This shirt is. An extraordinary emotion” – La Gazzetta dello Sport

May 22, 2015 – Milan

The first time rose. At the end of the 13 / th stage of the 98th Tour of Italy, Montecchio Maggiore-Jesolo, Fabio Aru become leader of the overall standings. A fall to -3.2 km to go, with runners launched towards the sprint, has split the group, involving several athletes including the big names. “I learned that these days are more dangerous than those of the mountains – he said on the sidelines of the Sardinian dell’Astana fraction -. There is so much stress in the final was also very dangerous because of the rain. Thanks to my teammates that I they held before, however, I managed to stay in a good position. ”

the pink jersey – The thought of Aru dwells for a moment on the pink jersey and already flies to the commitment of Saturdays, chrono-Valdobbiadene Treviso: “The pink jersey is a great emotion, but the Giro finishes in Milan. In 21 stages there are good days and not so good, the important thing is to overcome them. I have a great team and the people who love me . There is still time. The time trial tomorrow? I tried it once, but Slongo, my trainer, explained it to me several times. Tomorrow is an important day, we will all “.

house Astana – Concentration and optimism in the words of the Astana team manager, Beppe Martinelli: “This Giro nothing is obvious. The stages easier have become more difficult. We fell we too, because they went down Landa and Cataldo, with their half of our team. This time it went well for us. The time trial the need to do a whole regardless of the mesh. Starting with The pink gives moral, seems to have an extra boost. “

modolo – Friday, however, it was not only the day Aru and dell’Astana. Before all this, the goal of Jesolo, Sacha Modolo has triumphed in the sprint ahead of Giacomo Nizzolo and Elia Viviani. “The first win after so many attempts. I knew I could win. – He said the sprinter of the Lampre-Merida, his first victory in the Giro -. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons have not succeeded so far, in Fiuggi I was very disappointed. The other day had come to escape, maybe it was fate that I had to win at home. Today was the last chance before Milan and I’m really happy. I waited for years a victory in a great ride, I was missing: I believe is the most important of my career. ”

Contador – The 32 year-old Spaniard Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) was involved in the crash that broke the group towards the finish. The leader of the Tinkoff arrived at the finish line of Jesolo with a delay of 40 “, a detachment that made him lose the lead in the overall standings:” I do not think I’ve lost a lot, but of course take those seconds will cost an effort. The thing that worries me most is that I hit in the left leg, perhaps bumping into another bike. My shoulder hurts, but I do not think there are problems: I want to think positive. “

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