Giro d’Italia in Cuneo, Démare: “Incredible victory, I was really cooked …”

Three victories in the 2022 Giro, 8 in total in the Corsa Rosa. The name of Arnaud Démare is increasingly linked to Italy: “It’s wonderful to win again, three victories are a good booty. Is the cyclamen jersey a goal? Of course, the goal is to still seek success. The cyclamen jersey gets stronger, but I’m not in Verona yet “.

Without strength

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“It was very difficult to resume the breakaway, we took turns to go fast to mend – continues Démare -. All the teams worked very hard, every 20 seconds we changed riders in front that gave pace. I, 10 km from the finish, said to myself ‘ but how do we manage to mend? ‘, I began to doubt whether or not to resume the escape because some of my teammates had already given everything. Even I thought I was a little cooked in reality. I was finished and I wondered how I could have sprinted, it came as it came and we won. “

Lopez holds out

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Satisfaction also for the pink jersey Juanpe Lopez: “In the first part of the race, including the Colle di Nava, we didn’t go very fast. The second part, on the other hand, was very hard, also due to the heat. Tomorrow will be a very different stage, with many climbs including Superga that I did at the Milan-Turin. I don’t know what will happen but I will give everything to keep the pink jersey “.