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Stage 18 : Morbegno โ Cesano Maderno, 144 km (Thursday 29, dep. 13:50-14:00, ETA 17:00-17:20)
Very short stage.
Stage without difficulties, 50 points to the winner.
The '3 km' rule applies for falls/incidents within 5 km from the finish.
Only splits larger or equal to 3 seconds are counted.
Delays : 7% if โค 40 km/h; 8% if โค 45 km/h; 10% otherwise. Expected average speeds: 43 km/h โ 16'05'', 45 km/h โ 15'22'', 47 km/h โ 18'18''.
Despite its classification, this stage contains several difficulties, though none in the last 60 km.
Standings after stage 17
General classification:
During the breakaway, one Jayco tried to break from the big group after several mountain tops / intermediate sprints, with the guys who disputed the points. But each time, all refused: they just wanted to get back inside the big group, from which they just popped now and then to grab the points.
Denz (๐ฉ๐ช Bora) had shown he was strong(er) earlier: he wasn't originally in the group of 8 or 9 which managed to separate from the big group. He had to jump solo, as one or two others guys, to catch up with the new group.