Giro delle Dolomiti: Donado turns the tables

The duel between Antonio Donado and Thomas Gschnitzer is enriched by another chapter. On Tuesday, the two protagonists of the 45th Giro delle Dolomiti also fought a thrilling duel on the queen stage, in which - unlike the first two stages - the Colombian Donado was in the lead. The 37-year-old South American completed the 10,7 kilometers with 867 meters of elevation gain from Petschied near Lüsen up to the Würzjoch in 34.50,58:34.51,74 minutes, making him just over a second faster than Gschnitzer (XNUMX:XNUMX). Donado was able to make up some time in the overall standings and is now six seconds behind the South Tyrolean. “Today was a very nice race, perhaps one of the best of my career. At the beginning it was brutally hard and steep, but then the terrain became a little flatter. Together with Tom (Thomas Gschnitzer, editor's note) I set the pace. I also tried to pull away, but it always stuck to my rear wheel. In the end it was a close call and I am of course very satisfied. The conditions were ideal today and the view here at the finish is incredible,” said day’s winner Antonio Donado. Thomas Gschnitzer, on the other hand, said: “As expected, it was again very close and balanced. In some parts he is better, in others I am. I really enjoy taking part in the Giro itself because I like the format so much. It’s not stressful, it’s safe and you have a lot of time to talk to the other participants.” Third place was taken on Tuesday by the Spaniard Iraitz Goñi Diaz, who also climbed to third place in the overall ranking and thus overtook Raphael Tiziani from Bolzano. The winner of the Giro delle Dolomiti 2019, Eduard Rizzi from Sarnen, ended up in fifth place and also holds this position in the classification. Janine Meyer with the next gala appearance Janine Meyer completed the hat trick for women. The 44-year-old from Cologne was in a class of her own on the third day of the Giro delle Dolomiti and achieved the 41.17,70th fastest time overall in 12:XNUMX minutes. Her worst opponent in the fight for the overall ranking - last year's winner Julia Jederelhauser from Marktoberdorf im Allgäu - lost over six and a half minutes to Meyer. Third place on Tuesday went to Ursula Armbruster, another cyclist from Germany, who also holds third place in the overall ranking. The previous overall third place Francesca Sassani from Bolzano, however, did not start on Tuesday. “Today the time trial was very steep, especially at the beginning, but I knew that. Otherwise it was another nice race. The temperatures were clearly better and more suitable for cycling than yesterday (on Monday, editor's note),” said Janine Meyer at the finish, who is already over eight minutes ahead of Jederelhauser in the overall ranking. The 45th Giro delle Dolomiti will take a break on Wednesday and will continue with the fourth section on Thursday, July 28th. Then the international field of participants travels 75 kilometers (1583 meters altitude) to the Sarntal. The mountain time trial begins in Astfeld and ends after 10,4 kilometers and 514 meters in altitude at Lake Durnholz. 45th Giro delle Dolomiti – results 3st stage Men 1. Antonio Donado COL 34.50,58 2. Thomas Gschnitzer ITA / Polisportiva AVI Bike Team Vipiteno 34.51,74 3. Iraitz Goñi Diaz ESP / Baxurde TE 37.01,59 4. Raphael Tiziani ITA / Team Mentecorpo by Biemme 38.46,56 5. Eduard Wilhelm Rizzi ITA / athlete team 39.28,00 Women 1. Janine Meyer GER / FC LeXXi Speedbike 41.17,70 2. Julia Jederelhauser GER / St. Vinzenz Clinic Pfronten 47.48,48 3. Ursula Armbruster GER 49.18,91 4. Franziska Hollmig GER 53.51,40 5. Johanna van Hattum NED 53.58,33

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Giro delle Dolomiti: Donado turns the tables

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