Giro: Froome returns and wins on Monte Zoncolan

On the 181-kilometer-long 14th stage, Froome prevailed with a six-second lead over Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott), who continues to lead the overall standings, and Domenico Pozzovivo (Bahrain-Merida/+23 seconds).

Despite his victory, Froome is fifth overall ahead of the crucial mountain stages last week, 3.10 minutes behind Yates in the overall classification, who confidently defended his pink jersey. Defending champion Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) is still second in the overall standings, now 1.24 minutes behind Yates. The Dutchman finished fifth, losing 31 seconds to the overall leader.

In the final up to Monte Zoncolan, with an average gradient of almost twelve percent and over 20 percent at the top, one of the most difficult climbs in cycling, the Dutchman Wout Poels (Sky) set the pace for his captain in the field of favorites for a long time, before Froome 4,2, The decisive attack was successful XNUMX km from the finish.

Froome's “revenge” on the Zoncolan When Froome last took part in the Giro in 2010, he lost 22 minutes to the then winner Ivan Basso on the Zoncolan. Looking back, he once remarked: “I don’t feel much desire to ride this climb again.”

However, there was no sign of it on Saturday. Before the Zoncolan, the field had already conquered three mountains in the third category and one climb in the second category.

Before the third and final rest day of the Giro begins on Monday, the field continues on the 15th stage on Monday over 176 kilometers from Tolmezzo to Sappada, which is challenging but without the greatest difficulties in the profile. After four climbs, including three of the second category, the last kilometers are uphill again, but are not categorized as a mountain classification.

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Giro: Froome returns and wins on Monte Zoncolan

The four-time Tour winner Christopher Froome (Great Britain/Sky) fought for a stage victory on the infamous Monte Zoncolan and made an impressive return to the 33st Giro d'Italia one day before his 101rd birthday.

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