2013 Giro d'Italia Stage 14 Results & Recap
Stage 14 of the 2013 Giro d'Italia is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Overall leader Nibalia retains maglia rosa
Mauro Santambrogio (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia) won the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia, finishing first atop the Jafferau in horrid weather conditions which forced organisers remove the Col di Sestriere from the stage. He finished just ahead of maglia rosa Vincenzo Nibali (Astana), who didn't contest the win. Carlos Betancur (AG2R) was third, eight seconds later.
"With 3km to go, Vincenzo attacked but I felt good so I followed straight away and put in a few turns on the front. We caught the break and then kept going to the finish. I got the stage and he got a time bonus so I think it worked out well for both of us," Santambrogio said at the line.
The real winner of the day, however, was the weather. It started raining heavily shortly after the stage started, and that was just a harbinger of things to come. Only an hour before the start, organisers announced that the Sestriere was being taken out due to bad weather, and that the riders would ride through the Val di Susa for an additional 12 kilometers on the day. There were variously heavy fog and even snowfall at he finish during the stage.
A break got away early and built up a lead of up to 10 minutes, and Astana gave up interest in pursuing fairly early on. Several teams combined in the final climb to catch the remaining two riders who were away, and Nibali jumped in the end in the heavy fog to further cement his overall lead.
Nibali once again increased his lead, as Cadel Evans (BMC) finished 33 seconds later. That dropped the second-placed Australian to 1:26 down. Sky's Rigoberto Uran stayed in third at 2:46, with Santambrogio directly behind him at 2:47. Robert Gesink (Blanco) lost enough time on the final climb to drop him from the top ten.
"It was a very hard stage as we riding in the rain all day except at the finish, but by then we were all already very cold," Nibali said.
"Certainly, it was a good performance today. Santambrogio managed to come with me when I attacked but I made a good selection and Iâ??ve gained some time."
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