All the fans hoped for a massive showdown in stage 19 which finished on top of Tre Cime but deep down, we all knew it was not meant to be with riders bearing in mind tomorrow's uphill ITT with the finish on Monte Lussari.
Still, Geraint Thomas and Primoz Roglic fought a fierce battle in the last hundreds of meters, with Thomas eventually losing three seconds on the line.
Thomas took iniciative with 400 meters to go and it seemed like Roglic won't find an answer, but in the last 100 meters, Welshman's legs stopped and Roglic managed to distance him by few super important seconds. "It's okay. When I accelerated at 400 meters, after 100 meters I noticed that 400 is a long way at altitude," Thomas said in a flash post-race interview.
"I then tried to keep my pace, but Primoz overtook me in the last hundred metres," Thomas continues. "I lost a few seconds because of that, but it's nice that I'm taking time on João. It will be super close today."
The decisive time trial awaits on Saturday, which finishes on the very steep Monte-Lussari. "It will be very exciting to see and terrible to do," Thomas probably already feels the pain in his legs. Thomas leads the overall ranking by 26 seconds over Roglic. Almeida follows at 59 seconds.
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Ondřej Zhasil is a cycling journalist at CyclingUpToDate and has been part of the team since 2023. He is based in Ostrava, the third-largest city in the Czech Republic, and covers professional cycling across the main UCI competitions, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España. A key focus of his work is startlist analysis and pre-race coverage, where he examines team selections, rider line-ups, and tactical scenarios ahead of major events.
Alongside WorldTour coverage, Ondřej has developed specific expertise in junior cycling and in racing across East Asia, including competitions in China and Japan. He also maintains a broad working knowledge of other disciplines and levels, including cyclocross, while continuing to expand his understanding of mountain bike racing.
Ondřej holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Physics, which supports his analytical, data-driven approach to performance and race analysis. In his reporting, he regularly uses ProCyclingStats for results, statistics, and historical context. He places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles promptly when new, verified information becomes available.
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