Lots of kudos to this guys ❤️ The first #Giro of @juanpelopez97 has been an amazing experience so far 🙌 “I enjoyed every kilometer and I’m super happy also today” 🎥 Watch his interview and today’s highlights 👇
Juan Pedro López has carried the pink jersey at the Giro d'Italia since the fourth stage where he finished second atop Mount Etna, and consequently led the race throughout the Appennines and all the way into Torino where he could not resist further.
"Like yesterday, I'm super happy because I gave my 100%, but the other riders were stronger than me. But I'm super happy because I stayed 10 days in the maglia rosa and I can't believe it," López said after the finale of stage 14. Despite resisting the initial acceleration of BORA - hansgrohe and the attacks of Jai Hindley and Richard Carapaz at Superga, he went over the red on that second effort and could not recover.
Towards the top he cracked, as the group kept a high pace over the top specially as Richard Carapaz - the new race leader - attacked. López ended up in a difficult position, by himself for the rest of the stage. He shed 4:25 minutes as the pace never slowed down, but nevertheless finished inside the Top10 of the stage after making it in the crucial move.
His stint as race leader came to an end, however the Spaniard was still happy about his performance: "I don't have words for this stage because it was super hard. Like I said before I did my 100% and tried to defend the maglia rosa but eh, what can you do? I enjoy every day, every kilometre, and I'll also enjoy tomorrow."
López will start stage 15 in ninth place, over five minutes ahead of tenth place Alejandro Valverde. The Top10 may be a new goal for the Trek - Segafredo leader who has got a good initial buffer over his new rivals. "For sure, the Giro is still alive, eh?" he said. "And I will see what happens. I will try to do good GC and try to defend as much as possible."
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