“What a worthless transfer" - Bauke Mollema critical of 700km distance between final two Giro d'Italia stages
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A Giro d'Italia of missed opportunities for Bauke Mollema will be brought to an end later to today. After a frustrating race where he failed to claim the stage win he wanted, the 36-year-old has criticised the 700km transfer from the stage 20 time-trial to Rome for the ceremonial finale.
"What a worthless transfer,” Mollema said in an interview with Eurosport, expressing his frustration at the massive journey needed to go from stage to stage. "It's a shame we still have to go that way, but that's the Giro."
Coming into the race with the goal of taking a stage win to complete his set of Grand Tour victories, Mollema was a breakaway regular but was sadly unable to take that win he had so craved. On the stage 20 time-trial, the Trek - Segafredo admits he faded badly.
“I started well, but finished less. However, I didn't start super hard in my opinion," he says. "On the final climb, I tried to ride on the limit, hoping to ride top ten. But after five minutes it was done. It was raking to the top, but there was nothing in it.”
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Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
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