"It was a hard day and, even if nothing happened yesterday, the 5,000 meters of altitude difference today made themselves felt on everyone's legs. On the Stelvio there was a strong rhythm right from the start, with Sunweb at When there were 8-9 kilometers to the top, and we were already 2,000 meters high, there was a further acceleration of the Ineos riders, with Geoghegan Hart and Dennis. They blew up the group that had formed and the whole race. I was alone, I went as far as I could and I arrived with the pink jersey.
This is Vincenzo Nibali's comment on today's stage of the 103rd Cycling Tour of Italy, which saw him sink into the general classification.
"The others are faster, there is little to say: there is a generational change, it is evident that the others have an identity card on their side. I think I am the only one born in 1984 to fight with the former. The year was difficult, complicated, for everyone - he adds -. Hindley is very strong, he had already seen him in Piancavallo, when he was setting a very high pace. The season, however, was strange: there were many of us focused on particular events, none of us knew how we would get here ".
"Then there are the youngsters: Hindley, Almeida, who also went strong today, the averages in the final were very high. Friday nothing will happen, the day after tomorrow the race will explode again", concludes the Trek captain.