The riders were forced into a prudent approach given the rain-slick urban streets and cobbled surfaces as the top five on the day were separated by just eight seconds.
RACE FAVOURITE Remco Evenepoel took back the overall lead of the Giro d’Italia on Sunday, winning a rainy 35km stage nine individual time-trial by a single second from Geraint Thomas.
Evenepoel’s main rival Roglic finished 17 seconds down on a day he was wearing his Olympic time-trial champion’s golden helmet.Team Jumbo leader Roglic had been trailing by a far wider margin but rallied over the final section to limit the damage. “That was close. It was good to be in the mix with Tao. It looks promising,” said the 36-year-old Welshman.
“With the rain it was slippy,” he said. “With all the corners it was a gamble. All in all I was happy though,” said the Portuguese rider.
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