2022 Giro d’Italia: Stage 11 Results

Young Italian Alberto Dainese of Team DSM upset some of the top sprinters in the world as he overhauled Arnaud Démare and Fernando Gaviria to win Stage 11 of the 2022 Giro d’Italia, finishing in Reggio Emilia. Gaviria closed in second place where he won Stage 12, five years ago, while Simone Consonni finished third. It’s the first ever success for Dainese at the Giro d’Italia. At the age of 24, he is the youngest Italian sprinter to win a stage at the Giro, since Andrea Guardini ten years ago at Vedelago, when he was 22.

Speaking in the press conference, the stage winner, Alberto Dainese, said: “I truly didn’t think this morning that I’d win. I slept very badly and I didn’t feel well when I woke up. It’s been an honor to become the team’s sprinter during the race. All sprints are different. Démare seemed to have the best position on paper. I realized with 100m to go that I was the fastest. Romain [Bardet] made me believe in me more than I did myself. I’m so happy that such a great rider who stands third on GC gave me a lead out. Now the team will work for him because we want to win the Giro d’Italia.”

In the race for the Maglia Rosa, Juan Pedro Lopez retained the lead and Richard Carapaz moved up to second place, thanks to a three-second-time bonus grabbed in an intermediate sprint.

The Maglia Rosa, Juan Pedro Lopez Perez, said: “Today is the first day I tried to be a leader. Sometimes I’m a little bit nervous. I want to stay more front. But my team-mates help me really well. Otto Vergaerde calms calmed down. I says ‘stay in my wheel’. I need to rest after this stage. I don’t know if I’m more and more confident or not. I just know that if I’m dropped, it’s after I do 100%.”

2022 Giro d’Italia: Stage 11 Brief Results

1. Alberto Dainese (Team DSM) –  203km in 4h’19’04″, average speed 47.015 km/h
2. Fernando Gaviria Rendon (UAE Team Emirates) s.t.
3. Simone Consonni (Cofidis) s.t.

General Classification After Stage 11

1. Juan Pedro Lopez Perez (Trek-Segafredo)
2. Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) at 12″
3. Joao Pedro Almeida Gonçalves (UAE Team Emirates) s.t.

Jerseys:

• Maglia Rosa, leader of the General Classification, sponsored by Enel – Juan Pedro Lopez Perez (Trek-Segafredo)
• Maglia Ciclamino, leader of the Points Classification, dedicated to ‘Made in Italy’ – Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ)
• Maglia Azzurra, leader of the Gran Premio della Montagna (KOM), sponsored by Banca Mediolanum – Diego Rosa (Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team)
• Maglia Bianca, Best Young Rider, sponsored by Intimissimi Uomo – Juan Pedro Lopez Perez (Trek-Segafredo) – worn by Joao Pedro Almeida Gonçalves (UAE Team Emirates)

Tomorrow’s Stage – Stage 12, PARMA-GENOVA, 204KM

A challenging stage across the Apennines. The route ascends steadily with very mild gradients from Parma, along the Taro river valley and entering Liguria, through the uncomplicated Passo del Bocco. A long and technical descent follows, leading towards Carasco and into the Val Fontanabuona. The route then tackles the Colletta di Boasi and the Valico di Trensasco. The riders will pass along the motorway and cross the new San Giorgio bridge, heading for the finale in the city centre.

After taking the motorway, the route crosses the San Giorgio bridge and takes the Genova Ovest exit (passing through a few tunnels), merging onto the Aldo Moro flyover up to the ‑2km mark. During the last 2km, the road is straight, wide and well paved. It is also slightly uphill, and with only one bend at the red triangle. The stage finishes on a tarmac road, at an approximate 2% gradient.