Vuelta a Espana: Filippo Ganna wins shortened time trial as Joao Almeida closes on Jonas Vingegaard

Filippo Ganna from Italy came third in the overall ranking of Britain’s Tom Pidcock during the 18th stage of Vuelta A Espaana.

Joao Almeida, the second in the general classification of the UAE team Emirates-XRG, took 10 seconds from the advantage of General Racing Leader Jonas Vinggegaard.

During the three -week race, the scene was reduced from 27.2km to 12.2km to provide “more protection” for riders due to security concerns caused by pro -Palestinian protests.

Police numbers also increased, hundreds of protesters shook the flag along the route, and whistled from Israeli Premier technology.

The French news agency AFP reported that two protesters were detained for trying to skip the obstacles.

The 29 -year -old world -time trial champion Ganna lived as a favorite to invoice, and Ineos Grenadiers rider released Australia Jay Vine for a second in Valladolid.

“Obviously, with the news of the change in the trails [route] It was a bit strange last night, but I tried to do the best today, Gan Ganna said, 10 seconds faster than anyone else at the last four kilometers.

“The first episode could not find the right rhythm and I tried to push the numbers in the final without thinking. I am really happy for today.”

While Ganna’s rapid finishing allows Vine to repel, all eyes focused on the war at the top of the overall classification.

Almeida finished strongly to allocate time to Visma-Lease of a bike’s Vinggegaard, and the Portuguese rider is now sitting 40 seconds behind Dane with the two competitive racing stages.

Pidcock from Q36.5 Pro Cycling finished 29 seconds behind Ganna, but at the last podium point, he managed to increase his advantage for three seconds compared to Australia Jai ​​Hindley.

With a relatively flat 161.9km run from Roueda to Guijuelo scheduled on Friday, Bola Del Mundo increases the possibility of a great day with an end of a summit in the previous scene on Saturday.