Pozzovivo revises ambitions upwards at Giro d’Italia

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Domenico Pozzovivo ITA NTT Pro Cycling finished stage 9 in fourth position on GC in Giro d'Italia (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

The quiet man of Italian cycling is where he wants to be. Nine days into the Giro d’Italia, Domenico Pozzovivo (NTT Pro Cycling) lies fourth overall, 53 seconds down on maglia rosa João Almeida (Deceuninck-QuickStep).

At Roccaraso on Sunday, like at Mount Etna on stage 3, Pozzovivo was among the strongest of the general classification contenders. When the pink jersey group fragmented in the final 400 metres, the 37-year-old held his own. He conceded six seconds to Wilco Kelderman (Sunweb) and Jakob Fuglsang (Astana), but picked up eight on his former teammate Vincenzo Nibali (Trek-Segafredo).

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Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.