The turn came today to the Gran Sasso and despite the fact that the favorites have kept the fireworks, a break of more than 200 kilometers has been in charge of putting the necessary epic stage. Of the three cyclists who have embarked on the winning adventure, Davide Bais has finally been the man who has achieved victory, but there has been another person almost as happy as him.
This has been Alberto Contador. The legendary Spanish cyclist hung up his bike in 2017 but continued to be linked to the sport that made him great as a commentator on Eurosport and as owner of the Eolo-Kometa team. Today he has been able to see from the broadcast booth how one of his boys won after a titanic effort and his reaction has been priceless.
This is how Contador celebrated the moment, with his fists raised but completely silent so that his teammate Javier Ares could give voice to Davide Bais' first victory in a Grand Tour.
This is the second victory in the history of Eolo-Kometa within the Giro, the first was achieved by Lorenzo Fortunato in 2021. For a team that is not part of the World Tour, getting a victory is always nice, but if we also know that they could not one for two years and that they have achieved it this way, Contador's reaction is more than understandable.
