Chavez Wins Giro d'Italia Queen Stage
23 May 2016
After finishing fifth at last year's Vuelta a Espana, Chaves has made no secret about his and the team's ambitions for the Giro d’Italia and the 26-year-old chose the toughest stage of the race to make his move.
Distancing race favourites Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) on the Passo Valparola, the last of six categorised climbs, Chaves continued to accelerate with Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) all the way to the finish before winning the sprint convincingly after executing a perfect approach to the line.
"After 5,000metres of climbing I’m tired but I’m really really happy," said Chaves. "Winning the Queen stage at the Giro d’Italia is really special. This is not only for me but for the team who worked really well today. I want to thank everyone involved with ORICA-GreenEDGE because this team is like a big family." said a thankful Chavez.
Thanks to yet another strong showing during the Mountain TT of Stage 15, Chavez sits now in second 2 minutes and 12 seconds behind race leader Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo).
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