Andrey Amador of Costa Rica on
Friday took the leader's pink jersey on the 13th stage of the
Giro d'Italia, a 170-km run from Palmanova to Cividale del
Friuli in the foothills of the Dolomites.
He is the first Costa Rican to wear pink.
Amador is 26" ahead of former leader Bob Jungels of
Luxembourg.
Third, at 41", is pre-race favourite Vincenzo Nibali of
Italy, who leapfrogged No.1 rival Alejandro Valverde thanks to a
four-second bonus for coming third.
Dutchman Steven Kruijswijk is level with Valverde in
fourth, 43" behind the pink jersey.
The stage was won after a 35-km breakaway by Spain's Mikel
Nieve.
Gianni Visconti came second, 43 seconds behind, and Nibali
third at 1'17".
How they finished:
1. Mikel Nieve in 4h 31'49"
2. Giovanni Visconti at 43"
3. Vincenzo Nibali at 1'17"
4. Alejandro Valverde st
5. Rafal Majka
6. Stefan Denifl
7. Steven Kruijswijk
8. Rigoberto Uran Uran
9. Matteo Montaguti
10. Domenico Pozzovivo
13. Esteban Chaves
14. Ilnur Zakarin
15. Andrey Amador
17. Bob Jungels at 2'07"
18. Moreno Moser st
19. Davide Formolo
22. Michele Scarponi
23. Gianluca Brambilla
28. Diego Ulissi at 4'14"
32. Stefano Pirazzi at 5'00"
33. Enrico Battaglin st
34. Manuele Boaro at 7'40"
35. Damiano Cunego st
36. Davide Malacarne at 10'09"
37. Valerio Conti st
General classification:
1. Andrey Amador (Movistar Team) in 54h 5'50"
2. Bob Jungels at 26"
3. Vincenzo Nibali at 41"
4. Alejandro Valverde at 43"
5. Steven Kruijswijk at 43"
6. Rafal Majka at 1'37"
7. Ilnur Zakarin at 2'01"
8. Esteban Chaves at 2'19"
9. Rigoberto Uran Uran at 2'48"
10. Jakob Fuglsang at 3'15"
11. Gianluca Brambilla at 3'21"
12. Domenico Pozzovivo at 3'37"
13. Giovanni Visconti at 3'55"
15. Diego Ulissi at 5'18"
17. Davide Formolo at 6'15"
18. Stefano Pirazzi at 7'46"
19. Matteo Montaguti at 9'41"
27. Michele Scarponi at 25'55"
28. Manuele Boaro at 33'17"
29. Enrico Battaglin at 34'05"
30. Mikel Nieve at 44'06"
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