The final climb not my cup of tea but I coped well

“I knew that the climb wasn’t going to suit me but both me and the team are happy with the way we handled the stage. After all, when I look at the riders who finished ahead of me, they all weigh less than me, some of them even by 10 kilos. I knew that I had to follow my own pace. I just feel sorry that I wasn’t able to keep up with Cunego but I did well on the last steep climb. The stage was very fast, we reached the average speed of 44km/h before the final ascent,” added the Czech rider.Any rider of the leading quartet still has a chance to claim the overall victory in the tomorrow´s mountainous stage with the summit finish atop Passo Pordoi at the 2,239m level. “The question is whether we will be able to ride all the way up there. They say that the decision won´t be made until tomorrow morning depending on the weather forecast. Suppose it is snowing overnight, the stage will end somewhere under the climb, which means that some sixty riders will arrive all together and there will be no changes in the GC. If everything goes as planned, the options will remain open,” Roman revealed.3rd stage (Piccoli Frutti-Brenzone 167.8 km): 1. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita/Colnago) 4:04:26, 2. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol/Liquigas) +23, 3. Damiano Cunego (Ita/Lampre) +1:12, 4. José Rujano (Ven/Androni) +1:20, 5. Roman Kreuziger (Cze/Astana) +1:40. General classification. 1. Pozzovivo 8:20:42, 2. Cunego +25, 3. Szmyd +49, 4. Roman Kreuziger +50, 5. Frank (Swi/BMC) +1:42.