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Ares stressed that the key to the stage lay in the way the young rider managed his rivals\u2019 attacks on the decisive climb. At that point, several riders tried to unsettle the general classification, forcing the leader to cover different moves.<\/p>\n
The journalist explained that one of the trickiest moments came when Giulio Pellizzari launched a very powerful attack that briefly seemed to threaten the Mexican\u2019s position on GC. However, far from panicking, Del Toro kept his composure.<\/p>\n
Ares put it this way: \u201cHe had the patience, the smarts to let Pellizzari take a few meters. It did look worrying\u2014he was 30 seconds down on GC\u2014and with bonuses and so on, just arriving with a few seconds could have jeopardized the Mexican\u2019s maglia azzurra.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Isaac del Toro, Mexico\u2019s rising star in world cycling (UAE)<\/p>\n
That ability to wait for the right moment proved decisive. As the journalist explained, Del Toro used others\u2019 work to neutralize the move and saved energy for the finale. Once the situation stabilized and his rivals\u2019 accelerations were under control, his moment came.<\/p>\n
In the final section of the climb, the Mexican answered another surge, this time from Matteo Jorgenson, and sealed the stage with a decisive attack that allowed him to cross the line alone. Ares described the outcome like this: \u201cOnce Pellizzari was brought back, with just over a kilometre to go, he covered a huge attack from Matteo Jorgenson\u2026 and when the steepest part arrived, Del Toro kicked, rode to the line, finished solo, won the stage and landed a decisive blow in the general classification.\u201d<\/p>\n
For the analyst, the Mexican\u2019s display confirms that he has not only talent but also the strategic capacity to compete at the highest level. He added that past experiences have also contributed to his growth as a rider.<\/p>\n
Ares explained it by recalling the difficulties the rider had previously faced: \u201cYou learn from that too\u2014from that and any other incident. A professional rider has to rack up wins, has to rack up defeats, has to collect glorious days and also deal with adversity.\u201d<\/p>\n
From this performance, the journalist opened the debate on the Mexican\u2019s future and his role within UAE. Ares reminded that the rider is still very young and that his calendar is shaped by the team\u2019s big leaders, especially with the Tour de France in mind.<\/p>\n
In that sense, he highlighted that the Mexican will race the French Grand Tour in support of Tadej Pogacar, something that may frustrate some fans given his current level. However, Ares argued that the experience could be fundamental to his development.<\/p>\n
The journalist summed it up clearly: \u201cHe\u2019s 22. It\u2019s frustrating, because you see him like this and think what a pity Del Toro can\u2019t be the alternative to Jonas Vingegaard when the Giro d\u2019Italia comes around. But it also suits him to do the Tour, and the sooner the better, in service of Pogacar and possibly with a big role.\u201d<\/p>\n
In his view, the Mexican\u2019s progression is evident and each season he is taking another step forward. Ares recalled that barely a year ago his role in the team was very different.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the end, each season is on the up. This time last year he was helping Juan Ayuso win Tirreno\u2013Adriatico, and then he was a lieutenant at the Giro d\u2019Italia. This year he\u2019s taken that step to winning WorldTour races.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vingegaard and Paris\u2013Nice<\/p>\n
After the Italian race, Ares shifted to Paris\u2013Nice, an edition marked by extreme weather that forced changes to the penultimate stage.<\/p>\n
The journalist explained that the day was effectively de-natured by torrential rain in the Nice region, which forced organisers to cut the route to barely 47 kilometres.<\/p>\n
Ares described the start like this: \u201cThe forecast was for deluge over southern France and the entire Riviera, but it was even worse. Riders couldn\u2019t even sign on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Faced with that scenario, the organisation shuttled the peloton by bus over much of the course before racing the final section. The result was a day that was almost anecdotal in sporting terms.<\/p>\n
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Jonas Vingegaard, a global star of cycling<\/p>\n
\u201cThe stage was cut to just 47 kilometres, little more than a formality,\u201d the journalist summed up.<\/p>\n
Despite that context, the French race already had its winner practically decided. Jonas Vingegaard had built a very solid advantage on GC and, barring incident, his victory looked assured.<\/p>\n
Ares recalled the gaps the Dane held before the final stage, which clearly reflected his command of the race: \u201cThe general classification is more than decided in favour of Jonas Vingegaard.\u201d<\/p>\n
The journalist also noted that the last stage could still offer a show given its mountainous profile, with several climbs chained around Nice. However, the time gaps on GC made any significant change very unlikely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ares stressed that the key to the stage lay in the way the young rider managed his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":828648,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4104],"tags":[4230,186439,237903,31323,198089,79,209735,16,15],"class_list":["post-828647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-cycling","tag-isaac-del-toro","tag-javier-ares","tag-jonas-vingegaard","tag-paris-nice","tag-sports","tag-tirreno-adriatico","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116236458682922984","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=828647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828647\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/828648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=828647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=828647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=828647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}