‘I’m expecting to lose time on my opponents’ – Felix Gall braces himself for Giro d’Italia time trial despite dropping everyone except Vingegaard with bold attack on stage 9

Felix Gall took another step forward in his pursuit of the podium at the Giro d’Italia before the second rest day, proving on the stage 9 summit finish to Corno alle Scale that he is without doubt the second strongest climber in the race behind Jonas Vingegaard.

Gall put his Decathlon CMA CGM teammates to work once the breakaway had eventually formed with 150km to go, and they did the lion’s share all the way until the final climb, where their Austrian leader made his bold bid for glory.