Scaroni wins stage 16 as del Toro cracks and Roglič abandons – Giro d’Italia

Isaac del Toro cracked as Italy got a home winner on a chaotic Stage 16 of the Giro d’Italia, while Primoz Roglic abandoned. Christian Scaroni won the day for XDS Astana, but that was far from the only talking point from Tuesday’s unrelenting mountain stage. Both Simon Yates and Richard Carapaz made huge gains on the Mexican leader, who still holds a 26-second buffer to second place.

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Carlos Verona triumphs on stage 15 as Roglič loses time – Giro d’Italia

Primoz Roglic’s hopes of a second Giro d’Italia title took a monumental hit as he leaked 90 seconds on his main rivals on Stage 15, leaving him almost four minutes adrift of Isaac del Toro in the leader’s pink jersey with a week to go. Carlos Verona took a fine win from the breakaway, but the main drama happened further down the road with UAE’s tactics called into question and Roglic losing time.

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