Dutchman Olav Kooij finished off a fine team effort from Visma-Lease a Bike to win Stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia in Viadana. Kooij launched from the wheel of team-mate Wout van Aert and rounded compatriot Casper van Uden to take his first win of the race. After the expected crosswind chaos did not materialise, Isaac del Toro took two bonus seconds to strengthen his grip on the maglia rosa.
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Richard Carapaz won Stage 11 of the Giro d’Italia with a gutsy late attack to reignite his GC battle after a tough day in the Apennines. The Ecuadorian snared his first Giro win since becoming champion in 2019 and moved up to sixth place. Mexico’s Isaac del Toro extended his lead over team-mate Juan Ayuso by winning the sprint for second place.
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Wet roads wreaked havoc for the GC riders as towering Dutchman Daan Hoole (Lidl-Trek) caused an upset with victory in the Stage 10 individual time trial between Lucca and Pisa. Primoz Roglic was the big winner as he leapt back into the top five as Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) held onto pink in heavy rain. The Mexican now leads team-mate Juan Ayuso by 25 seconds.
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A wild day at the Giro d’Italia saw Wout van Aert complete his collection of Grand Tour triumphs, Isaac del Toro take the leader’s pink jersey and Primoz Roglic leak time as the white roads of Tuscany caused chaos on Stage 9. It was a supreme redemptive ride for Van Aert, while Del Toro, originally riding in support of Juan Ayuso and Adam Yates, becomes the first Mexican to lead the Giro.
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Luke Plapp won his first Grand Tour stage with a dominant solo win on Stage 8 at the Giro d’Italia, while Diego Ulissi grabbed the leader’s pink jersey as Primoz Roglic and his Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe colleagues chose to let it go. Plapp comfortably proved the strongest from the day’s breakaway, with 2023 champion Roglic and the GC big hitters coming in over four minutes down.
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