There is a new maglia rosa at the Giro d’Italia after Ineos Grenadiers allowed Bruno Armirail, who started the day 18’37” down on GC, to take the overall lead from the breakaway and spare Geraint Thomas the post-race obligations of leading a Grand Tour. Nico Denz took a brilliant victory on Stage 14 ahead of Derek Gee, adding to his win two days earlier.
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Colombia’s Einer Rubio gave his Movistar team a first win on the Giro d’Italia in four years in a weather-shortened Stage 13 at Crans Montana. Rubio exploited a huge rift between breakaway companions Thibaut Pinot and Jefferson Cepeda to take a thrilling win in the Alps as Geraint Thomas survived a fourth day in the pink jersey.
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Primož Roglič is the Vuelta champion again after another imperious display in Spain. The 31-year-old backed up his time trial gold medal from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with another brilliant performance. Roglic finishes the race 4:42 clear of Enric Mas in the GC, with Jack Haig completing the podium.
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Primoz Roglic has a 2:38 lead in GC heading into the final stage, with a third straight red jersey now looking a formality. But he will be left to wonder what might have been after hesitancy allowed Clement Champoussin to stage a massive upset on a race dubbed a ‘mini Liege-Bastonge-Liege’.
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Magnus Cort powered to a third win thanks to some selfless support from his EF Education-Nippo teammate Lawson Craddock in the breakaway on a day of high drama on La Vuelta. Cort and Craddock were part of an initial 24-man move which was whittled down to seven riders over the course of a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase from the peloton during a rolling Stage 19 in Galicia.
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