Barring a disaster in the race-concluding individual time trial Egan Bernal will win the Giro d’Italia tomorrow. But the day was also about Damiano Caruso, who produced a gutsy ride to get his moment in the sun on stage 20. Bernal will take a huge lead into the final stage having dismissed doubts about his long-standing back problems.
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Egan Bernal withered a storm on the Alpe di Mera to limit his loses as Simon Yates soloed to Stage 19 glory ahead of Portugal’s Joao Almeida. Colombia’s Bernal extended his lead over his closest rival, Damiano Caruso, but allowed the Briton to creep closer to the maglia rosa ahead of the decisive final day in the mountains tomorrow.
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Italy’s Alberto Bettiol reeled in Frenchman Remi Cavagna to solo to Stage 18 glory in Stradella after a spicy finale to the longest stage of the Giro d’Italia. Four short climbs after a pan-flat ride up the Po Valley blew a 23-man breakaway apart on a day of rest for the GC favourites, as Egan Bernal retained the pink jersey ahead of back-to-back summit showdowns in the Alps.
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The fight for pink was reinvigorated in Stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia on the vicious climb of Sega di Ala after race leader Egan Bernal cracked on a day Dan Martin completed his grand slam of Grand Tour stage wins. Irishman Martin was the only rider from a 19-man break to survive, taking a historic win ahead of Portugal’s Joao Almeida and Britain’s Simon Yates.
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Attila Valter held on to the pink jersey after a dramatic and eventful Stage 8 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia but the day belonged to France’s Victor Lafay who grabbed a groundbreaking victory to cement his status as one of the top young riders in the world. The 25-year-old produced an inspired finish to take the win from Francesco Gavazzi.
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