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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Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard was crowned Tour de France champion in Paris on Sunday after crossing the line arm-in-arm with his Jumbo-Visma team-mates on the Champs-Elysees. With team-mate Wout van Aert opting not to contest the sprint, victory in Stage 21 went to Jasper Philipsen – despite an opportunistic last-ditch attack on the final lap by Tadej Pogacar.
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Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard survived a late scare on the last descent of the decisive final time trial to Rocamadour, won by his Jumbo-Visma teammate Wout van Aert with consummate panache. Yellow jersey Vingegaard gave the green jersey a run for his money but eventually settled for second place 19 seconds down as he all but secured victory in the world’s biggest bike race.
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