Cycling: This man will keep us busy for many years to come: Isaac del Toro won the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia and thus further extended his lead in the overall standings.
Del Toro wins ahead of Bardet and Carapaz
For a long time, it looked as if the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia would be a breakaway affair. But after 155 kilometers from San Michele all'Adige to Bormio, the GC riders finally made their move. Romain Bardet (Picnic PostNL) was caught by the duo of Isaac del Toro (UAE – XRG) and Richard Carapaz (EF Education – EasyPost) just a few kilometers from the finish. The Mexican leader attacked on the final climb to Le Motte, taking only the Ecuadorian with him. Two kilometers from the finish, however, the man in pink dropped Carapaz as well. This gave del Toro his first stage win in a Grand Tour. Bardet – who almost celebrated his first victory on Italian soil – won the sprint for second place. The group behind lost only a few seconds, so there were no significant time gaps in the general classification.
Carapaz & Pellizzari attack Mortirolo
The action was intense among the favorites on the Passo del Mortirolo. Richard Carapaz (EF Education – EasyPost) initially let his teammates set the pace before launching his own attack. The Ecuadorian immediately broke away from his rivals and opened up a gap. Only the Italian Giulio Pellizzari (RB – Bora – hansgrohe) remained on his wheel. On the descent, the German Georg Steinhauser (EF Education – EasyPost) dropped back to support Carapaz. With their combined efforts, his opponents eventually managed to catch up. Overall leader Isaac del Toro (UAE – XRG) still had three valuable helpers with him. However, the Spaniard Juan Ayuso (UAE – XRG) and the Italian Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain – Victorious) were no longer in contention at that point . After the two favorite groups merged, the teams UAE – XRG, Q36.5 and Movistar kept the pace high, so that the remaining eight breakaway riders, including the German Florian Stork (Tudor), were eventually caught.
DEL TORO SE REVUELV
The maglia pink arranca, is on the road of Carapaz and has a tumba abierta on the descenso on busca de Bardet y la Victoria. #GirodItalia pic.twitter.com/pfU3ekcKvP
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Isaac del Toro took the captain's hat in Bormio, with a demonstration of portentosa and mete 10 seconds a carapace in the lucha for the Maglia Rosa.
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